A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls - The Paranormal Podcast 927

The Paranormal Podcast

Jim Harold

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Fiona Dodwell joins us from the UK to explore one of the most unsettling corners of the paranormal: haunted dolls. Drawing from her book A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls, Fiona shares how a research project turned personal when she adopted a clown doll said to carry its own energy! We discuss famous cases like Robert the Doll and Peggy, but also dig into lesser-known stories that are just as disturbing. Along the way, Fiona explains why dolls, with their human likeness and emotional resonance, may be uniquely suited to becoming vessels for unexplained phenomena. From a Japanese doll whose hair reportedly continued to grow after its young owner’s death, to firsthand accounts from collectors who actively seek out haunted objects, this conversation examines whether spirits can truly attach themselves to physical items. Fiona also reflects on whether our own energy can imprint onto cherished belongings, blurring the line between memory and manifestation. Whether you are a skeptic or a believer, this episode invites you to reconsider the objects sitting quietly on your shelves and what they might be holding onto. You can find Fiona's book at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4rCcG0P Thanks Fiona! This post contains Amazon affiliate links that benefit Jim Harold Media when you make a qualifying purchase. Thank you for your support! NEWSLETTERGet Jim’s weekly free newsletter and a free Campfire ebook at the same time. Go here: https://jim-harold.kit.com/campfire-ebook VIRTUAL CAMPFIRE GROUPJoin our FREE online community at ⁠https://virtualcampfiregroup.com⁠ EVENTSHope to see you soon at one of Jim’s live events: https://jimharold.com/events YOUTUBE CHANNELBe sure to subscribe to Jim’s YouTube channel at: ⁠https://youtube.com/jimharold⁠ JOIN JIM’S SPOOKY STUDIO PLUS CLUBYou can get access to Jim’s entire back catalog of Campfire and a TON of exclusive content with the Spooky Studio Plus Club. Go to https://⁠jimharold.com/plus⁠ and signup to support the show and get access to our MASSIVE library of content! MERCHGo to ⁠https://jimharold.com/merch⁠ to get your Jim Harold T’s, sweatshirts, mugs, hats and more! BOOKSGet all SIX of Jim’s Campfire books here: https://jimharold.com/campfirebooks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the paranormal podcast, and we're going to talk about a cursed collection of haunted dolls up next.
0:38.8	Welcome to the paranormal podcast. I am Jim Harold and so glad to be with you today. And I can think of few things that are quite as creepy as haunted dolls. And we've got a great guest to talk about. There's a recent book out called a cursed collection Collection of Haunted Dolls, and we have the author with us, Fiona Dodwell, and we're so glad to have her with us.
0:44.5	Fiona, calling in today from the UK, is a freelance journalist and author who has been passionate
0:50.0	about the paranormal for many years. She's studied demonology, applied paranormal research, exorcism, and theology.
0:57.6	She's also the author of several fictional paranormal titles.
1:01.5	In addition, she has done this nonfiction book about cursed dolls.
1:05.3	She has studied haunted dolls more than any other subject in recent years
1:09.8	and finds the idea of objects being
1:12.1	inspirited absolutely fascinating. And we're so glad to have her with us. Fiona, thank you for joining us.
1:18.2	I know we had some technical issues. We tried to do this a couple months ago. A little bit of tech
1:24.6	issues today. I think we got sorted out. I don't know. Should we blame Harry the haunted doll or should we just blame Zoom? What do you think?
1:33.5	It would be a bit of both, but hopefully third time lucky. Yeah, I think so. I can already tell a difference. So thumbs up. Now, Harry, if folks aren't familiar, that is a, that's a doll that you've been in possession of.
1:45.8	And Dar wanted me to say, you can say hello to Harry, but she doesn't want to have any further interaction with us.
1:51.6	But let's start out.
1:52.5	Tell us about Harry the doll.
1:55.7	Yeah, so I own a clown doll called Knock Knock Harry.
2:00.1	And basically, he came into my possession during
2:03.3	the time that I was writing the book because as I was writing I was getting in touch with
2:08.1	people from all over the world who had experienced owning haunted objects and I got in touch
2:13.9	with these two sisters and they nicknamed themselves the supernatural sisters and they study haunted objects like I do.
2:21.0	And they reached out to me and they said, we own a clown doll and he's got a spirit attached
2:28.8	and there's lots of energy around him and they basically said to me, did I want to adopt
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