An island in Mexico is getting a lot of attention for featuring hundreds of spooky plastic dolls. The locals believe that Isla de las Munecas is haunted by a little girl who died there several years ago.

Daily Star revealed that there are thousands of creepy plastic dolls that hang from the trees on the island. The toys were positioned to hopefully quell the restless screaming ghost of a little girl who drowned at the area. Many believe that the ghost still haunts the island. Some visitors alleged that they could hear whispers during the night and feel the eyes of the dolls watching them. The dolls already deteriorated and collected dirt after several years of being exposed to the elements.

Despite the scary history, hundreds of people still visit Isla de las Munecas which is two hours away from Mexico City via the canal. Some described the area as scary while others found it charming. Many would take photos of the dolls while traversing the wooded trail.

Julian Santana Barrera, a local Mexican farmer who prefers to stay away from the public, is known to have placed the dolls around the site. Barrera reportedly went into the woods of Xochimilco immediately after the girl drowned and said that he could still hear her footsteps and screams of torment in the darkness while during his attempt to rescue her.

The girl died over 50 years ago. She was discovered floating with her doll in the canal. Barrera blamed himself for not arriving in time and hung the toy on a tree to pay his final respect to the little girl.

Afterwards, Barrera said that he could still hear the cries, whispers and footsteps in the woods. He started hanging more dolls around the forest to hopefully keep the ghost happy and stop the noises. In 2001, Barrera died. Some say that Barrera only created the story after he remained isolated in the forest for many years.

Vocativ revealed that the man-made island was formerly owned by Santana. When he started hanging the dolls, he gathered most of these from trash. He continued posting the toys in the next several decades. At present, there are about 1,500 dolls. The first one owned by the dead girl is still on the island and is located in a shed near the entrance. Barrera’s cousin, Anastasio, now resides on the island and operates it as a tourist spot.

“The spirit of the little girl is still here. It is important not to remove the dolls,” said Anastasio. He added that the creepy dolls come to life at night, moving their heads and talking to each other.