One thing is certain: dolls are frightful. This may be due to viewers’ psychological response to a doll’s lifelike face or to films that have successfully instilled fear in viewers. Nevertheless, they are the factors that keep moviegoers coming back to the theatre. Nothing, after all, is better than a group of friends huddled together, a bucket of popcorn in hand, eager to experience the thrill of watching a horror movie.
So, here is the list of the top 5 Horror movies on creepy dolls ever till 2022.
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Magic
Anthony Hopkins plays a struggling magician with serious mental health problems in the movie Magic. He used his talent as a ventriloquist to rise to fame after failing at his previous job. He is accompanied by Fats, a peculiar dummy who seems to exert a lot of control over Corky. Later it is revealed that the puppet is not possessed but rather is the main character’s split personality, who has a perverse view of his partner’s life.
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The Boy
There is nothing stranger than a nanny looking after a nicely dressed life-size doll. An elderly couple who had lost their son at a young age decided to raise a plastic doll in his place in the story The Boy. They even hire a private nanny to look after him while they are away because they treat him like their son. Naturally, when the nanny is left alone with the porcelain doll, things start to get strange. From securing her in the attic to robbing her of her clothes as she takes a shower. The boy is revealed to be much more in-depth later on in the movie.
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Puppet Master Series
The movie opens with psychic Alex Whitaker guiding a group of fellow psychics to an inn as she experiences terrifying visions. They discover a man who has killed himself there. These experts then witness a string of unsettling visions that gradually begin to come true. They discover themselves being pursued by a group of anthropomorphic puppets after becoming aware of the ominous aura in their immediate surroundings.
Andre Toulon, a deranged puppeteer, uses an Egyptian spell to make each puppet come to life. This enables each doll to carry a unique weapon and hunt down evildoers.
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Poltergeist
As the name implies, Poltergeist is about a malicious entity that conceals itself in various household items. Among them is a horrifying clown doll. Forget Pennywise; the family who had just moved in is terrorised by this porcelain doll, which serves as the ghost’s face. The family is understandably terrified looking at this evil clown’s face.
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The Annabelle Franchise
Old wooden doll Annabelle is controlled by the demonic spirit Malthus. She has the facial features of a vintage doll and is dressed in white. A newlywed couple brings a vintage doll home to start the movie. But their happiness is short-lived. She frequently moves around the house when no one is looking throughout the entire film. She also engages in a number of violent behaviours, such as setting the stove on fire and writing bloody phrases on the wall. When Annabelle asks for a soul in exchange for the couple’s child, the situation gets even worse.
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