Come Play With Us: A Spooky Storytelling Podcast

The Crying Boy Painting

Episode 19

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Today, Stephanie tells us the bizarre and chilling mystery about The Crying Boy Painting, by Italian painter Giovanni Bragolin. The paintings are allegedly cursed and misery befalls anyone unfortunate enough to hang one in their home. Hear about the rash of fires that overtook British homes during the 1970's and 80’s and see a picture of the haunted painting here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Boy#/media/File:Bragolin_Crying_Boy.JPG

Other media mentioned in the episode: 

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a series of books by Alvin Schwartz and a horror film released in 2019
  • Christmas Bloody Christmas, a horror film released in 2022
  • Hellraiser, a series of horror films based on a novella by Clive Barker


Music/Sound:

Darren Curtis Music: EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music "Come Out And Play"
Abdullah Nazim: Burning Fire with sound effects free to use | no copyright