Graeme Milne and Karen Swanston explore four unsettling haunted-object stories, from mass-produced paintings blamed for house fires to mysterious carved heads, a reportedly haunted mirror, and a bone said to bring misfortune. Along the way, they weigh the eerie legends against the ordinary explanations and unanswered questions behind them.

The stories span Britain, Louisiana, and Edinburgh, with reported apparitions, strange reflections, unexplained disturbances, and one very ill-advised souvenir. These are tales of folklore and reported experiences, not settled evidence and some of their details remain disputed.

[00:01:31] - The Crying Boy prints and Britain’s “blazing curse” scare
[00:07:20] - The legend of the boy said to be connected to the paintings
[00:09:20] - The newspaper bonfire and the curse’s supposed end
[00:11:24] - The Hexham Heads and reports of a werewolf-like visitor
[00:17:03] - The Myrtles Plantation mirror and its unsettling reflections
[00:20:00] - The alleged mummy’s curse at a house in Edinburgh
[00:27:42] - What happened to the bone—and a more recent reported sighting

• The Myrtles Plantation — official website

• Crying Boy — background on the paintings and legend

• Hexham Heads — background on the objects and reported haunting

• British Museum Collection

Graeme and Karen close with a promise to return for Haunted Objects Part Two. Until then, keep the lights on—and stay a little scared.