The 'Hands Resist Him' meme originates from a 1972 painting by Bill Stoneham that gained worldwide notoriety in 2000 through a viral eBay listing. The sellers claimed the painting was cursed, alleging that the characters in the artwork moved or stepped out of the frame at night. Featuring a boy standing beside a female doll in front of a glass door filled with reaching hands, the image became one of the internet's first true urban legends and 'creepypastas.' In meme culture, it is frequently used as a 'cursed image' template where the boy represents the user and the shadowy hands represent encroaching fears, responsibilities, or intrusive thoughts that are barely held back by a thin glass barrier.