Episode 217: The Cursed Painting That Burned Down 50 Homes

SKIP TO 00:08:48 TO GET STRAIGHT TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! Welcome to Episode 217: The Cursed Painting of The Crying Boy, featuring Tyler & Charlie of Believing The Bizarre! They say life imitates art, but what if the reverse were true? What if that unassuming piece of mass-produced art nailed to your wall could affect the very fabric of the reality around you? Could it even be possible for an inanimate piece of home decor to become imbued with agency, magic, or even, a curse? On this week’s episode of Let’s Get Haunted, we’ll be exploring the story behind a mass-produced painting that is said to have caused multiple tragedies around the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Join us as we uncover the secrets behind the cursed painting of “The Crying Boy”. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO / PERSONAL HAUNTINGS 00:08:48 - BLISSY AD 00:10:24 - THE CURSE OF THE CRYING BOY 01:05:41- THEORIES, SOURCES & FINAL THOUGHTS 01:18:00 - CLOSING CREDITS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below: BLISSY: Get better sleep, hair, and skin with Blissy and use code LGHPOD to get an additional 30% off at https://blissy.com/LGHPOD  BE SURE TO GIVE BELIEVING THE BIZARRE A LISTEN!  VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: https://believingthebizarre.com LISTEN TO THEM ON SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/3FdoxMh  —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] —— BACKGROUND MUSIC: [1] “MAGIC TRANSITION SOUND - NO COPYRIGHT” BY SOUND TRUST, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHMu3Upgu4 Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5 [2] License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music  [3] “Scary Forest Ambiance” by Royalty Free Sounds, link to purchase license to the music like we did: https://www.dl-sounds.com/royalty-free/scary-forest-ambience/ —— KEYWORDS: horror, scary, storytelling, cryptid, legend, urban legend, haunted, haunting, ghost, creature, demon, angel, death, heaven, afterlife, reddit, 4chan, TikTok, Tumblr, spooky, paranormal, supernatural, alien, UFO, UAP, Underwater, Ocean, Sea, Mysterious, Extraterrestrial, War, Listener Stories, religion, Stories, Story, Listener, Fan, E-mails, True, Real, Real Life, True Life, unsolved, unresolved, unknown, painting, artwork, art, fire, house fire, Thatcher, Thatcherism, 1980, 1980s, United Kingdom, Protest, Civil Unrest, England, Wales, South Yorkshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices