Ep. 113 - The Play Thing

The Conspirators Podcast

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

One relatively modern fear many people share, is fear of dolls. Throughout history there have been a number of children's toys that are purported to be haunted by evil spirits. In this episode I tell you about a few of these terrifying dolls, including the story of the real Annabelle, and probably the most famous haunted doll of them all, Robert. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Doll-David-L-Sloan/dp/0978992180/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Robert+the+doll&qid=1572035567&sr=8-2https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-dollhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-creepy-dolls-180955916/https://www.bustle.com/articles/180212-5-creepy-haunted-dolls-who-want-to-play-with-you-forever-and-ever-and-everhttp://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/annabelle/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/ Desolation, Nightmare https://www.purple-planet.com Kevin MacLeod “Dreams Become Reality", "Long Note One", "Long Note Three", "Long Note Four", "Anxiety", "Come Play With Me", by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Delive a Rule, because anything goes this Christmas.
0:06.0	Yes, even sprouts on a pizza or gravy on sushi.
0:10.0	The rules are, there are no rules. Have a Cantonese on Christmas Eve or a
0:15.2	Balty on Boxing Day and when you're so over the leftovers bring on the ramen
0:20.2	From big brands to local favorites this Christmas it's all on your doorstep with
0:25.0	deliver room. Geographical restrictions, Ties and C service and delivery fees apply. In recent years a curious fad has sprung up among some of the customers on eBay.
0:43.0	Toy collectors from around the world have begun buying, selling and trading antique
0:46.0	dolls with one another.
0:49.1	Now as someone who can neither confirm nor deny the rumor, he may have once had a pretty sizable Star Wars action figure
0:54.2	collection. This doesn't seem all that weird. But what is rather odd about this particular
1:00.6	set of collectors is that these styles have something extra
1:04.0	special about them namely they're haunted. Back in 1988 moviegoers across
1:11.8	the globe were introduced to a walking talking killing machine with freckles and cute little overalls named Chuckie.
1:19.0	Although Child's play wasn't the first or last killer doll film to strike fear in the collective hearts of movie
1:24.1	audiences.
1:25.6	It was Chuckie's introduction that led to a lot of our modern obsession with haunted dolls.
1:31.2	If you search websites like eBay and ETSI, you can find a thriving marketplace for buyers and sellers of children's toys that are purportedly possessed by spirits.
1:41.0	Most haunted dolls go for around $50 on the collector's market, although some of the rarest and most
1:46.2	highly prized dolls can sell for as high as four figures. The typical bio for one of these dolls gives a detailed description of the dolls past including an overview of the spirits life and death,
1:59.0	as well as the description of their personality and temperament.
2:04.0	Dolls are then given a ranking based on just how much paranormal activity you can expect with your new plaything.
2:10.0	That way you can know just how much potential danger you're getting yourself into.
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