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Jun 2024
21m 29s

Portrait of Terror: The Creepy True Stor...

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In this horror story, artist Svetlana Telets paints a piece of art called "The Woman of the Rain" that creates a sense of uneasiness to onlookers. Once the painting was purchased, the woman in the painting began to haunt the owners. And then another painting, The Hands Resist Him, by William Stoneham, was also reported to be haunted enough for the artist himself to comment on the matter.
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