Episode 95: The Hands Resist Him

Aug 20

Laurah is recovering from Covid. Thanks for your patience!

Back in 2000, one of the first viral “haunted” Ebay auctions listed an allegedly cursed painting titled The Hands Resist Him; it was alleged to spark all kinds of supernatural activity, which surprised exactly no one who’d gazed upon the spooky work. But was it actually plagued by any sort of ill-luck or tied to true ghostly activity?

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Works Cited

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Alice Vincent, “ Before Velvet Buzzsaw. . .” The Telegraph, 2018.

Fernando Alfonso III, “This Haunted Painting. . .” The Daily Dot, 2013.

Henry J Seldis, “Art Walk. . .” The Los Angeles Times, 1974.

Jill Kershner, “Painting Goes Bump. . .” The Spokesman Review, 2002.

Alicia DeSantis, “The Weird World. . .” The New Yorker, 2019.

Rowena Gilbert, “The Haunted Bay. . .” Castle of Spirits, Archived

Jenna Gentry, “10 Facts About. . .” Listverse, 2021.

Ebay, Our History

Know Your Meme

IMBD