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The Market
As the trend of haunted dolls have become more popular throughout the years, a movement has come about where consumers search for dolls that come with the paranormal phenomena. Movies about certain dolls, like Annabelle, have created a certain desire to explore the phenomena, and find proof. In an article written by Katherine Carlson of the New Yorker, Carlson writes about how the dolls bring a certain aspect with them that a regular doll does not; she states, "a haunted doll requires proof—or at least enough of a backstory that a prospective buyer can embrace the possibility of the supernatural". Carlson also stated that many of these listings are accompanied by stories detailing the background of the doll and any investigations or paranormal phenomena. There are many instances that people have shared, where they write their story about a haunted doll they had purchased, like folklore professor, Libby Tucker. Tucker reported some odd phenomena after purchasing the doll, but she questioned if the occurrences were legitimate or not.

There are psychological aspects as to why human beings are attracted to these dolls, and whether or not they are actually haunted. People who purchase haunted dolls are looking for proof, and there have been multiple reports of strange incidents or coincidences of haunted things that have happened to them that occurred after their purchase of their doll. Consumers are intrigued because of the fact that dolls are created to look like humans but, don't have any features that embody a living and breathing human being. Haunted dolls are typically listed with warning statements notifying potential buyers of the occurrences that the seller claims came with the doll. The dolls are typically sold by private users and can be found for sale on eBay, Amazon, Etsy and many other sites.