That picture is such a perfect match for this piece. And yes if that doll smiled at me, I’d freak out. It has one of those faces that just wasn’t meant to have a smile on it. 😦
nice. reminds me of ‘annabelle’. this piece underlines the idea of the uncanny. clowns make kids laugh but also frighten them. the uncanny is frightening because of the familiar being unfamiliar – because we believe in these things. when dolls have vacant eyes, familiarly/believably they are just being dolls. but when they have teeth, the unfamiliarity of a doll with teeth is scary. zombies, like clowns, are not scary because they have familiar human features, they are scary because these familiar features are somewhat unfamiliarly distorted – the same is true of this doll in the piece. brilliant post, Sarah. on halloween’s eve, what a way to go.
i could tell. lots of people who read this and have dolls around their homes are wondering right now. what greater use of creativity is there. i enjoyed this.
Sarah Doughty 
Oh man. Dolls terrify me… thanks for the nightmares I’m sure I’ll have tonight now lol
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Sorry about that! 😊 Thanks for reading! 😊
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i am not scared (inching away… haHAHA)
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More reasons why I hate dolls and am now working through the PTSD effects from my childhood this has given me hahaha. Totally spooky and awesome!
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Ah, sorry, I didn’t mean to stir anything up.
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Ah no worries. I can be a tad over dramatic 😉
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😊
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Digging Vacant
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Awesome! Thank you!
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Ooh, this made me shudder, lol. Great Halloween post😀
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Oh thank you. 😊
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That picture is such a perfect match for this piece. And yes if that doll smiled at me, I’d freak out. It has one of those faces that just wasn’t meant to have a smile on it. 😦
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Oh thank you. I’m sure I’d freak if it smiled at me too.
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😆
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Oh no. You went there. Now I have to get rid of any person like figure in the house.
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Hahaha, I apologize. Happy Halloween!
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Loved the poem, very well written. Keep it up 🙂
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Thank you! 😊 😊
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Jeepers creepers! This was fantastic!
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Thanks, love! 😊
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Most welcome, Sarah!
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nice. reminds me of ‘annabelle’. this piece underlines the idea of the uncanny. clowns make kids laugh but also frighten them. the uncanny is frightening because of the familiar being unfamiliar – because we believe in these things. when dolls have vacant eyes, familiarly/believably they are just being dolls. but when they have teeth, the unfamiliarity of a doll with teeth is scary. zombies, like clowns, are not scary because they have familiar human features, they are scary because these familiar features are somewhat unfamiliarly distorted – the same is true of this doll in the piece. brilliant post, Sarah. on halloween’s eve, what a way to go.
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Thank you! I had fun with this one! 😊
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i could tell. lots of people who read this and have dolls around their homes are wondering right now. what greater use of creativity is there. i enjoyed this.
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😊 😊 😊
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Reblogged this on O LADO ESCURO DA LUA.
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Love the poem, hate creepy porcelain dolls… 😉
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Me too. Never been a big fan. 😊
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Oh god! 😳
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Thanks, love. 😈
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Evil. 😄
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😆😆😆😊
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This is so spooky…
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Aw thank you.😊
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😊🙏 welcome
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