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They all have differences in the ways they express themselves, but everyone- from filmmakers to novelists and even 2-year-old children- agree that dolls are, for some reason, extremely creepy. Hollywood has a long tradition of using what is, in many cases, a child’s best friend to evoke such visceral terror that you can’t help but become paralyzed by its grip. It started in 1936, when one of the forefathers of horror cinema- Tod Browning- created the The Devil-Doll alongside Lionel Barrymore; the grandfather of the greatest cold open scream queen of all time, Drew Barrymore. It was the catalyst behind the wave of doll-based horror flicks that have been the leading cause behind several bed-wetting tales for children growing up in the 90’s. But while Chucky has been able to carve out a multi-million dollar empire for himself with his evil grin, DC managed to make one of the only dolls that were non-threatening to a child, a downright psychopath. The rag doll has existed since the early 17th century, and was the
