Isla is an antique doll with blue eyes of 55 centimeters and it was made in 1898. Its creator remains unknown but it carries with it a very curious history.
At the end of the 19th century, a young woman received a doll as a gift that bore no date or signature and as the object intrigued her, she decided to do some research to discover its origins. She took her to an expert who revealed to her that the doll was recent and that it was made of a mixture of sawdust, cork, plaster and glue. She couldn't tell him anything else, but Isla's owner was still happy to have some information.
As the weeks passed, the woman began to grow attached to her doll. Cruelly neglecting her family, she locked herself in her room with her new friend and talked to her for hours. One day, her relatives questioned her about her strange behavior but she chased them out of the room, claiming that the doll answered her back when she was alone with her.
One night, after putting Isla on the trunk where she put her every day, she went to the bathroom, but once the door closed, she suddenly heard the song of a bird. Convinced that the bird had entered the house, she searched her room without finding anything. A little later, during the same night, she found herself awakened by the same noise. When she opened her eyes her vision was blurred but she nevertheless seemed to see a bird flying in the room. Jumping out of bed to chase it away, she grabbed the hat that was on her coat but as she turned to the bird, it vanished before her eyes.
At the same time, Isla abruptly collapsed on the ground. A sizzle then rose from its speaking mechanism and only stopped when the girl picked it up. From then on, this phenomenon was going to happen every day, without any logical explanation. Gradually, the doll's owner became like a mother to her, hugging her every time she heard her sizzle.
The girl's friends and family refused to go near the doll, saying an eerie presence emanated from her. A few of them even swore they heard his snicker coming out of nowhere. The attachment between Isla and her owner became so intense that soon the latter began to walk her around in a pram. Worried, her family wanted to force her to see a doctor, but the young woman fiercely opposed it. No one was to tell her what to do anymore.
A year later, for no apparent reason, the woman died in her home as she slept. When her body was found, Isla was lying on the ground, silent. The family locked the doll in a box and placed it in the back of a clothes closet. She would stay there for many years. Sometimes the children said they heard him crying and asking for his mother, but no one believed them. When the family moved, they left Isla behind and when the new occupants discovered her, they decided to sell her at a flea market. This was how the doll ended up on eBay. Maybe it was because of its sinister history, or maybe they wanted to get rid of it for some unknown reason, but none of its successive owners wanted to keep it. Isla was therefore sold many times.
In 2005, a young woman was looking for old dolls on eBay when she came across Isla. As soon as the doll was delivered to her, she went crazy about it. In her eyes, the doll was beautiful and she needed a lot of love. Sure, she had cracks and breaks, but no one could blame a doll for her age. The young woman knew nothing of her story so she decided to do some research to discover her origins.
She contacted the seller and asked her if she knew anything about the doll's past and she told her in detail. She explained to him that she had bought the doll in an antique store and that an old man, who was part of the family of the original owner, had told her its story.
When she heard the tragic story of her life, the new owner of Isla was particularly disturbed. She then decided to do some experimenting, setting up recording equipment and taking pictures of the doll. She managed to record whispers but unfortunately the words weren't clear enough to be understood. One night, when the doll was sitting on the end of her bed, she suddenly tipped over and started making a funny noise like the squeaking of a dog toy. Taken aback, the young woman left her on the ground for a moment, and the doll then began to squeal. However, the mechanism of his voice had not worked for a long time.
Since then, the young woman has kept the doll, to which she quickly became attached. She doesn't allow anyone near her except people she trusts completely.