![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cursed-charity-shop-painting-ruined-my-life/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_PAY-KNM_PAINTING_HAUNTS_FAMILY_14.jpg&description=The owner of a supposedly 'cursed' £20 charity shop picture claims the eerie artwork has an 'enchanting' power she likens to the ring from Lord of the Rings, which has left her mum 'transfixed' A woman who bought a £20 charity shop portrait after her mum begged her to buy it says she believes the eerie artwork "transfixed" her mother just like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Zoe Elliott-Brown bought the picture, which shows a young girl wearing a red dress, from Hastings Advice Representation Centre (HARC) shop in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on July 24. The picture has already been bought and returned, with the previous owner claiming it "ruined her life". This led to the charity shop manager added a "possibly cursed" warning for those brave enough to buy it next. The 36-year-old carer took a snap of the portrait and showed it to mum Jayne who is is said to have become "transfixed", urging her daughter to buy it. Little did the pair know at the time that their lives were about to be turned upside down, with supposedly supernatural occurrences beginning to happen as soon as they brought it home. The family's dog Cilla, a Patterdale terrier, began "instantly growling" when the painting was brought into the living room, and allegedly "wouldn't go anywhere near it". Then Zoe's 68-year-old mum Jayne Elliott-Brown began suffering health issues, including hot flushes, shakiness, and feeling so cold she needed four jumpers to keep warm. Jayne also apparently became "weirdly protective" over the artwork, staring at it repeatedly. Zoe, from Hastings, East Sussex, recalled: "I've never seen my mum want something so much. She was fascinated by it - but not in like a positive way. She was weirdly protective over it. She was continually staring at it. She was running her figures over its cheekbones, she polished it even though it didn't need polishing. "Any mention of getting rid of it… she got really snappy. It's like some family heirloom she's become protective over. My mum){kind=link}
The owner of a supposedly ‘cursed’ £20 charity shop picture claims the eerie artwork has an ‘enchanting’ power she likens to the ring from Lord of the Rings, which has left her mum ‘transfixed’
A woman who bought a £20 charity shop portrait after her mum begged her to buy it says she believes the eerie artwork “transfixed” her mother just like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Zoe Elliott-Brown bought the picture, which shows a young girl wearing a red dress, from Hastings Advice Representation Centre (HARC) shop in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on July 24.
The picture has already been bought and returned, with the previous owner claiming it “ruined her life”. This led to the charity shop manager added a “possibly cursed” warning for those brave enough to buy it next. The 36-year-old carer took a snap of the portrait and showed it to mum Jayne who is is said to have become “transfixed”, urging her daughter to buy it.
Little did the pair know at the time that their lives were about to be turned upside down, with supposedly supernatural occurrences beginning to happen as soon as they brought it home.
The family’s dog Cilla, a Patterdale terrier, began “instantly growling” when the painting was brought into the living room, and allegedly “wouldn’t go anywhere near it”. Then Zoe’s 68-year-old mum Jayne Elliott-Brown began suffering health issues, including hot flushes, shakiness, and feeling so cold she needed four jumpers to keep warm. Jayne also apparently became “weirdly protective” over the artwork, staring at it repeatedly.