The Curse of Robert the Doll

The Curse of Robert the Doll

Year: 2022

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: English

Director: Brian Knappmiller

HorrorDocumentary

Robert the Doll, billed as the world’s most haunted doll, sits behind glass at a Key West museum. Visitors who ignore his rules allegedly suffer curses ranging from illness and injury to accidents and death. The documentary investigates the doll’s origins, its first owners in 1905, and the malevolent force said to reside within.

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1

Emily starts her night shift at East Falls Museum

Emily begins her night-cleaner job at East Falls Museum, where Robert the Doll is on display. Almost immediately she encounters unsettling signs: objects move on their own, whispers echo through empty rooms, and a chill drafts through the corridors. These happenings hint that Robert's malevolent presence may still be active after dark.

Night 1 East Falls Museum
2

Eerie manifestations intensify

The disturbances escalate as objects move, doors creak of their own accord, and disembodied whispers haunt the halls. Emily feels the doll's presence more strongly, as if it watches her every move. The sense of danger confirms that the curse is very real.

Night 1 East Falls Museum
3

Security guard attacked during a late-night check

A security guard hears strange noises and investigates a corridor. He is slashed repeatedly with a broken glass shard, and his blood splatters the museum walls. The brutal attack marks the first clear connection between the killings and Robert.

Night 2 East Falls Museum
4

Staff member found hanged in storage

Another employee is found hanged in a storage closet, and no one witnesses the mechanism of death. The scene is brutal and unexplained, fueling fear among the remaining staff. Emily suspects the doll may be involved as the killings continue.

Night 3 East Falls Museum - storage closet
5

Emily connects the murders to Robert

As the death toll rises, Emily notices patterns that point to Robert the Doll. She begins to suspect the curse is behind the brutality rather than random acts. The museum's after-hours atmosphere becomes more suffocating as she investigates.

Night 4 East Falls Museum
6

Jenny Otto warns about the doll

Emily seeks guidance from her friend Jenny Otto, who has faced Robert's curse before. Jenny warns that the doll is possessed by a vengeful spirit that punishes anyone who disrespects it. She recounts her own terrifying encounter to emphasize the danger.

Night 5 Jenny's home
7

Jenny's past trauma: the fire at her childhood home

Jenny explains that Robert caused a fire that destroyed her childhood home, nearly killing her family. The tale reinforces the seriousness of the doll's malevolence. Emily becomes more determined to break the curse.

Past (recounted during Night 5) Jenny's childhood home
8

Robert lures Emily into the basement with manipulated lights

Robert subtly controls the museum lights, drawing Emily toward a dark basement. The air grows thick with fear as she steps deeper, hearing the doll's unseen influence in the shadows. The lure signals a turning point in the night from which there may be no easy escape.

Night 6 East Falls Museum - basement
9

Emily narrowly escapes a brutal basement attack

In the basement, Robert makes a violent move against Emily, wielding a rusted pipe. She fights back and manages to flee through the dark, battered by fear and adrenaline. The close call confirms the danger is no longer theoretical.

Night 6 East Falls Museum - basement
10

Emily and Jenny perform a desperate ritual

Desperate to end the curse, Emily and Jenny perform a ritual together within the museum's shadows. The ritual triggers a fierce response from Robert as the air sizzles with supernatural energy. They hope to seal the spirit away, but the danger remains.

Night 7 East Falls Museum
11

A staff member dragged into the shadows during the ritual

During the chaos of the ritual, a staff member is dragged screaming into the dark corners and found later with his throat torn open. The violence demonstrates that Robert will stop at nothing to punish disrespect. The team realizes the ritual has intensified the doll's will, not quelled it.

Night 7 East Falls Museum
12

A second employee is impaled by a falling display case

As unseen forces push the museum to the brink, a display case topples and impales another employee. The inexplicable accident screams that the curse is still active and dangerous. Emily and Jenny push to finish the rite amid the chaos.

Night 7 East Falls Museum
13

Emily confronts Robert and shatters the doll

In a final confrontation, Emily grabs the doll and smashes it against a wall, shattering it into pieces. The room floods with a crashing silence as the evil seems to dissipate. Yet the broken doll's fragment twitching hints the danger may not be over.

Night 8 East Falls Museum - gallery
14

The shattered doll piece remains ominous

A fragment of Robert lies on the floor, twitching briefly as if alive. The immediate threat seems to be over, but the lingering presence of the spirit leaves an unsettling sense of unfinished business. The camera lingers on the ruined display as credits begin to roll.

Ending East Falls Museum - gallery floor

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