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Halloween Treat Mini-Sode I: Haunted Objects — Dolls, Paintings & Cursed Things
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Step inside the cabinet of horrors…
Behind the glass and shadows are objects that look ordinary — but each has left a trail of fear, fire, and death. From dolls that move when no one’s watching to paintings that refuse to burn, this Halloween Treat mini-sode opens the case files on some of the world’s most infamous haunted objects.
Join Bria, Zach, and Lyndsay as they uncover the chilling histories behind Annabelle, Robert the Doll, the Dybbuk Box, The Crying Boy Painting, and Busby’s Dead Man’s Chair — and explore why some everyday things are better left untouched.
Would you dare to look these cursed relics in the eye?
🎃 Part of our October “Halloween Treat” mini-sode series — releasing every Wednesday through Halloween night.
Sources Cited
Annabelle – The Doll
• Warren, Ed & Lorraine. The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Graymalkin Media, 2013.
• Warren’s Occult Museum – Official Archive (warrens.net).
• “The True Story of Annabelle the Doll.” Travel Channel / Discovery+, Shock Docs: The Curse of Robert the Doll (2021).
• Romano, A. “Annabelle: The Real Story Behind the Doll from The Conjuring.” Vox, 2019.
• “Annabelle Higgins Case File.” New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR) Archives, 1970s.
• “Paranormal Collector Dan Rivera Dies at Gettysburg Event.” The Gettysburg Times, July 2025.
• “Comedian Matt Rife and Creator Elton Castee to Oversee Warren Museum Collection.” CT Insider, August 2025.
Robert the Doll
• Otto, Eugene. Personal Letters and Accounts. Key West Historical Society Archive.
• East Martello Museum, Key West Art & Historical Society. “Robert the Doll Exhibit.”
• “The Real Story Behind Robert the Doll.” Atlas Obscura, 2019.
• “Cursed Objects: Robert the Doll.” Discovery+ / Travel Channel.
• Brown, David L. “Letters of Apology to Robert the Doll.” Florida Keys News, 2022.
The Dybbuk Box
• Mannis, Kevin. “Original eBay Listing for Dybbuk Box.” eBay Archive, 2003.
• Bagans, Zak. Ghost Adventures: Haunted Museum Chronicles. Las Vegas, 2018.
• “The True Story Behind The Possession.” Los Angeles Times, August 2012.
• “Post Malone and the Dybbuk Box Curse.” Rolling Stone, 2018.
• “Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum: The Dybbuk Box Exhibit.” Travel Channel / Discovery+.
• Mannis, Kevin. Interview, Haunted Objects Podcast, 2020.
The Crying Boy Painting
• “The Curse of the Crying Boy.” The Sun (UK), September 1985.
• BBC Archive. “The Crying Boy: Firefighter Accounts.” 1985.
• Monaghan, John. Haunted Art: The Curse of the Crying Boy. Paranormal Press, 2001.
• “The Crying Boy Painting: The True Story.” Skeptical Inquirer, 2010.
• “Why the Crying Boy Survived the Flames.” National Firefighters’ Journal, 1986.
Busby’s Stoop Chair ( The Dead Man’s Chair )
• Thirsk Museum Archives, North Yorkshire. “Busby’s Stoop Chair Exhibit.”
• “The Curse of Busby’s Chair.” BBC North Yorkshire, 2017.
• Haunted Britain: Legends, Myths and Ghosts. Channel 5 Documentary, 2019.
• Simpson, Peter. Cursed Objects of the UK. Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
• “The Dead Man’s Chair.”
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