Robert is oneofakind, handmade by the steiff company of germany around the turn of the century. It sounds like something straight out of a james wan film, and given the success of the conjurings annabelle, dont be surprised if it gets turned into one before long. A disturbing and thought provoking account of how harold the haunted doll impacted on those who encountered him. I personally also find few things freaky, but dolls and manikins and clowns still do that for me. Its a must read for those that are interested in the paranormal. Antony bought harold and a bunch of other haunted objects in hope to write a book on his experiences, however at first harold did nothing. After they reassured me that the doll would be taken seriously and not be treated as a prop i agreed to do so.
Robert was once owned by key west, florida painter and author, robert eugene otto. Probably sparked in part from the theme explored in horror movies, such as the possessed, childs play and annabelle. Robert the haunted doll paranormal stuff and what i. Im confident that hasbro will, as it did with ouija boards, corner the market with high quality haunted dolls. You can find a link to it on the main page of or you can click below and be taken there now. Haunted doll more tales from the haunted toy chest. Robert was a childhood birthday gift from ottos grandfather, who. The otto family, a well off, artistic couple and their son, had moved to key west florida just a few years before. The ottos were known to be stern with their servants, sometimes even mistreating them.
But when scenes of crimes displayed in emma blavatskys antique. Here is a great spooky story from lenora of the haunted palace about her own experience with a weird old doll and her telling of the story of robert the doll. This doll was the subject of speculation, websites, and news articles around the world when he first appeared in 2003. The haunted dollhouse terry berger, david berger, v. This is the true story about how, determined to find out the truth about this doll. If youre thinking that childs play couldnt possibly be based on a true story, considering its about a killer childrens toy and all, youd only be partially right about that. The story of robert the doll, also known as robert the haunted doll, begins in 1906. Harold the haunted doll having an interest in the paranormal from a young age, ive always been drawn to the idea of haunted items. A haunted doll is a handmade or manufactured doll or stuffed animal that is reported to be. Yes, the doll and the owner had the same name, but the boy answered to gene. Robert, otherwise known as robert the doll1, robert the haunted doll234, or robert the devil doll5.
The doll is alleged to be possesed by evil spirits and has a terrifying reputation. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of nancy drew, this graphic novel features many subtle tributes to classic nancy drew adventures. The terrifying, true story of a childs encounter with the prince of hell. Robert was the inspiration for chucky, the doll in the 1988 horror film childs play. Mandy the doll this 114year old doll named mandy is considered to be canadas most evil antique. A haunted doll is a handmade or manufactured doll or stuffed animal that is reported to be cursed or possessed in some way. Zak bagans of ghost adventures takes et on a tour of his haunted museum extended.
But even after that he decided to store the doll, thinking it a fake however he did place it in a box with holy water and a crucifix. These traditional objects were later acquired by various. Haunted harold the terrifying, true story of a childs. River heights is celebrating nostalgia week and everyone in town is dressing up and acting like it was 1930 including nancy, bess, and george. Ive owned him since 2004, when i won him from kathy on ebay. While there never has been a documented case about a toy coming to life and going on a murderous rampage, the tale of chucky was in fact inspired by a real life doll named robert, whose. The owner also warned the person who purchased it of an ominous presence to the house. He has south floridas largest collection of haunted objects, authored a dozen books, studied santeria and voodoo, and has dealt firsthand with dark entities and. In this book i share some of the stories i, and others, have experienced, including the terrifying story of how a family in australia came under attack and what had to be done to stop it. Ruby the haunted doll proves all haunted objects arent evil. Commended, best books for kids and teens, canadian childrens book. The bizarre circumstances surrounding robert have earned him a reputation as the most haunted doll in the world. The haunted doll thats terrified america for over 100 years. The story of harold the doll started as a hoax, but the truth was much scarier.
This over 100 year old haunted doll came originally from one of the royal guards to king umberto i. In the late 1800s, thomas otto and his family moved in to a mansion at the corner of eaton and simonton streets in key west, florida now known as the artist house. Haunted harold, has been called ebays most infamous haunted doll, and the devils doll. Haunted dolls are a thing, and theyre not cheap, either some dolls dont look quite right.
If theres such a thing as a most famous haunted doll in american culture, its certainly chucky, the diabolical plastic star of the childs play movies. As mentioned before, robert is a fairly wellknown doll in the creepy doll world. Ella morton is a writer working on the atlas obscura, a book about global wonders, curiosities, and. Robert was the inspiration for possessed dolls like chucky of the childs play series and is often compared to the annabelle doll of the conjuring films. Visit atlas obscura for more on robert the evil doll. In his faded, jaunty sailor suit, robert the doll looks like. Literature isnt too rich in the subject when it comes to haunted. The story behind the worlds most terrifying haunted doll. This is the story of harold the haunted doll thought catalog. The 10 most haunted dolls that actually exist i love. But robert the haunted doll is a reallife fixture of. To ask a question or share a ghostly experience, we would ask that you do that on the haunted america tours community guest book forum board. They were reasonably affluent, and employed a number of servants in their household. Ryan visits the annabelle doll at the warrens occult.
Robert the doll is an allegedly haunted doll exhibited at the east martello museum. A child of ten awakens in the middle of the night and finds one of his brightest daytime companions, a stuffed doll, staring at him from the foot of his bed. Haunted harold, ebays first, and most infamous, haunted doll is back. This legendary evil doll has been haunting the citizens of key west for over 100 years. A year later, i was asked if i would allow the ghost adventures crew to investigate the doll in an episode they were doing on the island of the dolls, in mexico.
Standing 40 inches tall and stuffed with wood wool known as excelsior, he is dressed in a sailor suit and once. There is something unnatural about the glassy eyes, the expressionless face. The earliest haunted dolls were poppets, effigies and voodoo objects which were created by early peoples for either religious or ceremonial purposes. This book is difficult to put down not only because its a fascinating topic, but the author has wonderful writing style that draws you further into the story. She had a couple of odd things going on after she took the doll. This list is for books that feature creepy, spooky, cursed, possessed andor haunted dolls.
Robert, otherwise known as robert the doll, robert the haunted doll, or robert the enchanted doll, is a doll that was once owned by key west painter and author robert eugene otto. Haunted dolls are a thing, and theyre not cheap, either. I put harold away in 2005 after a number of bizarre. None of the stories i shared with them were shared on the episode. Ive put a buy on hasbro stock, up over 3% today alone, i. Anthony tested the doll with an emf meter and an evp recorder, but nothing. The listing became the subject of websites, articles and discussions around the world. Haunted doll news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. This doll was bought in webster, florida 60 miles southwest of gainesville. Harold is said to be the first haunted doll sold on ebay, and his original auction sparked international interest from paranormal investigators. Umberto i, king of italy or humbert i of italy umberto ranieri carlo emanuele giovanni maria ferdinando eugenio di savoy, 14 march 1844 29 july 1900 was the king of italy from 9 january 1878 until his death.
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