#doll horror

[madolche-queenie]

The Dollmaker - A one shot based on a Dimentio AU i made

Something was off.

You had no clue exactly what made you feel this, but there was something in your gut.

Mr. L had been missing for a while, which seemed normal, as he’s been trying out his own little adventures lately, but this time something felt unusual about it. Maybe it just had something to do with the doll that looked like Mr. L that Dimentio had recently crafted. It’s not usual for him to make dolls based on existing people he knew, so that could’ve been another reason. But for now, you just decided to sleep it off.

You woke up at about 2AM later that night. Because your throat felt a bit scratchy, you decided to grab a glass of water. The count had a pretty big castle, so it took you some time to find its kitchen. However, on your search, you notice the lights to Dimentio’s room were on, and the door was wide open. “Hmmm…” you thought, “what’s he doing up anyways? Maybe I should check on him?” So you approached the door of his bedroom and very gently nudged it to peek inside, although he was nowhere to be found.

“Dimentio?” You softly called out, as to not wake anyone up. No answer. You slowly crept around the room, looking for where he could possibly be. He had a pretty big room with lots of things scattered about, which sort of made you feel like giving up, till you noticed another door with very dim lights on behind it. At first you thought, “maybe it’s just a closet” but then you thought it probably wouldn’t hurt to look. When you entered this little side area, you were met with a very long hallway. It was mostly mirrors, so well polished and clear that they looked like you could just jump inside.

And someone did.

You called out to them, and they slowly approached you in the very dim light as you squinted your eyes. The person had a very blank expression on their face, and their movements were almost doll-like. As they became clearer in this oddly dim lit room, you made out exactly who this person was.

It was Mr. L.

“L? Is that you?” You asked. “Were you here all this time?” He tilted his head to the side, and you noticed a floro sprout sticking out of his head. The sprout had some ribbon tied to it too, the way it was tied looked almost like a marionette’s strings in a way. “Why wouldn’t I be here?” He scoffed. “Don’t be stupid, (Y/N), I’m obviously one of Master Dimentio’s dolls, duh.” Your eyes widened, “d-dolls?” He sighed, “uh, yeah, that’s what I said. Was it the Master’s will to make you this stupid? Jeez… He’s really just making anything to do his bidding…” You felt your heart sink into your stomach. “Ugh, whatever, I don’t have time for this. L-ater.” And just like that, he walked off.

So that’s what was so off. That’s why you felt that dread inside your stomach upon seeing that handcrafted doll that looked like Mr. L. “What the… hell?” You were frozen where you stood. All of this was just so confusing, and you had so many questions.

What is his “bidding” that Mr. L was talking about? Why did L have a floro sprout in his head? Is he just turning everyone into his puppets? What for? I don’t get it, what are his plans?

You decided you had to get out of there, as well as shake off the frozen feeling, and ponder all those questions later. You knew he was obsessed with his work with dolls but this was just so odd to you. You ran out of that hallway and slammed the door behind you. Taking in a deep breath, you noticed something you hadn’t seen before. There were more dolls, except they were all works in progress. Something about each one resembled features of the count’s minions in a way. You felt yourself feel even more devastated and you gulped, trying to make your way out of Dimentio’s room to the door that he left open. That’s when your foot hit something on the ground. It was a doll that resembled the count, except its head was completely torn off and smashed into pieces!

You gasped and covered your mouth, was he planning to betray the count?! You backed up a few steps, and almost ran into Dimentio’s desk, and you noticed what you wish you had noticed way before coming into that room, what could’ve made you piece everything together, a doll with your exact hair color, eye color, favorite thing to wear, and every other little detail about you. You decided that for your own good, you’d take the little mini-you and run out the door. You’d figure out if you were gonna say nothing or tell the count later after you slept on it.

Just as you grabbed your little doll lookalike, you heard your exit creak open more, and the sound of a certain jester’s jingling bells.

“And so, like a dog being caught doing its business on a fine family rug, I’ve caught you, and you surely won’t go unpunished~”

[clandestinewhore]

𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝟷𝟿𝟾𝟽

[overgrown-estate]

Twitching Doll, by John Tedrick

There's something off about that child's toy.

[analogadreams]

hey everyone! i’ve been looking for a specific movie for a friend of mine and haven’t found anything!! he remembers:

it being animated

it being about toys (possibly morphing into a monster)

having focus on the teddy bear especially

the main character was in bed screaming

it was on vhs - this would most likely put it before 2005

ones that i’ve searched that are not it:

Demonic Toys

Puppet Master

Dolly Dearest

Night Terror (1989)

Girl Hell 1999

Suicide Dolls

Devil’s Gift

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5

Ghost Stories

Popee the Performer

Dolls

Basket Case

Making Contact

Doll Cemetery

Midori

he said this is extremely close to what he remembers, the same vibe, except animated

Night Terror (1989)

any help at all would be greatly appreciated!!

