Ghosts & Hauntings

'Island of dolls' is the stuff of nightmares

By T.K. Randall
August 5, 2015

Image: Leaf Forest
Credit: Den Vish / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) The cold, dead stare of a doll's eyes have the potential to freak just about anyone out at the best of times, but for those with an actual phobia of dolls there is one place you definitely don't want to visit.

Situated in a remote wooded area in Xochimilco, Mexico, the appropriately named 'Island of the dolls' consists of thousands of old dolls and doll parts hanging ominously from the trees.

Mexico's 'Island of the Dolls' is the creepiest place in the world http://t.co/RcpCzin1IQ pic.twitter.com/9KmOFQ73Ug

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 5, 2015

Legend has it that artist Julian Santana Barrera, who is attributed with hanging up the first dolls, was compelled to do so after hearing the tormented screams of a girl said to have drowned nearby.

Since then the area has gained a reputation for being haunted and visitors continue to drop by from time to time to leave coins and to hang more dolls thus adding to the ever-growing collection.

Source: Malaysian Digest

Tags: Xochimilco, Dolls, Mexico