Ectolog

Picture generated with AI Location: Mexico City, Mexico Dates Active: 1940s to Present Category: Haunting, Terrifying Toys Cause: Previous owner hanging dolls on trees Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 020324B-00062 Summery:   This island in a canal in Mexico City has drawn the attention for it being adorned with numerous dolls, but also reports of supernatural activity. In Depth: This island was decorated with hundreds of dolls in various conditions by Don Julián Santana Barrera. According to local legend, Barrera came across the body of a young girl in the waters of the canal and was distraught. The next day he found a doll in the same water, and hung the doll in the trees in her memory and possibly ward off evil spirits. Barrera then found more dolls, and started adding them to the tress as well. Over time, the whole island became adorned with dolls and doll parts, giving off a highly creepy vibe. Then on April 17, 2001, Barrera was visited by his nephew on the island, and went fi...

Picture generated with AI Location: Nizhny Novogrod, Russia Dates Active: November 2, 2011 Category: Necromancy, Strange Crimes, Terrifying Toys, Witchcraft Cause: Insanity Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011624C-00029 Summery:   Russian historian digs up the bodies of young girls and turns them into dolls. In Depth: Anatoly Moskvin, a noted history expert, journalist, linguist, and self proclaimed 'necropolyst' who specializes in burial rituals, had his home raided by Russian police on a tip. What the police found was the bodies of 29 girls and young women, all of whom were between the ages of 10 and 30 when they died, all encased in a custom cloth and wax "body" with features such as faced painted on them. Anatoly had apparently been digging up bodies from around local cemeteries, bringing them home and transforming their corpses into dolls. He would apparently celebrate their birthdays, watch cartoons with them, sing songs, and have tea parties with the dolls. He w...