Whining American eBays 'devil doll'

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Whining American eBays 'devil doll'
By Lester Haines
Published Tuesday 30th August 2005


Those readers who think that Hurricane Katrina is just about the worst thing that can happen to an honest, God-fearing American would do well to consider that your house blowing down is as nothing compared to the terrible calamity which has befallen the owner of the "Julie" devil doll - a porcelain manifestation of pure evil now available on eBay to anyone with the courage to face the truly apocalyptic consequences of making a successful bid.

We kid you not. Here's the background:

You are bidding on a "Doll by Julie". Doll appears to be in excellent condition and is made from porcelain. However, since we "discovered" her in our basement while preparing to see our house in Kansas, we have had NOTHING but bad luck.

Yup, you've guessed it: devil doll appears from nowhere, resists all attempts at disposal and gradually subjects target family to a spine-tingling litany of terror. Here are a few extracts, which, we should caution, are not for the faint-hearted:

In June 2003, we were prepping our house for sale by getting rid of unnecessary clutter. I came across this doll that was not bought by anyone in our house, nor was it received as a gift. I thought nothing of it and put it in a large pile for items to donate. Our houses have always been by the true word spotless, and we have always won the blue ribbon awards when selling our homes. This house FINALLY sold on July 2004 when houses all around us that were slightly more expensive sold that were filled with clutter and were dirty. Previously, all our homes sold in less than 90 days, even in the bad times of the early 90's!

Spooky, but there's more:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/30/devil_doll/

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1. There's a glut of "haunted" merchandise for sale on eBay

Haunted dolls, haunted guitars, even a haunted teddy bear.

I had no idea until a friend called the other night and read me a small litany of haunted guitar entries.

The 'best stories' make for better sales.

What some people Won't buy...it staggers the imagination.

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2. So is the doll's name "Talking Tina"?

And she starred in a Twilight Zone episode from the '60s?