The Original Ghost tours of Key West: Crowne Plaza La Concha Hotel. Haunted Houses, Haunted Hotels, Nightly Tours

he original "Chucky," Robert the Doll, has been said to
resemble everything from Michael Jackson to Curious George.
The East Martello Museum on South Roosevelt Boulevard (next
to the airport) is Robert's permanent home where he sits on
display for those who dare to visit. On our nightly tours,
we visit Robert's original home at The Artist House Bed &
Breakfast where he lived with his owner Gene Otto and we
visit Robert's annual temporary home at the historic Customs
House Museum. Robert was said to have been given to Gene
by a Bahamian girl whose exact relation to the family remains
one of Robert's many mysteries. Many believe the girl was the
daughter of ill-treated servants of the Otto family. Speculation
as to his creation include that the doll contains a crystal or
was made much like a voodoo doll, thereby creating his evil
entity. Whatever his method of creation, Robert is possessed
and his ongoing activities continue to be reported to us.
Robert is one of our most popular tales and many of our
tour customers visit Robert at East Martello for themselves.
One of Robert's favorite activites is to prevent his photo
from being taken. Visitors have reported a variety of camera
malfunctions and Robert's favorite trick is to black out his
own photo, while leaving the remaining film unharmed. He
frequently creates electric and electronic fluctuations and has
been said to move his toy lion from one knee to the other
and to tap on his glass display case. See our sightings
page for more of Robert's antics and click below to view a
portion of this tale, as told by the lovely Erin.