Can a painting be haunted by the spirit of a small boy? Can its evil powers cause houses to burn down around it?
Well, probably not.
But back in the 1980s, a huge number of Brits believed it. Terrified that a rather tacky painting known as The Crying Boy was cursed, they ripped it off the walls of their homes. Thousands of the paintings were destroyed in a mass bonfire.
So how did rumours about The Crying Boy start?

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Had a crying boy painting for years. We thought when we got it the frame looked as though it had been in a fire, maybe someone tried to burn it, but don't believe it's cursed. Not yet anyway!
Ah, can’t beat a good urban legend!