Reyes’ oddities consist of haunted dolls, a haunted mirror and haunted toys. She has a total of six haunted dolls. Four of the dolls live inside her home and the other two are displayed in the haunted museum at Triple Six Coffee Social. Esme is her favorite doll.

“Esme is my favorite because I’ve come into contact with so many skeptics that are like, ‘oh, there’s no such thing as a haunted doll, there’s no such thing as a haunted object,’” Reyes said. “There’s been three instances where I’ve proven those skeptics wrong.”

Louis Sypher, owner of The Black Throne oddities and gothic decor, collected oddities for 15 years. Belton, the town he grew up in, influenced his interest in them.

“When I was in my teens, I was growing up around an old country town where all we had were antique stores and stuff like that,” Sypher said. “So, I’d find scythes and cool little medical oddities in there.”

Although most of his collecting began in his teens, growing up in the country fostered his interest in oddities as a child.

“When I was a kid, I grew up in the country and I would always come across little cow skulls, goat skulls, deer bones and what not,” Sypher said. “So, I guess that’s where I first started out doing it all and it just grew from there.”

The art of collecting comes naturally to Sypher. His favorite type of oddities to collect are antiques from funeral tools, including caskets, embalming tools and headstones.

“I have collected a few full size and child size caskets, all vintage and antique, and those have been some of my favorites,” Sypher said.

Sypher said the number of oddities he’s collected would be too much to count.

“It’s a big number, I couldn’t tell you exactly,” Sypher said. “The collection has overcome my life.”