‘Creepy’ doll that terrified locals in Scotland charity shop moved to Cheshire

A ‘creepy’ doll that terrified locals in a charity shop window in Scotland has been bought – and is now living in Cheshire. The vintage toy was on sale at St Columba’s Hospice shop in Morningside, Edinburgh.

It went viral when a photograph was shared on social media, and shop staff were forced to add an “I’m not creepy” sign. But ‘The Unexplained: Caught on Camera’ star Deborah Davies has purchased the doll to add to her growing collection.

She took a trip to Scotland to buy ‘Annabelle’ for £200, and it will live at her home in Cheshire. Deborah, who was in season two of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, told the BBC that the doll will be “under 24 hour surveillance”.

She said her collection of about 70 other dolls live in her office. Charity shop boss Simone Varga said a former volunteer donated the item when she moved away from Edinburgh.

“When I opened the box I saw its creepy long legs and real shoes and then saw its eyes had pupils and its nails had the white bits on it,” she said.

Adding: “I thought it looked very human.” Simone originally priced the doll at £180, but reduced it when people labelled it ‘creepy’ online.

She said: “When everyone on social media started saying it was creepy, menacing and freaking out about it I thought it’s not going to sell so I put the price down and put a sign on it saying: ‘I’m not creepy.”

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