Episode 26: Doll Watch: Death is Plush

CW: Child Death, Various Religions, Remy talks about his work with real dead bodies briefly, Dolls (of course)

Halloween is here once a year, but the dolls are here to stay. Dolls have captured the imagination when it comes to flights of fancy, and it’s no different in the horror genre. Might be because some dolls are fucking freaky. Might be because they’re possessed and freaky. Might be because whoever made them was absolutely out of their mind and decided that having a facsimile of a human being in utter stillness blink was a good idea. (It wasn’t.) Join us as we walk down the path of both the most famous and lesser known real dolls in recent history.  

A history of creepy dolls, why we think they’re creepy, and pictures.

Here’s a link to the oldest doll we’ve ever found so far! The little soap stone guy with his cute little face.

Here’s a history of paddle dolls and some pictures of them.

Here is the legend of the corn husk doll I read on the podcast of the Haudenosaunee people.

Here’s an article about the uncanny valley for anyone that needs it.

A history of Robert the Doll from the house he came from with pictures.

Robert the Doll has his very own Facebook page.

A history of the Annabelle doll with pictures, the real stuff versus the movie stuff.

The story of Okiku the doll and her interesting growth story. With pictures and additional details than what was in the podcast.

The Devil Baby, oh folks, the devil baby. It was tough to get this story out through all the laughing. Here’s the legend and ALL the pictures that had M cracking up.

And Finally, here’s Letta and the story of his finding.

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