The story of the doll that grew old is told by expert on the paranormal jim eaton in his book ghosts caught on film 2.
The doll that aged in the attic.
They had to decide that the outgrown toys cluttering the kid s rooms should be got rid of or stored away.
Robert the haunted doll.
Over time the plastic takes on the appearance of aging because it heats up then cools down heats up and cools down etc.
A facebook account and myspace page have since cropped up in honor of the legendary figurine.
Robert the haunted doll and the doll that aged in the attic.
As usually happens with many things that were cherished by the children several of them were stored away in the attic.
And all of the old toys were taking up most of the space in the house.
I just love weird scary stories and these two are scarier than most.
An unnamed family had children who were starting to grow up.
When they stumbled on it 11 years later they were shocked by how much it had aged wrinkled like an old man.
What makes it more unnerving to look at are the human qualities of it particularly those eyes which appear to be staring straight at you.
Now if the face was plastic or wood then that is a different story.
The family bought the doll in good condition said mr eaton.
Run the clock forward eleven years.
After they stored all the toys away they were happy to have more room in the house.
Amongst them was a doll.
In all likely hood this doll had a leather face and after being kept in a moist dry attic space the leather might have shrunken like that of a raison leaving the appearance of an old person.
Robert the doll was originally given to key west painter and author robert eugene otto by a servant of his family legend has it that the servant who was familiar with voodoo and black magic cursed the doll after becoming displeased at the way he was treated by the otto family.
Whether it continues to inspire strange stories and paranormal reports among the library stacks only time will tell.
The family bought the doll in good condition.
The doll that aged.
They decided to store it in the attic.
The attic would heat up during the day into the zone where the plastic warped due to the heat.
An ordinary baby faced doll.
The doll had aged and now had the face of a very old person.
After wendt s death the janesville doll was moved from the attic window to a special showcase in the janesville library.
So they stored away all the toys in the attic including a baby faced doll.