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Robert, otherwise known as Robert the Doll, Robert the haunted doll, or Robert the Enchanted Doll, is a doll that was once owned by Key West painter and author Robert Eugene Otto. The doll is alleged to be cursed. Robert was the inspiration for Chucky, the doll in the 1988 horror film Child's Play.
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The doll is currently located at the East Martello Museum.
Story
Supposedly, Otto was given the doll in 1906 by a Bahamian servant who practiced black magic and voodoo. Otto's parents often heard him talking to the doll. At first they assumed that Otto was simply answering himself in a changed voice but later claimed to believe the doll was actually speaking.
Neighbors claimed to have seen the doll moving from window to window when the family was out. Otto died in 1974.
Current status
The doll is annually rotated to the Old Post Office and Customhouse in October. Strange activity in the museum supposedly increases during such times.
The doll was shown at Taps CON, a paranormal convention held in Clearwater, Florida in May 2008. This was the first time that it had left Key West, Florida in its then-104 years of existence.
The doll is currently located at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida.
Films
From 2015 a series of films written and directed by Andrew Jones and based on the legend of the doll have been released. The first was called "Robert", the second "The Curse Of Robert", and a third film "The Legend Of Robert The Doll" is currently in production. There is also a prequel movie by Andrew Jones called "The Toymaker", which features Robert among other haunted dolls.