Unbelievable facts
The stories of these paintings will make you shudder.
Most of these works of art are hung in galleries or hidden from people's eyes so as not to cause trouble to others.
However, some people purchased copies of them despite the terrible story associated with these paintings.
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Looking at them, many people feel inexplicable anxiety, terrible fear and a feeling as if they are being watched.
Would you dare to look at these paintings?
The scariest pictures
1. His hands are against him. Bill Stoneham.
This artwork, painted by artist Bill Stoneham, became known as the “cursed eBay painting” after people who purchased the painting encountered various paranormal people phenomena.
It is believed that she is responsible for the death of the art gallery owner and the first critic who evaluated the painting. After the purchase on eBay in 2000, its owners said that the boy and the doll from the painting were coming to life, and claimed to have recorded it on camera.
Many of those who looked at this image reported feeling unwell and strange things happening in their home.
2. A crying boy. Giovanni Bragolina
The artist Giovanni Bragolina painted more than 60 such paintings, and they all attracted fire.
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People claimed that the painting led to fires, although it itself remained intact by fire. The houses of those who purchased the painting burned to the ground, and some families were injured. At the same time, firefighters who put out the fire always found the reproduction of “The Crying Boy” intact.
3. A dead mother. Edvard Munch
Many of those who looked at this picture started shaking and screaming.
This work was the work of the famous artist Edward Munch. The painting was inspired by the death of the artist's mother, who died of tuberculosis when he was only 5 years old.
People watching the painting say that it makes them feel strange, anxious, and some even claim after watching it that the girl's eyes began to haunt them everywhere, and they we heard the rustle of the bed sheet on which the mother was lying.
4. Portrait of Bernardo de Gálvez. Unknown
The picture always looks blurry in photos unless you ask for permission from the officer on the portrait.
When the Galvez Hotel, named after Spanish military leader Bernardo Gálvez, was opened in the 1900s, his painting was hung in the lobby.
Many hotel visitors began to complain that when they passed by the painting, the eyes in the portrait began to haunt them. Others reported feeling terribly cold and anxious when they were near the portrait.
Moreover, everyone who tried to take a picture of the painting received a blurry picture until one of the guests asked permission to take a picture of Bernard's portrait.
Cursed pictures of the world
5. Man assumes, but God disposes. Edwin Henry Landseer
A painting by English artist Edwin Henry Landseer, dedicated to Franklin's missing expedition to the Arctic in 1845, is considered cursed.
The painting depicting two bears who discovered the expedition's human remains is located at Royal Holloway College, University of London.
There is a tradition among students to cover a painting with a flag, as there is a belief that it can drive a person crazy. There was a case when a student committed suicide after looking at this work for a long time.
6. A man in mental anguish. Unknown
An unknown artist painted this work with his own blood and, upon completion, committed suicide.
The painting was owned by Shawn Robertson's great-grandmother, who hid it because she thought it was a source of evil.
After her death, the painting passed to Robertson himself, who captured the strange phenomena that occur near this painting. Now the original painting is locked in a basement, the whereabouts of which only its owner knows.
7. Production or The Hanged Man. Laura P.
The painting was based on a photograph of a hanged man.
The photo of the old cart and shed was taken by photographer James Kidd. However, when he showed the photo, he noticed the figure of a man without a head.
A certain artist Laura P., who drew the picture from the photo, said that she felt a strange anxiety while painting it. When she hung the painting in the office, many employees began to complain that the painting was constantly moving and the papers next to it were constantly disappearing.
When the woman decided to hang her at home, she began to experience strange paranormal events, including the appearance of a person without a head.
8. A copy of a love letter. Richard King
This painting was exhibited at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, but its history is unknown.
Many believe that the painting is responsible for the death of 4-year-old Samantha Houston, the daughter of an American senator in 1887. The girl fell down the steps in the hotel where the painting was located.
Hotel visitors claim that the girl's expression in the painting changes when you look away even for a second. Others reported that the painting made them feel nauseous and floating in the air. There were also those who saw a girl appear playing with a ball.
9. Rain woman. Svetlana Taurus
Artist Svetlana Taurus spoke about the strange feeling that accompanied her when she drew a woman.
According to her, the work took her only 5 hours, and she felt like someone was controlling her hand. Everyone who bought the painting later returned it, as they complained of insomnia, fears, inexplicable sadness, and even the feeling of being watched.
10. Unknown painting. Zdzislaw Beksinski
Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, who painted the painting, was interested in the subject of death and expressed this in his works.
He lost his wife in 1998 and his son took his own life a year later. Six years later, he was found brutally murdered in his apartment. The artist himself did not name his paintings and, according to testimonies, burned them in the yard without showing them to anyone.
Many people think that you can't look at this picture for long, otherwise it will lead to death.