Robert the doll is known for being the worlds most terrifying haunted doll.
The history surrounding him has made him somewhat of a tourist attraction.
Robert even inspired the killer doll Chucky in the film child’s play.
But are all the stories surrounding Robert just fiction?
Or could it be that Robert is actually haunted?
Today, lifes biggest questions asks, is Robert the doll possessed?
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Robert the doll is a 3 foot tall, straw filled doll that looks like a little boy in a sailor
suit.
Hes 113 years old at the time of this recording.
He once belonged to the artist Robert Eugene Otto, who named him after himself.
The sailor suit that Robert wears was believed to have been once a childhood outfit of otto’s
. Otto belonged to a well off family from Key West.
Some renditions of the legend speak of a haitian servant who practiced black magic, that gave
Robert to Otto as a gift in retaliation when she was mistreated.
People who knew Otto describe his relationship with the doll as ‘unhealthy’.
Robert the doll accompanied otto almost everywhere.
He spoke to the doll as if it were alive, and would often put on a voice and pretend
to speak as Robert.
Otto would often blame mishaps and problems on the doll.
Occasionally furniture would become upturned and silverware scattered in the home.
When otto misbhehaved , he would point to the doll and say ‘I didn’t do it, Robert
did it’.
Robert sat in an upstairs window of ottos home.
Children who passed by the house were scared of him and they avoided walking near it.
they said they saw robert disappear and reappear in the window.
But it seems the reason for Roberts apparent possession or supernatural powers is unclear.
Nothing in the legend states that someone close to otto died, and only some accounts
speak of black magic done on Robert.
According to people who knew ottos family, a great deal of emotional energy was placed
on Robert during eugenes lifetime, and when he died, otto’s spirit could have remain
attached to him.
And its not just otto and his family who had strange experiences with Robert.
When Otto died in 1974, his house, the artist house, was purchased by Myrtle Reuter, who
put Robert in the attic.
It seemed Robert continued to cause strange occurrences.
Myrtle said that occasionally she would hear laughter and footsteps coming from the attic.
Myrtle also said that Robert would move around the house on his own.
Sometimes visitors would swear that they saw his expression change to anger whenever someone
talked badly about Otto.
Finally, it seems myrtle had enough because she donated him to the Fort east Martello
museum in Key west florida, where he has become somewhat of a tourist attraction.
Thousands of Visitors go to the museum just to see Robert, and they also send him letters,
lots of letters.
Robert receives 1-3 fan letters per day.
And the creepy thing about these letters is the fact that they are often apologies.
Visitors who have gone to see Robert sometimes make fun of him and the idea that he could
be possessed.
Then following their visits, people experience strange misfortunes and blame them on Robert.
Local folklore states that people who have wronged Robert experienced everything from
divorce, car accidents, broken bones, and getting fired from their jobs.
They write to him asking for forgiveness.
According to Roberts caretaker Convertito, he has received over 1 thousand letters, which
are read aloud to him.
Perhaps the best person to ask about Roberts alleged possession is his caretaker convertito.
She runs his social media accounts and responds to his fan mail.
When asked if she believed Robert was haunted, convertito said that she doesn’t know.
She has never had a bad personal experience with him, and if he is possessed, he allows
her to simply do her job.
He remains in a glass case in the museum to this day, and only comes out of it once a
year for an examination.
So how does one explain the strange mishaps experienced by visitors who wrong Robert?
Life often throws curve balls at us.
It could be that its easy to blame coincidental misfortunes on a doll that is said to be haunted.
So, to answer the question, Robert the doll probably isn’t possessed…but if you do
visit him at the Key Fort East Martello museum in key west florida, insult him at your own
risk.
Do you think robert is possessed?
Let me know in the comments.
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