A celebrity psychic and Real Housewives of Cheshire star has given away her collection of 80 haunted dolls after dreaming they were going to kill her. Deborah Davies, 59, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, said she got rid of the dolls because she did not want to take any risks following the disturbing dream.
Collection Built Over Six Years
Davies built up the collection over the last six years after receiving her first doll from a follower in 2020. She said most of the dolls were given to her by followers who had experienced poltergeist or haunted activity while owning them.
The collection included Annabelle, which hit the headlines in March 2024 after terrifying customers at a charity shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. As she prepared to take the dolls out of storage for a Halloween event in Knutsford, Cheshire, she claims things escalated.
Death Dream and Family Warning
The mum-of-three said she dreamt she was going to die and heard a male voice tell her 'cuddle me and fall asleep'. When her daughter called to say she had also had a nightmare that her mum was going to die and saw Annabelle in the dream, Davies knew she needed to get rid of the dolls.
Davies, a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in November 2025 but is now cancer-free, contacted her friend Lee Steer, who owns The Haunted Objects Museum in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Facebook. She begged him to take the 'evil' dolls or she would bury them.
Davies said: "The first doll was sent to me in 2020. She described poltergeist activity in her home and things were moving and this only started when she bought the item [doll]."
"95 per cent of the dolls I have in my collection are from people all over the world that were experiencing serious activity. Annabelle was from a cancer charity shop up in Edinburgh. People started contacting the shop saying that they were having awful nightmares after passing the doll in the shop."
She added: "I went to sleep that night and I woke up in the morning and I had dreamt that I had died. I heard a male voice say, 'cuddle me and fall asleep', and I knew this meant cuddle me and fall asleep as in 'die'."
"My daughter rang that morning too and said she'd had a dream that I died too. In the dream she said the main doll Annabelle said 'it thinks that you're [the doll's] mother'. The dolls were in storage at this point. After this I contacted Lee. I said take my dolls or I'm going to bury them."
Museum Owner Reports Illness
Davies said she did not feel sad when Lee took the dolls and told him there was a lot wrong with the items and he needed to be careful. She said if he falls ill, she will take the dolls back and bury them.
After driving down to Manchester to pick up the dolls, Lee loaded his red Seat Ibiza with the 80 dolls for the journey back to the museum. On the 90-minute drive up the motorway, the ghost hunter claims some of his team began to feel sick and experience a tingling sensation around the mouth.
Lee also claims his girlfriend, 34-year-old Sarah Carter, has been ill for the last few days since moving the dolls into the museum on October 9. He said he cannot be sure why everyone started to feel unwell but claims the 'haunted' dolls might have something to do with it.
Lee said: "Deborah was absolutely desperate to get rid of them and when we took them, I could see the joy in her. While we were driving home, within about five minutes of setting off, John said his teeth were starting to tingle."
"A bit later on he then said he started to feel sick and 30 minutes in he was really struggling. I then started to feel sick. Everyone in the car felt sick and I think it could be something to do with the dolls."
He added: "When we got back Sarah felt absolutely sick and she's still sick now. It's put her out for a few days. I'm never worried about them. It just intrigues me and makes me want to know more about the dolls. I want to see what other people's reactions are when they come and visit the museum."
