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Oct 25, 2021 · Here is something that most people would agree is true about Robert the Doll: He’s terrifying. Ostensibly a little boy in a sailor suit, his careworn face is only vaguely human.
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There’s a bit of debate surrounding Robert’s origins. Some claim that he was gifted to his late owner Robert Eugene (Gene) Otto from his grandfather in 1904. But locals recall a more sinister backstory. They claim that the straw-filled toy was given to young Otto by one of the family’s young maids, who hexed it in retaliation for some wrongdoing. O...
Soon, however, strange things began to happen around the Otto household. According to legend, Otto’s parents would wake up in the middle of the night only to find their poor boy screaming and surrounded by overturned furniture. As Robert Eugene Otto grew older, Robert became even more malicious, as mutilated toys started appearing in the Otto’s hom...
After Robert Eugene Otto died in 1974, a woman named Myrtle Reuter purchased the Artist House, which meant Robert the Doll had a brand-new caretaker. Reuter lived with Robert for 20 years — it’s said she even tookhim with her when she moved to a new home in the 1980s. Finally, she donated the creepy toy to the Fort East Martello Museum in 1994, cla...
Robert the Doll[1] is an allegedly haunted doll [2] exhibited at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. Robert was once owned by painter, author, and Key West resident Robert Eugene Otto. History. The doll originally belonged to Robert Eugene Otto, an artist described as "eccentric", who belonged to a prominent Key West family.
Jun 22, 2019 · It turns out Chucky is actually based on a “haunted” real-life doll, and when you hear his story you might be even more terrified than you were in the first place. Meet Robert. The real life Chucky (whose real name is Robert).
Oct 18, 2021 · Apart from using the Ottos' names in the first film, very little of Robert's real story is preserved, as the setting is moved from 1904 Key West to 2015 Wales, and it features a doll that is somehow even uglier than the real Robert.
Sep 5, 2022 · Despite the plot of the movie being entirely fictional, one aspect holds true — Child’s Play is based on a true story. Robert the Doll. Atlas Obscura. Cursed dolls are no stranger...
