Edited sentence: Although the story behind the painting is less sensational than Internet lore indicates, the emotional impact the painting and the story have had on people around the world is undeniable.For example, "Hands Resist Him" painted by Bill Stoneham in 1972 was inspired by a childhood memory but has been called haunted by some viewers.It is known as the eBay Haunted Painting.One owner put the painting up for auction on eBay because it so frightened her children.Stoneham has received an outpouring of emotional correspondence since the eBay auction, that ranges from healthy self-examination to demented rantings.The artist's emotional intention may be very different from what the viewer experiences