Welcome to What The Heck season 3! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered has been solved. This week, we're looking at the Crying Boy Paintings. In 1985, a news story told of a painting that had survived a house fire. The rest of the house had been destroyed. Within 24 hours, a national panic had set in, causing thousands of copies of the painting to be burned. What's the story of the Crying Boy Painting? Could it really have been cursed? Why did the painting survive a fire? Listen in to hear all the theories!

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References for the episode:

Clarke, David. “The Curse of the Crying Boy.” Dr David Clarke Folklore and Journalism, 30 July 2011, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/urban-legendary/the-curse-of-the-crying-boy/. 

Emily. “The Curse of the Crying Boy. “I’ll Tell You Why the Paintings Never… | by Emily | Medium.” Medium, Medium, 12 Nov. 2019, https://medium.com/@.Emily./the-curse-of-the-crying-boy-79d025bbfc5a. 

McLean, David. “The ‘cursed’ Crying Boy Painting That Almost Every Glasgow Family Had on Their Wall - Glasgow Live.” Glasgow Live, Glasgow Live, 26 Sept. 2023, https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/cursed-crying-boy-painting-almost-27789312. 

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