Robert the Doll

Robert the Doll is a haunted doll that lives in Key West, Florida.

He was created by the Steiff Company around 1904 and gifted to a Key West boy who developed an unusual relationship with the toy.

Some theories suggest Robert the Doll was created with voodoo.

Some of the earliest reports of Robert the Doll doing things that most dolls don’t do emerged in the late 1940s when children in Key West saw Robert the Doll moving in the window of the Otto family home at 534 Eaton Street.

Through the years, people have seen Robert move on his own, laugh, and throw objects across the room.

VIP Ghost Hunt guests at the Fort East Martello have seen Robert’s chest move as if he is breathing and felt an unknown entity touching their knee.

Cold chills and orbs move about Robert’s room at times.

Robert receives daily letters from people who had a paranormal experience with him.

Visitors to Fort East Martello regularly report strange encounters to the staff.

Robert the Doll lives in an old, haunted Key West Civil War fort known as the Fort East Martello Museum.

He is protected by a plexiglass case and receives hundreds of visitors each week.

The Fort East Martello Museum is operated by the Key West Art & Historical Society.

It is located beside the ocean in Key West at 3501 South Roosevelt Blvd.

Robert does not give permission.

This is an often-repeated legend that has no basis in fact.

People who experience problems with Robert are usually disrespectful.

Asking for permission from an entity is a bad idea.

People who disrespect Robert the Doll report days, weeks, or months of mechanical problems, accidents, strange occurrences, and misfortune.

Some people end up with lost luggage. Others report being struck by lightning.

The trend of #SorryRobert evolved from the false belief that Robert the Doll does not like to have his picture taken and that you must ask permission before looking at his photo.

No. Robert was around long before Chucky, but Chucky was based on the My Buddy Doll.

Send apologies, well-wishes, and other letters to Robert at:

Robert the Doll, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, FL 33040.

E-mail Robert the Doll from the link at hauntedkeywest.com

You can see Robert the Doll in the daytime or experience him after dark on an intimate lockdown or ghost hunt.

Fort East Martello Museum is open most days from 10 am to 5 pm.

Ghost Key West offers ghost hunts and VIP lockdowns most nights after the sun goes down.

The Ghosts & Gravestones Trolley does not bring people to the fort to see Robert the Doll.

Ghost Key West is the only ghost tour in Key West that includes a visit with Robert the Doll.