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KnightWhoSaysNi · 03-18-2002, 07:37 PM

This is supposedly a 'haunted painting' from someone trying to sell it on Ebay. Naturally, I'm skeptical, but you have to admit, the thing and the close-ups sure look friggin' creepy!

<a href="http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.com/haunted_painting.html" target="_blank">Haunted Painting?</a>

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freemonkey · 03-18-2002, 07:51 PM

It's a creepy painting, to be sure, but I don't believe for a minute that it's "haunted".

Automaton · 03-18-2002, 11:50 PM

I find it pretty cool.

A very interesting piece.

Free Thinkr · 03-20-2002, 09:04 AM

That boy.. that boy look familiar.. like.. like.. a young G.W BUSH!

Francois Tremblay · 03-20-2002, 11:47 AM

Who would ever want to gaze at such a piece ? It's unbelievably creepy.

03-20-2002, 01:27 PM

Perhaps it was Dorian Gray?

I used to live in a *haunted* house. It was in Tewkesbury, where in 1471 one of the battles of the Wars of the Roses took place. The Lancastrians suffered a bloody defeat at the hands of the Yorkists. One of those said by historians to have fallen on the field of battle was the Lancastrian Prince of Wales, son of Henry VI. But people in Tewkesbury *knew* that he had really been captured and murdered after the battle in my house by Richard Duke of York, afterwards Richard III.

It was an old half-timbered house and there was supposed to be a persistent bloodstain on the floor boards of the first floor. Most townspeople I met used to say to me, "I wouldn't live in that house if you paid me �1000" (I guess it would be a much larger sum that they wouldn't take nowadays.

Of course, five-hundred-year-old half-timbered houses creak a lot and they usually have mice living behind the panelling and making odd squeaks and noises. Even if the floorboards were original (and they might well have been replaced at least once) it would be remarkable if they weren't a bit stained here and there. I never experienced anything worse than a drunken husband while I was living there and I don't think ghosts had anything to do with that.

WWSD · 03-20-2002, 02:39 PM

What a strange painting. I heard voices while looking at it. They sounded oddly familiar. One was that of our lab tech asking "What the hell are you looking at?" The other was that of my advisor, asking "How much do we have left in that NIH account?"
But, when I turned my head, the weren't talking at all!
Spooky.

Seriously though, that is a painting I would not like to have in my apartment at all. Its disturbing, which is, as I suspect, the intention of the artist. I like pretty paintings of landscapes and such things.

So anyone want to see a "haunted" photograph?

I was emailed <a href="http://mychai.diaryland.com/images/doorway.gif" target="_blank">this</a>
by a friend of mine. You have to stare at the pic for a little while before the "haunting" occurs. Its kinda neat.

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03-20-2002, 02:57 PM

I have some friends in France who live in a small mediaeval chateau that once belonged to the Knights Templars. I was having a rather boring tea there once and I looked up and noticed a curious carving on the chimney breast.

I explained to them that this was a symbol of witchcraft (I can't remember what I said it signified) and gave them a long spiel about how the Templars were thought to have indulged in witchcraft and other occult practices.

They soaked up every detail, and the story now has legs. Is this how myths are born?

emphryio · 03-22-2002, 07:46 AM

I'm always disappointed at art museums. Now if I went to one and saw pictures like that! That is a great painting.

03-18-2002, 07:37 PM	#1
KnightWhoSaysNi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 2,767	Haunted Painting? This is supposedly a 'haunted painting' from someone trying to sell it on Ebay. Naturally, I'm skeptical, but you have to admit, the thing and the close-ups sure look friggin' creepy! <a href="http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.com/haunted_painting.html" target="_blank">Haunted Painting?</a> [ March 18, 2002: Message edited by: Nightshade ]</p>

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03-18-2002, 07:51 PM	#2
freemonkey Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: hell if I know Posts: 2,306	It's a creepy painting, to be sure, but I don't believe for a minute that it's "haunted".

03-18-2002, 11:50 PM	#3
Automaton Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 717	I find it pretty cool. A very interesting piece.

03-20-2002, 09:04 AM	#4
Free Thinkr Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,379	That boy.. that boy look familiar.. like.. like.. a young G.W BUSH!

03-20-2002, 11:47 AM	#5
Francois Tremblay Banned Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 876	Who would ever want to gaze at such a piece ? It's unbelievably creepy.

03-20-2002, 01:27 PM	#6
DMB Guest Posts: n/a	Perhaps it was Dorian Gray? I used to live in a haunted house. It was in Tewkesbury, where in 1471 one of the battles of the Wars of the Roses took place. The Lancastrians suffered a bloody defeat at the hands of the Yorkists. One of those said by historians to have fallen on the field of battle was the Lancastrian Prince of Wales, son of Henry VI. But people in Tewkesbury knew that he had really been captured and murdered after the battle in my house by Richard Duke of York, afterwards Richard III. It was an old half-timbered house and there was supposed to be a persistent bloodstain on the floor boards of the first floor. Most townspeople I met used to say to me, "I wouldn't live in that house if you paid me �1000" (I guess it would be a much larger sum that they wouldn't take nowadays. Of course, five-hundred-year-old half-timbered houses creak a lot and they usually have mice living behind the panelling and making odd squeaks and noises. Even if the floorboards were original (and they might well have been replaced at least once) it would be remarkable if they weren't a bit stained here and there. I never experienced anything worse than a drunken husband while I was living there and I don't think ghosts had anything to do with that.

03-20-2002, 02:39 PM	#7
WWSD Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Albucrazy, New Mexico Posts: 1,425	What a strange painting. I heard voices while looking at it. They sounded oddly familiar. One was that of our lab tech asking "What the hell are you looking at?" The other was that of my advisor, asking "How much do we have left in that NIH account?" But, when I turned my head, the weren't talking at all! Spooky. Seriously though, that is a painting I would not like to have in my apartment at all. Its disturbing, which is, as I suspect, the intention of the artist. I like pretty paintings of landscapes and such things. So anyone want to see a "haunted" photograph? I was emailed <a href="http://mychai.diaryland.com/images/doorway.gif" target="_blank">this</a> by a friend of mine. You have to stare at the pic for a little while before the "haunting" occurs. Its kinda neat. [ March 20, 2002: Message edited by: WWSD ]</p>

03-20-2002, 02:57 PM	#8
DMB Guest Posts: n/a	I have some friends in France who live in a small mediaeval chateau that once belonged to the Knights Templars. I was having a rather boring tea there once and I looked up and noticed a curious carving on the chimney breast. I explained to them that this was a symbol of witchcraft (I can't remember what I said it signified) and gave them a long spiel about how the Templars were thought to have indulged in witchcraft and other occult practices. They soaked up every detail, and the story now has legs. Is this how myths are born?

03-22-2002, 07:46 AM	#9
emphryio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: WV Posts: 4,369	I'm always disappointed at art museums. Now if I went to one and saw pictures like that! That is a great painting.

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