David L. Sloan and Robert, the island’s most famous “haunted” doll, will be grand marshals of the 2024 Bud Light Fantasy Fest Parade. The 10-day festival’s centerpiece event will roll down Duval St. on Saturday, Oct. 26, with the theme, “It’s a ’90s Neon Cosmic Carnival.”
Sloan is an American author, publisher, artist, producer and paranormal specialist. Robert the Doll, a regular companion of Sloan’s, is an eerie 100-plus-year-old doll with a history of supernatural behaviors, who resides at Fort East Martello Museum.
In the 1990s, Sloan launched an investigation into a mysterious portal believed to be contained within Robert. In the course of his investigations, a curse was reportedly “unleashed into the island’s cosmic realm.” On parade day, as they traverse Duval Street, Sloan, Robert the Doll, and their creepy crew of dancing dolls will attempt to open the cosmic portal, transport Key West back to the ’90s, and reverse the curse.
Fantasy Fest 2024 is presented in part by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council and We’ve Got the Keys. More information is at http://www.fantasyfest.com.
