During the 1980’s, a series of mysterious fires ripped across England, each with one eerie detail in common: every charred home contained the same painting, all untouched by the flames. In this episode, we investigate the curse of the infamous "Crying Boy" paintings now housed in the Newkirk Museum of the Paranormal. Plus, we phone Kindred Spirits' Amy Bruni for details on a spontaneously combusting doll, Greg admits to beating up children, and Connor takes on yet another alter-ego. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby, because this episode gets heated!

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SHOW NOTES:

- Newkirk Museum Patreon Article: https://tinyurl.com/bdh4w6kr

- Dr. David Clarke’s Detailed Write-Up: https://tinyurl.com/r85u39cf

- The “Mona Lisa Effect”: https://tinyurl.com/mpdjhcws

- The Hackler Family Farmhouse Fires: https://tinyurl.com/yvzdhw24

- Read Amy Bruni’s Life with the Afterlife: https://amzn.to/3KpS4Wi

- Punt PI episode on the Crying Boy Paintings, 2010: https://tinyurl.com/uvm6t2yv

- William Shatner’s Weird or What?: https://youtu.be/K2F3fy7pJ_Y

- Fan Website Dedicated to Giovanni Bragolin: https://tinyurl.com/4pc2xdkh

- Atlas Obscura Article Featuring a Picture of the Artist: https://tinyurl.com/2p7buyey

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Produced by Connor J Randall
Photography by Karl Pfeiffer
Art by Dustin Williams
Theme by Adam Hayman
"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh
“Superstition Showdown” co-designed by Michelle Randall