“You’ve been kidnapped by a crazy-rich toymaker who’s sick in the head and obsessed with dolls!” Sounds like the beginning of a disturbing horror story, doesn’t it? That’s because it is. This is the plot of the first episode of the second season of American Horror Stories titled “Dollhouse,” which …
Read More »Stuart Gordon’s ‘Dolls’ (1987) – A Lesson In Embracing Your Inner Child – Retro Review
There’s something so enjoyably haunting about murderous dolls that, no matter how many times it’s done in film or television, it never gets old. Typically, the plotlines of these toy-focused projects keep to the status quo — kid gets doll, doll is possessed by an evil entity, evil entity wrecks …
Read More »Interview with Andrea Von Drakenstein, Owner of Drakenstein Art
Do you like things that are simultaneously cute and creepy? Then you will love the art of Andrea Von Drakenstein, the owner of Drakenstein Art and creator of a ton of beautifully made and adorably creepy creations. I had the opportunity to chat with Andrea about her dolls and her …
Read More »Child’s Play Franchise: Ranked Worst to Best!
In 1988, writers Tom Holland, Don Mancini, and John Lafia brought us a horror film that would change the way we see dolls forever with Child’s Play. After the success of Child’s Play, four sequels and reboot would follow. Like many of the classic slashers, this is a series that …
Read More »7 Best Doll/Toy Horror Movies
In the new thrilling horror movie, The Boy, directed by William Brent Bell, a nanny takes on a job in a remote English village to escape her troubles and babysit a boy who turns out to be porcelain doll… and it only becomes stranger from there! Killer dolls/toys are always …
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