'I own the UK's most haunted doll - he's made my life a living hell'

A woman who purchased the UK's most haunted doll has disclosed how he continues to make life a "living hell" – but she's chosen to take on his possessed companions.

Candice Collins has put herself in the line of fire to prevent these dolls and cursed artefacts causing any further harm.

The 43 year old, from Cornwall, is now the proud owner of a newspaper, of which there are only two in the world, about the Salem witch trials.

She also keeps a painting of a boy crying that carries a form of "extreme bad luck", along with a doll that resembles a human boy trapped inside.

And whilst she thought Norman made her life a living hell, things have only got worse.

"I constantly hear whispers and have the feeling that we're being watched," Candice told What's The Jam.

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"I've had a few nightmares, such as being followed by something up the road and then the street lamps go out one-by-one until it's pitch black.

"And the sound of dolls' footsteps coming up behind me, where I start running and I keep going faster as it gets closer to me.

"I always end up knocking on someone's door asking for help to get me away.

"I've also seen lots of black shadows out the corner of my eyes and the smell of cigar smoke, as well as lights flickering.

"And I do get bad headaches whenever I'm near the items, coupled with dizziness and feeling sick.

"Some of the dolls aren't in the same place they were stored, either.

"It's like they're getting out of their boxes and are ready to tell their story about being frustrated with being locked away."

Candice, who runs a paranormal investigation group called Cornish Ghost Whispers, bought Norman from his previous owner, Christian Hawksworth.

He reported being plagued with terrible fortune, including a burst appendix, being shot and his car brakes giving out after purchasing the toy for £3 from eBay.

To banish the curse, he sold the doll to its next victim, Candice, who purchased him for £200 after being drawn in by his childlike face, fair hair and striped shirt.

Within weeks, however, mysterious sounds were heard, such as a sinister cackle, and the mum experienced a severe deterioration in her wellbeing.

Whilst she's witnessed him shifting in his glass case and chuckling, it hasn't deterred her from building an extraordinary collection of the haunted - despite the danger to herself.

She said: "I would rather put myself in the firing line than anyone else.

"As far as bad luck goes, sometimes things go wrong – and I can't be 100% it's paranormal – but I guess I'll find out in the near future.

"I've got some famous gargoyles from the most haunted house in the UK that I snapped up at auction.

"They've been at the centre of many investigations and seances over the years.

"The newspaper clipping I have from the Salem witch trials is so rare – the only other one in the world is at the dedicated museum.

"It dates back to 1693 and whenever I read it, I feel like fainting.

"Everyone knows the story behind the crying boy painting; if you have this on your wall, you're sure to have your house burned down.

"It comes with another curse of extreme bad luck – the lady I bought it from questioned me so many times before handing it over because it's so evil.

"Things are still up in the air with Norman, but I still hear him whispering in the garden room and sometimes it makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

"I know he's waiting for me to come back to unleash his fury as I've had him locked up for almost a year now."

Candice also possesses a sinister clown ventriloquist dummy from America named Clive, notorious for his eerie presence and previously witnessed moving about independently.

Additional pieces include a dybbuk witchcraft box discovered with a metal detector in woodland renowned for being haunted and a Devil's ring that was hastily donated to a charity shop at a financial loss after its former owner reportedly perished whilst wearing it.

She said: "There is something very dangerous and dark about it.

"I can feel evil coming from it, so I keep it behind glass.

"The young man who bought it is said to have had things turn really dark for him ever since he started wearing it.

"His whole personality changed and months later, it's alleged he was found dead from a blood clot in the finger he was wearing the ring on."

She dreams of transforming her eerie collection into a public museum dedicated to paranormal research one day.

However, for the time being, she's carrying on removing these haunted objects from circulation and bringing them into her home to safeguard others.

Her most chilling discovery? A doll that resembles a human being.

Candice added: "The living boy dummy is so interesting to look at.

"He looks almost alive with his human-like hands and face.

"It's said he's haunted and people hear footsteps running around while he whispers to you, begging to break free.

"If I unleash them into the public, who knows what disastrous things could happen."

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