Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings
The doll wasnāt lying on the floor of the cage, but was standingĀ against the padlocked door. And as the curtains parted it turned itsĀ face sharply towards meā¦
As mannequins, automata, effigies and dummies, dolls have haunted our imagination since ancient times, invoked throughout the years in literature and film as quintessential symbols of the uncanny.Ā
In this collection of fourteen tales harking from 1817 to 2022, Elizabeth Dearnley presents a sinister troupe of unsettling playthings from the minds of E. T. A. Hoffmann, Daphne du Maurier, Angela Carter, Agatha Christie, Robert Aickman, Camilla GrudovaĀ and many more.
Including possessed puppets, artificial suitors and figures that blur the lines between human and doll, fresh nightmares await when the doors of the dollsā house swing open and its denizens come out to play.
Publication date: 20/06/2024
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Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings
Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings
The doll wasnāt lying on the floor of the cage, but was standingĀ against the padlocked door. And as the curtains parted it turned itsĀ face sharply towards meā¦
As mannequins, automata, effigies and dummies, dolls have haunted our imagination since ancient times, invoked throughout the years in literature and film as quintessential symbols of the uncanny.Ā
In this collection of fourteen tales harking from 1817 to 2022, Elizabeth Dearnley presents a sinister troupe of unsettling playthings from the minds of E. T. A. Hoffmann, Daphne du Maurier, Angela Carter, Agatha Christie, Robert Aickman, Camilla GrudovaĀ and many more.
Including possessed puppets, artificial suitors and figures that blur the lines between human and doll, fresh nightmares await when the doors of the dollsā house swing open and its denizens come out to play.
Publication date: 20/06/2024
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The doll wasnāt lying on the floor of the cage, but was standingĀ against the padlocked door. And as the curtains parted it turned itsĀ face sharply towards meā¦
As mannequins, automata, effigies and dummies, dolls have haunted our imagination since ancient times, invoked throughout the years in literature and film as quintessential symbols of the uncanny.Ā
In this collection of fourteen tales harking from 1817 to 2022, Elizabeth Dearnley presents a sinister troupe of unsettling playthings from the minds of E. T. A. Hoffmann, Daphne du Maurier, Angela Carter, Agatha Christie, Robert Aickman, Camilla GrudovaĀ and many more.
Including possessed puppets, artificial suitors and figures that blur the lines between human and doll, fresh nightmares await when the doors of the dollsā house swing open and its denizens come out to play.
Publication date: 20/06/2024
