The bride birthed “the child of Satan”, and the father bought the child home.Īlthough the baby was looked after by her father until her death, residents feared the child greatly. Marie Laveau supposedly cursed the bride of a Scotsman back in the 1800s and the bride died in childbirth. The area is well known for creepy folklore and it’s little surprise that the story of this possessed doll takes place here. If a doll is known as a devil infant, you just know it’s going to be creepy, right? This evil doll tale starts in New Orleans, home of voodoo and witchcraft. It’s that “offness”, that something that we can’t quite put our finger on that creeps us out. This is when something looks human, and we accept it as looking human, but there’s something slightly off about it. Scary dolls have existed in many forms for hundreds of years, and although scary is subjective, it’s understandable that we find some dolls scarier than others, simply because of the uncanny valley effect. Sit back, relax and enjoy whilst we explain just why these dolls are scary and explore some of the spookiest stories of these devilish dolls. Stories of cursed dolls are rarer, although they do exist – Robert the doll in Florida being one of the most popular. Possessed dolls are often associated with demon or poltergeist activity, while cursed dolls tend to be associated with voodoo.
Another theory is that these scary dolls may be possessed or cursed. They may may inhabit the doll of a former owner, or a doll that they used to own. Legend tends to follow that because dolls are humanoid in form, sometimes, spirits inhabit a doll when they’re roaming this plane because they don’t know where to go and dolls look familiar to them.
We’ve been playing with dolls for thousands of years, which is perhaps why haunted dolls have been part of folklore for hundreds of years too. Although people might not necessarily be scared of dolls, it’s safe to say that they creep many of us out. It’s safe to say that most of us aren’t a huge fan of dolls, and with films like Annabelle and The Conjuring becoming more and more popular, even hardened horror fans are having to put up with these scary dolls. I did find it a bit scary but to be honest, not as frightening as the fact we have so many animals at the sanctuary that we need to raise funds for.Real Haunted Dolls Stories - 4 Scary Doll Stories that'll Give you the CreepsĪ fear of dolls is known as pediophobia, which is pretty closely related to a fear of puppets, unsurprisingly. She said: "We are so grateful that the doll was donated. She said while it is "scary", it will help raise vital funds for the animals they care for. Helen Lecointe, Woodside Sanctuary Manager told PlymouthLive she and her team were "so grateful" for the donation. This doll, which is in original clothing, is on sale for £50. Others praised the artist for capturing "the expression" very well.Īnnette Himstedt dolls have a price tag of around £100 - £245 on eBay. Tanya added the doll had a "pretty little face" and just look "unloved". Lorraine said: "I'm expecting her head to turn completely around and then green projectile vomit." Daniel added: "Probably want to get a priest to bless that first."
The picture has attracted over 100 comments, with some suggesting the doll looks as if it could 'stand up at any moment and possibly start chasing someone'. Read more: Police searching for missing Saltash man Simon Wood who could be with his ginger dog Posting on Facebook, the animal charity said: "Is it just us or is this doll SCARY? Come on guys it’s all good as will help the animals". However it's generated a few frights too.
The collectors doll, which is an original Annette Himstedt, was gifted to the animal sanctuary to help generate funds. Woodside Animal Welfare Trust received the donation at its Saltash shop last week. A 'creepy' doll donated to an animal charity will help raise vital funds for unwanted and poorly animals.
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