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Haunted Heirlooms
A Collector’s Journey into the Paranormal
In a quiet home tucked away from the chaos of the modern world, something ancient and eerie resides—many things, in fact. For Eric Testerman, haunted objects are more than mere curiosities—they’re a calling.
Eric’s journey into the world of haunted collectibles began during the COVID-19 shutdown in late 2020 to early 2021. With the world on pause and the strange becoming strangely comforting, he stumbled upon an ad for the Creeper Gallery in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It was there he met Donna Marion and purchased his first haunted item: a ceremonial Masonic “loving cup.”
“I did a Q&A session with the item using a spirit box,” Eric recalls. “I asked if there was a spirit attached. The frequency hopping stopped. A man’s voice came through and just said ‘yes’—then the box died. It never turned back on again.”
That moment sealed his fascination with haunted artifacts. What started with a single ceremonial cup has since evolved into a sprawling, spine-tingling collection of items with stories as strange as the spirits believed to inhabit them.
One of Eric’s most unsettling acquisitions came during a family vacation to Salem—a city famous for its witchy past. While browsing an oddity shop, he found a Ouija board. There was just one problem: his wife Leanne had two non-negotiable rules—no dolls and no Ouija boards.
He bought it anyway.
The paranormal activity began almost immediately. The morning after placing the board in their hotel room, Leann, Eric’s Wife, noticed five horizontal scratch marks on Eric’s back. Later that night, he dreamt of a dead, decaying woman standing next to his bed. The following night, she returned—this time crawling across the bed, face-to-face with him.
“I don’t know what that means,” Eric admits. “But whenever that board is used—even outside the house—strange things start happening at home. It’s not like the normal stuff. It’s… different. Unwanted. Heavy.”
The board now sits quietly in his home, unused. But its presence lingers like a phantom breath in the dark.
Despite Leann’s longstanding “no dolls” policy, Christmas 2023 brought two Raggedy Ann dolls into their home—gifts from fellow paranormal enthusiast and visual director Mike Danger Castro. Leanne was, understandably, not thrilled.
Soon after, a small, partial footprint appeared beneath the end table where the dolls were placed. “We don’t have any small children in the house,” Eric says, his voice heavy with implication.
That was just the beginning.
Today, Eric owns six haunted dolls. Three were rehomed from a man in Arizona, specifically chosen because they were not believed to harbor negative energy. But not every acquisition has been so benign.
One particularly chilling doll came from a local antique dealer who knew of Eric’s interest. “The paint was cracked on its face. The eyes make a squeaking sound when they close. It’s just unnerving,” he explains.
When Mike visited the house and Eric handed him the doll, Mike said it felt like someone was pushing down on his head. Days later, during an investigation, Eric placed the doll on the table beneath a chandelier and began asking questions.
“The chandelier started tapping—right above the doll,” Eric recalls. “That’s the only interaction so far, but I’m sure there’s more to follow.”
What makes Eric’s collection unique isn’t just the number of items, but his approach to understanding them. Each object is treated with a mix of respect, skepticism, and curiosity. He doesn’t exploit these items for shock value or social media clicks. He lives with them, studies them, and allows their stories to unfold over time.
Not every encounter is aggressive or terrifying—some are subtle. But all of them carry an undeniable energy. From the ceremonial cup that silenced a spirit box forever to dolls with phantom children’s footprints, Eric’s home is a museum of the misunderstood.
“I never set out to become a collector of haunted items,” Eric admits. “But once you open that door, sometimes the spirits just walk right in.”
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