Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing great. Today’s presentation is a lot different from any other usual topic.
This doll looks cute. Doesn’t it? But don’t go too much into his beauty.
Now, you must be thinking what I am saying here.
Well, to tell you the truth, this is not an ordinary doll or toy.
It is believed that this particular doll is haunted. And I’ll share some interesting facts about this doll in my presentation. So be sure to read this article till the end.
The story of Robert the doll dates back to the 1900’s when the doll was given to a boy by the name of Robert Eugene Otto also known as Gene.
Made from wood wool known as excelsior, Robert is dressed in a sailor’s suit with a lion in his hand.
It is said that the hand-made doll was given to Gene as a retaliation gift by one of the servants working at his parents’ home.
The gift came after Gene’s mother who was said to be a very cruel lady, one day caught some servants practicing black magic and quickly fired them.
While one of the servant’s is said to have possessed the doll with an evil spirit and given it to the little child, to which the Otto family had no objection unknowingly of the consequences that were likely to happen.
Upon receiving the doll, Gene decided to name the doll Robert since he was commonly called Gene.
Soon Gene became so obsessed with the doll that they became inseparable.
He would take Robert wherever he would go, reserve a seat at the dining table and pretend to feed Robert with some pieces of his food.
Now, to this point you must be thinking this behavior is okay and some would even argue that that’s normal with kids.
Yes I agree with the fact that children tend to have some form of attachment towards certain toys or their favorite toy.
Then, here’s the twist in the tale. Gene’s parents Mr & Ms Otto discovered a voice respond to Gene every time their son tried to have a conversation with the doll.
At first they thought Gene was making sounds himself. But they soon realized that the sound was like a heavy voice, which was difficult for a four year old boy like Gene to make.
The Otto family claimed to have experienced paranormal activities such as hearing sounds of giggling and evil laughter, as well as, seeing Robert move.
Even neighbors of the “Artist House” claim to have seen Robert look through the window with his facial expressions changing.
Those who have camped at the “Artist House” during the presence of Robert claim to have felt the presence of something strange.
To separate the two, Robert was locked in a cabinet in the etic where it stayed for quite a long time.
Claims of Robert’s presence in the basement was being felt despite the doll being locked in its cabinet.
About Robert Eugene Otto
Robert Eugene (called Gene) was the son of affluent and well-traveled parents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas Otto.
He was born on 25th October 1900 and died at the age of 73, the year 1974.
Robert was well known for his painting in the Key West area apart from his obsession for Robert.
Click on the link for more information. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24778775/robert-eugene-otto
After the death of his father Mr Thomas Osgood Otto, Gene became the Owner of their Key West home where he moved to with his wife Ann.
Things changed after he discovered his long lost friend Robert in the basement’s cupboard and the two reunited.
The reunion did not go down well with Gene’s wife as he would take it anywhere the couple would go.
As a result, the couple would end-up in argument with Gene sometimes going insane and would not recall anything about his behavior and blame Robert for any mishaps.
What made the equation worse was that, before sleeping Gene would place Robert on a chair inside the couple’s bedroom.
New Home of Robert the Doll
After the death of Gene and his wife, the house was sold with Robert being locked back in the etic.
The family that bought the house had a little girl who found Robert in the etic and decided to keep it.
Seemed like Robert did not like his new owner and all mishaps began to happen including scary dreams.
This forced the new owner to deliver Robert to the Fort East Martello Museum, in Key West Florida.
The reason to keep it in a glass is to prevent people from touching it as Robert does not like to be touched or his photo taken without his permission.
Those that have breached this rule have suffered or suffer from Robert’s curse through which they get involved in a road accident or something bad happens with the offender or offenders.
The pieces of paper seen in the glass are said to be apology letters from the victims of Robert’s curse in the hope of forgiveness from the doll.
Not only that. This haunted doll rules the Fort East Martello Museum after dark.
Finally, I’ll leave you with a video that contains the story Chucky the doll, the concept of the movie is taken from Robert the doll.
Thanks for reading.
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