Annabelle Doll Key West

The doll originally belonged to robert eugene otto an artist described as eccentric who belonged to a prominent key west family.

Annabelle doll key west. The doll was reportedly manufactured by the steiff company of germany purchased by otto s grandfather while on a trip to germany in 1904 and given to young otto as a birthday gift. Here is the true backstory of the annabelle doll from the conjuring films. There s robert the haunted doll who now lives at the fort east martello museum in key west florida. The child for no reason he can understand is paralyzed with fear.

The doll s sailor suit was likely an outfit that otto wore as a child. Annabelle is a raggedy ann doll now imprisoned in special glass case in the collection of the famous paranormal investigators ed and lorraine warren. This legendary evil doll has been haunting the citizens of key west for over 100 years. There is something unnatural about the glassy eyes the expressionless face.

Annabelle is so famous that she was the inspiration for a movie and a sequel. The doll inspired the famous horror movie child s play. A child of ten awakens in the middle of the night and finds one of his brightest daytime companions a stuffed doll staring at him from the foot of his bed. Once the doll was owned by key west painter and author robert eugene otto.