Robert The Evil Doll
Robert The Evil Doll
Could you think of anything scarier than a doll that has been possessed by a spirit? Currently residing in East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida, US this hunted doll is known as Robert. It was once owned by a painter and Author in the Key West area named Robert Eugene Otto who has blamed the doll for his childhood trauma and misfortune. Allegedly this doll has been evocative to the residents of Key West for more than 100 years. The doll’s careworn face is only vaguely human. He has brown nicks, like scars all over his body.
| Name | Robert The Evil Doll |
| Other names | N/A |
| Origin | not known (please suggest in comments below) |
| Country / Location | not known (please suggest in comments below) |
| Known for | Haunted doll |
Facts about Robert The Evil Doll
- Having a malevolent smirk, the doll holds his own toy, a dog. Looking at him, one could get the feel of seeing a small boy sitting with his toy asking you to free him from his cage.
- The doll is acknowledged to be the inspiration for the famous haunted doll Chucky from the movie Child’s Play (1998).
- Legends suggest this evil doll comprises the ability to move from one place to another as well as change its facial expressions. Some people have also said that the doll makes giggling sounds.
- In the accounts related to the doll, it is said that the doll was manufactured by the Steiff Company of Germany.
- The hunted doll was a gift to young Robert by his grandfather who purchased it during a trip to Germany in the year 1904. Robert brought the doll everywhere with him and named it after himself.
- According to one of the legends, the doll was given to Otto as a gift or as retaliation for wrongdoing by a young girl of “Bahamian descent”.
- The outfit worn by Robert the Doll is said to be one of the outfits of young Otto.
- The doll is housed in East Martello Museum since 1994 when it was donated to the museum after the deaths of Otto and his wife and resell of the Otto family house.
- Local folklore gives away the impression that the supernatural powers of the doll were prompted by young Otto. It was because Otto blamed his childhood mishaps on the doll.
- Some of the stories claim the doll has instigated many misfortunes including car accidents, broken bones, job loss, divorce, deaths, and what now.
- It was apparently reported that a museum guest was cursed with misfortune after his visit for failing to respect Robert.
