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Episode 4 – Cursed Keepsakes File:004 | The Sorrow That Spreads: Portrait of a Crying Child

Episode 4 – Cursed Keepsakes File:004 | The Sorrow That Spreads: Portrait of a Crying Child

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Cursed Keepsakes File:004 | The Sorrow That Spreads: Portrait of a Crying Child

It survived the fire — again. A child’s tear-streaked face, untouched while everything else burns. This is the tale of “The Crying Boy,” a cursed painting blamed for a string of bizarre house fires across 1980s England.

🎨 Art or artifact?

🔥 Coincidence or curse?

🗞️ Tabloid myth or tragic truth?

Kristin & Seleena unravel the lore and ask the ultimate question: Would you hang this in your house?

🎮 Game Time: “Burn It or Keep It?” – A cursed locket, a magical tea cup, and a brooch that steals your time. Play along.

🖼️ Tag #CursedKeepsakes if you’ve ever owned an object with a secret.

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