Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Crying Boy painting is one of the most iconic objects in the paranormal world (aside from the fact that there are seemingly hundreds of different variations of them).
It’s thought that this Crying Boy was responsible for a slew of housefires across the UK, and that the painting (plus any subsequent prints), would curse the owners.
Where did this story come from? Why was the Crying Boy blamed for all these housefires? And most importantly, is there actually any truth to these claims?
SOURCES
📚 Stick It Up Your Punter!: The Rise And Fall Of The Sun by Peter Chippindale
📚 Haunted Liverpool by Tom Sleman
💻 drdavidclarke.co.uk/urban-legendary/the-curse-of-the-crying-boy
📺 Weird Or What?: Curses, first aired in 2012.
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My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
The Crying Boy painting is one of the most iconic objects in the paranormal world (aside from the fact that there are seemingly hundreds of different variations of them).
It’s thought that this Crying Boy was responsible for a slew of housefires across the UK, and that the painting (plus any subsequent prints), would curse the owners.
Where did this story come from? Why was the Crying Boy blamed for all these housefires? And most importantly, is there actually any truth to these claims?
SOURCES
📚 Stick It Up Your Punter!: The Rise And Fall Of The Sun by Peter Chippindale
📚 Haunted Liverpool by Tom Sleman
💻 drdavidclarke.co.uk/urban-legendary/the-curse-of-the-crying-boy
📺 Weird Or What?: Curses, first aired in 2012.
COME SAY HI!
Instagram - instagram.com/dontscareclaire
THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1s6KmPy8WPp8LibxMqPZlkQ3aKcybXlbaHUJcDxNnFTw/edit?usp=sharing
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
