The Haunted Painting That Has Been Terrifying People For Decades.

"The Hands Resist Him", was created by Bill Stoneham in 1972.

It depicts a young boy and female doll standing in front of a glass paneled door against which many hands are pressed.

The boy is based on a photograph of Stoneham at age five, the doorway is a representation of the dividing line between the waking world and the world of fantasy and impossibilities, while the doll is a guide that will escort the boy through it.

The titular hands represent alternate lives or possibilities.

In the year 2000, the painting was put up for auction after the original owner of the piece died.

According to the seller of the painting, there was a curse attached to the picture.

They claimed that the hands pressed against the window moved and that the young boy and the doll would leave the painting to haunt those nearby.

Stories still persist that the painting's inhabitants still terrorize anyone who buys the picture.

Two more paintings were created.

The second painting is a sequel and the third is a prequel.