Halloween Edition: Haunted Dolls

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10/25/21 • 40 min

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They were your childhood friends. You played with them every day. You told them all your secrets. And while you grew up, they stayed the same. And when you left home, they...waited. This Halloween, join Jess and Philippa as they look into two of the most famous dolls to haunt your nightmares.
Sources:
Brittle, G. (1981) The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed + Lorraine Warren. New York: Maymalkin Media.
Ocker, J. W. (2020) Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items. Philadelphia: Quirk Books.
Robert the Doll Official Website: http://robertthedoll.org
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll
https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll

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Sources:
Churton, T. (2011) Aleister Crowley: The Biography. London: Watkins.
Crowley, A. (2021) The Confessions of Aleister Crowley: An Autohagiography Part I-III. Houston Texas: The Winged Globe Libary.
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Lachman, G. (2014) Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World. New York: Tarcher

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