Happy Halloween! And Why Would Anyone Want a Haunted Doll?

   Happy Halloween! I haven't taken any new Halloween pictures, so here is an old one.

Tammy World and friend.

  Every Halloween season people start selling 'haunted dolls' online. Most of them aren't really haunted. Most of them aren't really old either. It's become extremely popular though. You can read about the rise in popularity of the haunted doll HERE.

  I have no idea why anyone would want a haunted doll. Isn't that just asking for trouble? The last thing I need, or even need to think about, is a haunted doll. I have far too many dolls around here for that to be a comfortable thought. My friend Lori distrusts used things, including furniture, because sometimes they harbour bad spirits. I have never felt anything weird or uncomfortable in any of the old, used things I own,  and I own plenty of old things. I lean toward old things in general, and always have, so my house is full of antique things, from furniture, to picture frames, vases, dishes, nick-nacks, linens, mirrors, photos, Christmas ornaments, you name it. And of course, all those dolls. All that stuff and not one thing has ever given me a creepy feeling. Nothing has ever made me feel that I needed to eliminate it because it felt evil, or even strange. Fuzz used to be afraid of the Charmin Chatty that stood at the bottom of the stairs, and balked at going past it every night to go up to bed. When he finally let me know it was bothering him, I introduced them, so he felt better. He wasn't afraid after that. Of course, this was the kid who had a plush Creature from the Black Lagoon in his bed. His name was Gill. (You might have seen Gill when I posted about him surviving our fire, albeit with some severe burn damage.) But I just don't understand why somebody would bring a haunted doll into their house on purpose.

  There are a few very famous haunted dolls. Annabelle is one. Unlike the movie Annabelle, which is a realistic looking human type doll, the real Annabelle is a Raggedy Ann doll. Today she sits in The Warren's occult museum, in a specially made wooden and glass case, inscribed with the Lord's Prayer. The stories from the Annabelle movies aren't based on real occurrences, but are just inspired  by Annabelle's supposed haunted history. You can read about the real Annabelle Here.  

  The haunted doll I've read the most about is Robert. Robert is on display at the Fort East Martello Museum in Florida. He was given to a boy names Robert Eugene Otto around 1904. The boy named him Robert, after himself, although he went by the name Gene. Gene was a mischievous boy who blamed some of his deeds on Robert. Gene kept Robert all his life, but when he married, his wife was uncomfortable with Robert and asked Gene to lock him in the attic. He did, but afterward footsteps could be heard coming from the attic, and neighbourhood children reported seeing Robert moving in the attic windows and being taunted by him as they walked past the house. Robert is so, shall we say, popular, that he has his own webpage. You can read all about him, and then be stupid enough to buy your own Robert doll from their store HERE.

  To read an article on the top ten most famous haunted dolls, including Annabelle and Robert, you can go HERE.

  To see some NOT haunted dolls, you can look at my old Halloween photo stories featuring Tammy World and her family by clicking on 'Halloween doll photostory' in the sidebar, or  some of my other Halloween posts featuring dolls in Halloween costumes, including Tammy World and her family and friends, and some other dolls, by clicking 'Halloween' in the sidebar.

Tammy World and family at the pumpkin patch.

    If you still haven't had enough of haunted dolls, or something similar, I highly recommend the movies "Magic", and "Dead of Night", (the 1945 movie), both about evil ventriloquist dummies...or are they? You can read my post talking about them HERE.  

  Have a safe and fun Halloween!