Curse of the Crying Boy Painting
Ok. In England, there have been many fires. In each scene, there's nothing left, but a painting of a crying boy. Here's the story:
From around 1985 onwards, (meaning there are still cases like this) a series of mysterious house fires were brought to the attention of the general public, following the discovery that in each case, the buildings and all their contents were completely destroyed apart from a painting - the "Crying Boy", which remained unscathed. In the years that followed, some 40-50 cases were recorded in which a housefire had destroyed everything except for the picture. It became known as the "Curse of the Crying Boy", and even made headline news at one point.
The picture itself was a portrait painted by a Spanish artist of an orphan. It is said that his studio burnt to the ground, and the, supposed, boy was later killed in a car crash, in which no one claimed his body. This is why it's "supposed". Since no one claimed or identified the body, police suspected it was him. Before he died, the boy became known as Diablo, because everyone who had taken him in, found bad luck as their homes burned to the ground. The picture is one of the first to be mass produced in the UK, there are several thousand of them in circulation, but the curse still appears to apply to all the copies. It is said that the curse will only effect someone if the owner of the painting becomes aware of it. Some psychics have claimed that the painting is Haunted by the spirit of the boy it depicts.
Did whatever was haunting this little boy take vengeance on the artist who distraught him?
Or is this coincidence?
Tell me what you think. If you have never heard of this, look it up. I assure you this is the truth. (We did a report on this in reading. Yes, this may be considered helping me on the essay.)
From around 1985 onwards, (meaning there are still cases like this) a series of mysterious house fires were brought to the attention of the general public, following the discovery that in each case, the buildings and all their contents were completely destroyed apart from a painting - the "Crying Boy", which remained unscathed. In the years that followed, some 40-50 cases were recorded in which a housefire had destroyed everything except for the picture. It became known as the "Curse of the Crying Boy", and even made headline news at one point.
The picture itself was a portrait painted by a Spanish artist of an orphan. It is said that his studio burnt to the ground, and the, supposed, boy was later killed in a car crash, in which no one claimed his body. This is why it's "supposed". Since no one claimed or identified the body, police suspected it was him. Before he died, the boy became known as Diablo, because everyone who had taken him in, found bad luck as their homes burned to the ground. The picture is one of the first to be mass produced in the UK, there are several thousand of them in circulation, but the curse still appears to apply to all the copies. It is said that the curse will only effect someone if the owner of the painting becomes aware of it. Some psychics have claimed that the painting is Haunted by the spirit of the boy it depicts.
Did whatever was haunting this little boy take vengeance on the artist who distraught him?
Or is this coincidence?
Tell me what you think. If you have never heard of this, look it up. I assure you this is the truth. (We did a report on this in reading. Yes, this may be considered helping me on the essay.)