Thanks for making the thread GrimReaper. =) Did the store owner give you any history about the doll? It would be interesting to know where she came from, who her previous owners were etc. How old is the doll? Did he/she tell you the doll was believed to be haunted when you purchased it or did you discover it only after you removed the board? Was the board just used as a base of sorts or was it needed for the doll to stand? Sorry for so many questions here, just interested to know more, as I am anytime I hear stories related to dolls. Dolls have always given me the creeps, most of them seem to be looking at you and their eyes seem to follow you around. Perhaps it's the likeness of them that does it, it's like certain mannequins (sp?) they appear alive yet dead.
Where do you keep the doll, if you don't mind me asking, and is the activity you noted something that occurs at random or is it linked to moving of the doll etc? How often does this type of activity happen and have you ever thought to get rid of the doll? Does it have a negative energy about it? One last question, do you have a pic you can share by chance? Thanks for sharing this and again sorry for all the question, hope you don't mind answering them. =)
Carrie, that's an interesting story as well. Sounds like you have some real talent, I would love to see your work, I'm betting it's beautiful. =) Does make you wonder if the activity you and your friend both experienced was related to the dolls and if it was perhaps the spirit of the child visiting and giving signs? Gosh I want to cry just thinking about it. =(
Another thought is it may not be the spirit of the child at all but rather a negative entity that sees an opportunity to manipulate another. It would be easier to get someone to believe it's their loved one that is giving these signs in a situation like that. I know that's a horrible thought but some believe that negative entities will imitate someones loved one at times in effort to fool them, and using a doll that is made in their likeness would certainly help with this form of trickery. =(
Is anyone familiar with the Robert doll that is at the THe East Martello Museum & Gardens? The doll once belonged to Gene Otto. One version I read is it's suspected the doll once belonged to a bahamian girl who was the child of one of the Otto families servants. When the doll was made either a crystal was put inside it or it was made much like a voodoo doll is. It's reported the Otto's did not treat their servants well and were extremely strict and hard on the boy. Another version claims the doll was made by a Jamican woman whom the Otto family hired to be Gene's nurse. She had spent much time with the boy when his parents were off traveling. It's said that when she was dismissed she gave Gene the doll she had hand crafted. Gene had that doll with him constantly and would even set a plate for him at the dinner table. It's said that giggling, voices and foot steps could be heard from the attic area where the doll was later kept and in the rooms that Gene would often play with it. It was given the name Robert as that was Gene's real first name.
The doll it's now permanant home at the Museum and is said to be the cause of various activity. It's reported that ppl who try and take a pic of him will often find the pic blacked out while the rest of the pics in the roll remain untouched. Some say if you ask him to take his pic he will allow it and the pic is fine? It's also reported that if you don't stop to visit the doll while at the museum odd things may happen to you afterwards. One woman claimed she saw the shadow of the doll in her home and in her bedroom window after leaving the museum (she did not stop to see the doll).
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Some say the lion on his lap will change positions at times (he's kept in a glass display) and others report seeing a change in it's facial expression. Odd things also happen with electrical and electronic equipment. Strange indeed. Could it be possible that Robert has an entity attached to it? It sure sounds like there is, given the many reports of unusual activity that surround the doll both now and while it was in the Otto home.