10. Caroline The Doll
Not all haunted dolls are evil, as evidenced by a supposedly haunted doll by the name of Caroline. The origins of Caroline are unknown, but she was later found in a Salem, Massachusetts, antique shop. It is rumored the Caroline is possessed by not one ghost, but three who argue over who controls the doll. Caroline has moved things over the years and will whisper when held close to an ear. She was investigated by paranormal experts, who determined that she was haunted. After her last owner died, she is no longer as active as she has been in previous years. (Source)
9. Bebé The Doll
A doll by the name of Bebe is said to possibly hold the spirit of a murdered girl. When the owner first obtained Bebe, she noticed a few things were odd. The atmosphere of her home felt quite different, doors and windows opened and closed, and giggling was heard in an empty house. The owner had a dream where a man killed a young girl and beside the girl was the doll, Bebe. The owner has since begun investigating to prove that the doll holds the spirit of the young girl, as well as to find out the identity and details behind the murder of the child. (Source)
8. Amanda The Doll
Amanda is an antique bisque doll, a doll designed for collection and not for play. The origins of Amanda are not known, but she was first sold on eBay several years ago. Since that sale, she has been traded and sold more than 10 times, never staying in the same place for very long. Owners of the doll have said that when Amanda is not happy, she causes mischief in the home. She currently resides with an owner in Atlanta, Georgia, and it has been said that she can be heard scratching the inside of her glass case, trying to escape. Previous owners of the doll have said that she brought bad luck, and others have said that she moves from place to place on her own. (Source)
7. Okiku The Doll
The doll was originally purchased in 1918 by a 17-year-old boy named Eikichi Suzuki while visiting Sapporo for a marine exhibition. He bought the doll on Tanuki-koji — Sapporo’s famous shopping street — as a souvenir for his 2-year-old sister, Okiku. The young girl loved the doll and played with it every day, but the following year, she died suddenly of a cold. The family placed the doll in the household altar and prayed to it every day in memory of Okiku.
Some time later, they noticed the hair had started to grow. This was seen as a sign that the girl’s restless spirit had taken refuge in the doll. (Source)
6. Amelia The Doll
Amelia was once auctioned off on eBay, where she became one of the highest viewed items. Its seller posted “This doll is not recommended for the weak at heart or for any little kids to have in their bedrooms!” Apparently, its original owner claimed that Amelia’s eyes were originally blue, but had glazed over in a creepy, glowing green despite being kept out of direct light. Once her eyes changed, weird things started happening. The person who purchased her reported that he found her standing in the hallway, heard her giggling, and once saw her wave. (Source)
5. Annabelle The Doll
Last summer’s The Conjuring shined the spotlight on my favorite creepy couple, Ed and Lorraine Warren. They were paranormal investigators who investigated cases like the Amityville haunting and the case that became The Haunting In Connecticut. To this day artifacts from their work are viewable at The Warrens Occult Museum. The crown jewel of this collection is the Annabelle doll.
The Annabelle doll was given to a girl named Donna by her mother in 1970. Donna and her roommate, Angie, noticed the doll would switch positions or move around the apartment when they weren’t looking. Eventually they began finding messages on parchment paper like, “Help me,” even though they did not keep parchment paper in the apartment. They brought in a medium who concluded the doll was possessed by the ghost of a girl who was buried underneath the apartment. The invents increased — Annabelle was found with a red substance coming out of her hands, moving around more and, as their friend Lou remembers:
Lou awoke one night from a deep sleep and in panic. Once again he had a reoccurring bad dream. Only this time somehow, something seemed different. It was as though he was awake but couldn’t move. He looked around the room but couldn’t discern anything out of the ordinary and then it happened. Looking down toward his feet he saw the doll, Annabelle. It began to slowly glide up his leg, moved over his chest and then stopped. Within seconds the doll was strangling him. Paralyzed and gasping for breath Lou, at the point of asphyxiation, blacked out. Lou awoke the next morning, certain it wasn’t a dream, Lou was determined to rid himself of that doll and the spirit that possessed it. Lou, however, would have one more terrifying experience with Annabelle.
Preparing for a road trip the next day Lou and Angie were reading over maps alone in her apartment. The apartment seemed eerily quiet. Suddenly, rustling sounds coming from Donnas room aroused fear that someone had possibly broken into the apartment. Lou determined to figure out who or what it was quietly made his way to the bedroom door. He waited for the noises to stop before entering and turning on the light. The room was empty except for Annabelle whom was tossed on the floor in the corner.
Lou scoured the room for forced entry but nothing was out of place. But as he got close to the doll he got the distinct impression that somebody was behind him. Spinning around he was quick to realize that nobody else was there. Then in flash he found himself grabbing for his chest, doubled over, cut and bleeding. His shirt was stained with blood and upon opening his shirt there on his chest was what looked to be 7 distinct claw marks, three vertically and four horizontally, all were hot like burns. These scratches healed almost immediately, half gone the next day, fully gone by day two.
To this day Annabelle lives in the occult museum. Her locked case is “holy water encrusted.” (Source)
4. Pupa The Doll
According to legend, Pupa the doll was received as a gift by a young Italian girl in the 1920s. The doll, which reportedly has human hair, remained in her possession until she died in 2005. She told family members that Pupa was alive, and after her death, her family members reported that the doll’s activity only increased — her glass case steaming up, messages like “Pupa hate” written on from the inside, shifting positions, and tapping the glass. Pupa’s present location is unknown. (Source)
3. Mandy The Doll
Mandy the Doll resides at the Quesnel Museum in British Columbia, where she’s been on display since 1991, when she was reportedly donated by an unnamed donor who no longer wanted the doll in her house. Staff and volunteers at the museum report that objects began to go missing, and that other dolls put in Mandy’s vicinity would soon appear “harmed.” Electronics brought near her are immediately drained of battery, and many visitors to the museum claim they’ve seen her move in her case. (Source)
2. Joliet The Doll
Joliet the doll, allegedly now owned by a woman named “Anna,” has been passed down from mother to daughter through several generations. The doll is said to curse each daughter to give birth to two children: a daughter (whom the doll will later be given to), and a son — who will die within three days of being born. The spirits of the lost sons are said to inhabit the doll, crying through the night. (Source)
1. Robert The Doll
In 1896, this creepy doll belonged to a child named Robert Eugene Otto in Key West, Florida. The doll had been given to him by a servant who practiced black magic, and who disliked the boy's family. The little boy adored his doll, and would often talk to him at length. Servants in the Otto home became concerned, however, when they swore they could hear a phantom voice talking back to the boy, and neighbors claimed to have seen the doll moving from window to window in the Otto house when no one was at home.
Soon, the doll started causing mischief, and the frightened child would claim that he had no part in it. Rooms would be messed up, vases smashed, and little Robert would be blamed, even though he seemed extremely afraid and insisted that his doll had done the deeds.
Robert inherited the house and died in 1972, so the house was purchased by another family. A little girl who had just moved into the home found the doll in the attic and was instantly afraid of it. She said the doll was alive and wanted to kill her. The doll finally wound up at an art gallery and historical museum in Key West, where it remains on display to this day. Oddly enough, visitors to the museum claim that they must ask permission to take a photograph of the doll. If they don't, legend has it that the doll will curse you. The museum displays letters from so-called "cursed" individuals who have written to the doll, apologizing for not asking to take his picture, and asking to be released from his spell. (Source | Photo)
