Hey everybody and welcome to Context Clues where this week I'm gonna give you some clips

from previous episodes to get you ready for our Halloween special called Haunted Dolls.

We shuffled through a lot of ideas for this the spookiest of seasons but none of them

felt like they were working so we decided to stop the podcast presses and focus on what

we have always done best here.

Looking at the possible demonic possession of all the things that American children love

and cherish.

Whether you come across one in the low lit corners of a musty antique shop or the chaotic

spread of a local yard sale or even a toy store featuring cutting edge technology.

Wherever there is a doll there is likely a creepy feeling to go along with it.

And if we're lucky a sensational satanic backstory that makes it all the more authentic.

From Annabelle to Robert the Doll from Ventriloquist dummies to Boo-Doo Poppits to baby dolls that

move and talk by themselves.

These haunted humanoids have become popular enough in pop culture to spawn an entire

underground market for adults.

Our next week's episode will explore our creepiest dolls throughout the American ages and see

how the uncanny enchantment of these playthings has been creeping us out for centuries.

Our first clip is actually not a clip at all, but rather an entire mini episode focused

on what certainly has to be the most haunted toy of my generation.

That's right, the half alien half guinea pig Tiger electronics smash hit play pal Furby.

In the 1990s freaky urban legends and sensational stories about these furry round robots abounded

with their plastic eyelash eyes and small yellow beaks that clacked, opened and closed.

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