This week on Wyrd Wessex, Craig and Andy continue their Halloween season episodes with a deep dive into something truly unsettling: creepy dolls. They explore the phobia of humanoid figures and share some of the most bizarre and terrifying stories of toys that are anything but inanimate.
- Pediophobia and Creepy Dolls: The hosts discuss the psychological fear of dolls and share a story about London's Pollock's Toy Museum that has visitors avoiding an entire room.
- A Haunting Collection: Craig and Andy recount a chilling lineup of haunted dolls, including the "Threaten Me Elmo" that kept saying "kill James," a possessed Elsa doll that mysteriously reappeared after being thrown out, and the full, dark story of the original Annabelle doll and her demonic history.
- The Unsettling Okiku Doll: They delve into the bizarre tale of a Japanese doll whose hair has reportedly been growing for nearly a century, with a priest who trims it and rumors that its mouth is slowly opening to reveal human teeth.
- Cursed Dolls of the Internet: The episode takes a turn into the modern age with stories of dolls found online, including Harold, a doll that caused a trail of bad luck and even death, and Letta the Marionette, which is said to have real human hair and a heartbeat.
- The Isle of the Dolls: The hosts describe the incredibly creepy La Isla de las Munecas in Mexico, an island covered in thousands of decaying dolls placed as an offering to a girl’s spirit, a ritual that ended with the caretaker's death on the very spot he found her.
- The Legend of Robert: They tell the story of Robert the Doll, a voodoo-cursed toy that terrorized its owner, and discuss its current residency in a museum where visitors still apologize to it for their lack of respect.
- Wyrd News: The show concludes with two highly topical stories about haunted dolls in the UK. The hosts are amused to discover that the same family from the first story, who adopted a doll that growled at them, is also featured in the second news story about a doll that scratches men in a museum.
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Written by Craig Brooks and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens
Edited by Craig Brooks
Intro music by Leonell Cassio - The Paranormal Is Real (ft. Carrie)
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