Haunted Object: The Pupa

The word Pupa is Latin for doll. Pupa is considered haunted, she was made to look like her future owner in the 1920s. This was a common practice during this period. Pupa even has hair that was taken from the little Italian girl who was to own her.

This trend is still done today—minus using the owner’s hair—the American Doll line called Just Like You makes dolls to look like their owners.

Pupal is 14 inches tall and her head, arms and legs are all made of felt. She still wears her original blue suit and has a large blue bow attached to her hair.

Here is the owner her baby
brother and her doll in
1928.

The little girl that was to become this doll’s owner cherished Pupa so much she kept her close her entire life. She eventually moved from Trieste, Italy to America.

The owner told her grandchildren that her doll “had a mind of her own.” She confided that the doll talked to her and that at one point Pupa even saved her life. The details of this story have not been shared.

In 2005 when the doll’s owner died, her family placed Pupa in a glass display case in order to preserve her. However, the family reports this doll does not like her new home.

Shortly after being placed in this case the family found it steamed up with a thick fog. They noticed what appeared to be a child’s fingertip pressed into the glass and the words, “Pupa hate” written on the glass.

They have observed that if items Pupa does not like are placed to close to her she pushes them away.

The family states that this doll has moved on several occasions. They have heard what sounds like tapping on the case only to find Pupa’s hand pressed against the glass.

Pupa 

At other times they have found the doll’s legs crossed when she was not left in this position. They also state her facial features change expression.

This is similar to two other haunted dolls: Mandy and Robert which stories are told here and here.

Creepiest of all, was one member of the family watched as Pupa got up and walked around the glass case. He videotaped this but when he went to upload this video—it was masked in a thick white fog and the words, “Pupa no” appeared.