(semi-related images)

[milkforgall]

The Curious Mystery of the Vanishing Doll

"Auburn hair and eyes of Emerald green Sat atop the shelf, Regal and clean Catch her eye and blink you not She has you now, the fish is caught She has you now you will not sleep Come day or night you'll hear no peep. Try all you can to break this curse Banishment will make it worse for in the place you lay her down when you return she won't be found"

This is the only photo I have of Jolene, you can just make her out on my childhood bedroom shelf. She had ginger locks and wore a white and green dress with a matching hat and a folded parasol. I bought her when I was about eleven after falling completely under her spell a few months before in a tired gift shop. I saved up all my money, and finally, she was mine. Taking her home I kept her on my bedside table, undisturbed by her for several years. This was before the change. Out of the blue, something possessed to rearrange my room and she ended up on a shelf looming directly over my bed. From then on, nights were spent staring into her cold glass eyes. Transfixed to her like weeping angel; if to shut my eyes I was left exposed to her unbroken gaze. So disturbed by this, she was wrapped up in tissue and safely tucked away in an old shoe box to be left, all alone, in the loft. Only now she's vanished. The whole loft has been turned upside down in search of her, but. Nothing. She has strayed from that place. So tonight, when you settle down in your bed, just maybe you'll feel a certain cool gaze and the eerie feeling that you're being watched.

[elsewence]

[cut-me-and-call-me-yours]

M3GAN (2022)

This film was seriously impressive. The cgi on Megan's face to make her look like a doll was flawless. I think this film also had a very important lesson about the new generations' dependence on electronics, and their parents are overall content to just sit back and let the electronics raise their children. While I think that this is an important conversation, I'd also like to talk about how they address how trauma can affect children's development. Originally, I watched this for context to the clip of Megan dancing in the hall, and I'm happy to announce that there really isn't any. Girl is just vibing

[purple-egg-yolk]

Everything being alive/based on human perception in stormlight archive creates such an untapped potential for doll horror. Child pours out all of their feelings into a doll which they personify for years and years and the spren inhabiting it comes alive.

Spoilers for wat below

Especially in the retribution era we are in now, imagine the spren coming alive and getting retribution on anyone who hurt the child.

[stardustmarchen]

Various ‘sona sketches, including fursona and ponysona.

To compliment their regular body being a ball-jointed shell, I think their fursona body is a plush toy, but they both house a similar grotesque entity within.

The pony is just a pony though.

[vacaqueen57-blog]

Creepy Doll Week: Terrifying Dolls Await You on Etsy & eBay!

[horrorpatch]

Key Art Debut For Doll Horror Film BLACK DARUMA!

We have word on the new doll horror film BLACK DARUMA. The filmmakers have debuted the official poster art for the film. The movie is produced/directed by The Watts Brothers who have previously directed the horror film Playhouse. Check out the poster art and get more info about the film below. From The Press Release The directing/producing brothers are back with a fresh take on the doll…

[clandestinewhore]

𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝟷𝟿𝟾𝟽

[balthazar-sketti]

Demonic Toys, 1992

Dir. Peter Manoogian

[angel-lovr]

[kleinergeist]

I'd like to introduce to everyone this horrid thing I created about a year ago but haven't shown many people yet (probably for the best).

This is Baby. AKA The Monster. AKA Sight Tremendous and Abhorred, AKA Vile Insect, AKA A Thing Such As Even Dante Could Not Have Conceived, etc, etc. It's made from bits of scrap fabric I scrounged from various sources and is roughly the size of a human toddler. Its design is based on Mary Shelly's original descriptions of Frankenstein's creature.

But that's not all! Behold!

You can dissect this little abomination to reveal a full set of crocheted, knitted, and scrap fabric organs, all hand-stitched by yours truly!

It has a heart, stomach, lungs, liver, small and large intestine, kidneys, bladder, and, of course, a brain! So it can ponder the horrors of its own existence!

I used this pattern by Less Than Three for the heart. I ended up felting it because I screwed up most of the stitches (I was relatively new to crochet at the time). The result was a bit of a blobby mess, but oh well.

So yeah. This thing lives in my house now (my family hates it). I have yet to reap the full consequences of my hubris.

[black-salt-cage]

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