The World’s Most Famous Haunted Dolls

Robert, a doll, was given to the Otto family in Key West, Florida, in the early 1900s as a gift for their youngest son, Robert Eugene Otto. The boy and the doll became inseparable, with the child often blaming the doll for his bad behavior. The family claimed that the doll would sometimes move on its own, and when their son was alone in his room, they could hear him talking to the doll, which would respond in a completely different voice. After Eugene’s death in 1974, the doll was donated to the East Martello Museum. Visitors who have taken pictures of Robert without asking for permission have reported experiencing bad luck afterward. The doll is now surrounded by letters of apology and admiration from those who believe in its strange powers.