Monday 2 June 2014
Robert the Haunted Doll
The Legend of Robert the Doll.
Robert is a doll that was once owned by Key West painter and author Robert Eugene Otto. The doll is said to be possessed by evil spirits, and has a terrifying reputation.
Story Behind Robert The Doll:
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. The Ottos were known to be cruel and mistreating to thier Servents. It was reaction of one such mistreatment that one Bahamian servant provides Possessed doll to Robert Eugene Otto.
This woman was hired to take care of their son, Robert. One day, Mrs. Otto witnessed her practicing black magic in their backyard and fired her immediately. Before she left, the woman gave Robert a lifelike doll which stood 3 feet tall, had buttons for eyes, dressed in American Naval uniform and hairs made of synthetic material resembling wool yarn.
Gene (Robert Eugene Often reffred gene by friends) gave the doll his first name "Robert" and often dressed it in his clothes. Robert, the doll, became his trustworthy companion. He took it with him on shopping trips into town. Gene Even shared bed with Robert at night. Soon this innocent relationship took on a strange nature.
Soon after, Eugene's parents often heard him talking to the doll and supposed that the doll spoke back. Although at first they assumed that Eugene was simply answering himself in a changed voice, they claimed to have later realized that the doll was actually speaking. Sometimes the doll would emit a terrifying giggle, and the Otto family caught glimpses of it running from room to room. In the night Eugene would scream, and when his parents ran to the room, they would find furniture knocked over and Eugene in bed, looking incredibly scared, telling them that "Robert did it!". As the mischief grew, The Ottos' relatives felt it was time to do something. With the recommendation of a great aunt, Gene's parents removed Robert from his care and placed him in a box in the attic. This is where he resided for many years.
After the death of his father, Gene was willed his boyhood home. Gene had become an artist, and felt the house was spacious and would provide a place for him to paint. He went to the attic and found Robert Again. He then became attached to the doll despite his wife's displeasure. Gene would take the doll along with them everywhere they went. He even sat in his favorite little chair while Gene and his wife slept nearby. The Turret Room became Robert's domain after Mrs. Otto moved him back to the attic. Their marriage slowly became sour until Mrs. Otto supposedly went insane and died of unknown reasons. Gene followed soon behind.
When Eugene died in 1974, the doll was left in the attic until the house was bought again. The new family included a ten-year old girl, who became Robert's new owner. It was not long before the girl began screaming out in the night, claiming that Robert moved about the room and even attempted to attack her on multiple occasions. More than thirty years later, she still tells interviewers that the doll was alive and wanted to kill her
Robert was later moved to the East Martello Museum in Key West, where he sits perched in a glass box. Despite his new living quarters, the doll is believed to not have given up his menacing ways. Visitors and employees claim they have seen the doll move. His smile has been known to turn into a scowl. One employee cleaned Robert, turned off all the lights and left for the night. The next day, he returned to find lights turned on, Robert sitting in a different position than the night before and a fresh layer of dust on his shoes.
Some say he'll even curse you. If you want to take a picture of him, you must ask politely. He'll tilt his head in permission. However, if he doesn't and you take the picture anyways, a curse will befall upon you and anyone who accompanied you to the museum. The same will happen if you make fun of him.
Nowadays, Robert resides at the East Martello Museum in his sailor suit clutching his stuffed lion.
If You want to give him a visit the do sure check his own Website: Robert The Doll
Sources:
Wikipedia
Creepypasta
Story Behind Robert The Doll:
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. The Ottos were known to be cruel and mistreating to thier Servents. It was reaction of one such mistreatment that one Bahamian servant provides Possessed doll to Robert Eugene Otto.
This woman was hired to take care of their son, Robert. One day, Mrs. Otto witnessed her practicing black magic in their backyard and fired her immediately. Before she left, the woman gave Robert a lifelike doll which stood 3 feet tall, had buttons for eyes, dressed in American Naval uniform and hairs made of synthetic material resembling wool yarn.
Gene (Robert Eugene Often reffred gene by friends) gave the doll his first name "Robert" and often dressed it in his clothes. Robert, the doll, became his trustworthy companion. He took it with him on shopping trips into town. Gene Even shared bed with Robert at night. Soon this innocent relationship took on a strange nature.
Soon after, Eugene's parents often heard him talking to the doll and supposed that the doll spoke back. Although at first they assumed that Eugene was simply answering himself in a changed voice, they claimed to have later realized that the doll was actually speaking. Sometimes the doll would emit a terrifying giggle, and the Otto family caught glimpses of it running from room to room. In the night Eugene would scream, and when his parents ran to the room, they would find furniture knocked over and Eugene in bed, looking incredibly scared, telling them that "Robert did it!". As the mischief grew, The Ottos' relatives felt it was time to do something. With the recommendation of a great aunt, Gene's parents removed Robert from his care and placed him in a box in the attic. This is where he resided for many years.
After the death of his father, Gene was willed his boyhood home. Gene had become an artist, and felt the house was spacious and would provide a place for him to paint. He went to the attic and found Robert Again. He then became attached to the doll despite his wife's displeasure. Gene would take the doll along with them everywhere they went. He even sat in his favorite little chair while Gene and his wife slept nearby. The Turret Room became Robert's domain after Mrs. Otto moved him back to the attic. Their marriage slowly became sour until Mrs. Otto supposedly went insane and died of unknown reasons. Gene followed soon behind.
When Eugene died in 1974, the doll was left in the attic until the house was bought again. The new family included a ten-year old girl, who became Robert's new owner. It was not long before the girl began screaming out in the night, claiming that Robert moved about the room and even attempted to attack her on multiple occasions. More than thirty years later, she still tells interviewers that the doll was alive and wanted to kill her
Robert was later moved to the East Martello Museum in Key West, where he sits perched in a glass box. Despite his new living quarters, the doll is believed to not have given up his menacing ways. Visitors and employees claim they have seen the doll move. His smile has been known to turn into a scowl. One employee cleaned Robert, turned off all the lights and left for the night. The next day, he returned to find lights turned on, Robert sitting in a different position than the night before and a fresh layer of dust on his shoes.
Some say he'll even curse you. If you want to take a picture of him, you must ask politely. He'll tilt his head in permission. However, if he doesn't and you take the picture anyways, a curse will befall upon you and anyone who accompanied you to the museum. The same will happen if you make fun of him.
Nowadays, Robert resides at the East Martello Museum in his sailor suit clutching his stuffed lion.
If You want to give him a visit the do sure check his own Website: Robert The Doll
Sources:
Wikipedia
Creepypasta