Annabelle to Labubu: Generally, dolls represent innocence. However, due to their disturbing stories, designs, or very haunted history, some turned out to be perfectly scary. Real-life curse dolls to fictional nightmares, these have made headlines and haunted imaginations worldwide. Let us delve into the five creepiest dolls that shook the world.
When it comes to horror, Annabelle has become a household name, all thanks to The Conjuring franchise. Based on a real-life Raggedy Ann doll kept in the Warren Occult Museum, she is said to have moved by herself, written notes, and caused physical harm to people. The story is so disturbing the doll is now locked in a glass cabinet, marked “Do Not Touch.”
In Key West, Florida, Robert belonged to Robert Eugene Otto. Locals believe the doll is cursed and report that he blinks, changes expressions, and brings misfortune to those who disrespect him. To this day, people send apology letters to the museum for having mocked him.
Beginning in the 1988 movie Child’s Play, Chucky is the soul of a serial killer trapped in a Good Guy doll. Chucky became one of the most memorable villains in horror cinema by being brutal with his killings served with some twisted humor and maniacal laughter.
Okiku is a doll which grows hair, allegedly human hair, housed in a temple in Japan. Legend has it that a girl died with the doll clasped in her hands, and her spirit inhabited it. The monks that take care of the doll claim it has mysterious growing hair, which is trimmed regularly.
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Not haunted, yet somehow they have gone viral because of their foul curve. Labubu dolls with a wide stare and sharp teeth on the other hand are art toys that blur the boundaries between cute and creepy, thus garnering a very peculiar cult-following online.
Doll spirits or not, these dolls prove that some toys were never meant for children. Their stories send chills down the cracks of generations.