ROBERT THE HAUNTED DOLL

Robert the doll was once owned by author Robert Eugene Otto.The doll is said to be possessed by evil spirits,and has a terrifying reputation.Eugene was given the doll in 1906 by a Bahamian servant who was skilled in voodoo and black magic and was displeased with the family.Soon afterward,it became so clear that there was something eerie about the doll.Eugene's parents often heard him talking to the doll and that the doll spoke back.Although at first they assumed that Eugene was simply answering himself in a changed voice,they came to have later realized that the doll was actually speaking.Neighbors claimed to have seen the doll moving from window to window when the family was out.Sometimes the doll would emit a terrifying giggle,and the Otto family caught glimpse of it running from room to room.In addition,guests claimed to have seen Robert's expression change before their eyes and he often blinked.When Eugene died in 1974,the doll was left in the attic until the house was bought again.Now a ten year old girl became new owner of the doll.It was not long before the girl became screaming out in the night,claiming that Robert moved about the room and even attempted to attack her on multiple occasions.The doll is annually rotated to the old post office and custom house in October.Strange activity in the museum supposedly increases during such time.

ROBERT THE HAUNTED DOLL