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Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys

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Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys
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Humans have played with dolls for thousands of years, but it was not until the 18th century, when improved manufacturing rendered them more lifelike, that they started to be seen as sinister. Doll makers pivoted to porcelain skin, glass eyes, and wigs made of human hair, creating children and babies whose uncanniness to real people made them more unnerving than lovable. Later, in the Victorian Era, “mourning dolls” became a common way to remember deceased children, wearing their clothes and even

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