Top 11 Creepiest Dolls in Horror
Scott Hallam
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This holiday season you may have found yourself at a loss for certain people on your gift list. Hopefully you weren’t desperate enough to hand out any toys that resemble anything on this list. We refer, of course, to the Top 11 Creepiest Dolls in Horror!
Some are killers, some are possessed, and they’re all just downright creepy. But before we dive into the main course, we’ve got a few honorable mention films that feature freaky dolls. Dolls and Dolly Dearest are great examples of just how belligerent these toys can be. These may be a bit more tongue-in-cheek, but we’ve got to mention Ooga Booga and Black Devil Doll and one of the earlier horrific doll movies, Asylum from 1972.
Trilogy of Terror (1975) – Zuni Fetish Doll
This anthology film starred Karen Black in all three segments, which were titled using the protagonists’ first names (each played by Black). In the final segment, Amelia, Black has a serious run-in with a Zuni fetish doll she’s purchased. The doll supposedly contains the spirit of an actual Zuni hunter named “He Who Kills”… yikes! Why would you buy that? Of course the gold chain that keeps the spirit inside the doll accidentally falls off, and then it’s feets don’t fail me now! And the doll, especially for those of us who grew up in the late 70’s/early 80’s, was an absolute nightmare! For those who haven’t seen it, we have the entire 16-minute Amelia segment below. Fantastic finish!
The Conjuring (2012) – Annabelle
We now begin the James Wan segment of our program. Wan was not only responsible for Annabelle, but also a pair of Billy the Puppets, which you’ll find below. Perhaps Annabelle was better suited as an intro to a movie, as she was in The Conjuring, but she did earn her own film, and possessing a creepy factor high enough to garner your own movie is laudable. Based on an real-life case, Annabelle is a supposed possessed toy and it does indeed seem that there is something really, really creepy about this particular doll. Don’t let the mediocre Annabelle movie make you forget just how effective she was in The Conjuring. The Annabelle story provided an absolutely perfect intro to set the tone for what was yet to come in The Conjuring. Annabelle is indeed one creepy character!
