I have a love- hate relationship with dolls. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved and feared dolls. I’ve had little hand- held, miniature dolls; porcelain dolls; Barbie dolls; etc. I’ve loved dolls because you can dress them, bring them around with you (except the porcelain ones), and show them off. I’ve hated them because it’s insanely creepy how they stare at you with unblinking eyes- day and night. I’ve always been afraid that while I’m sleeping they’ll climb up to my bed and attack me. Sometimes I’d get so creeped out I’d turn the dolls to face the wall or put them in my closet. I suppose watching movies like Child’s Play and reading books like Night of the Living Dummy didn’t help but boy do I enjoy scary movies (and Goosebumps!). This love of scary movies was eventually and inevitably coupled with my love for Asian cultures and I started watching Asian horror movies. My first was Ju- On (whose star, Megumi Okina 
is now in the crapified “American version” of the excellent Thai movie Shutter) which is now one of my all time favourite movies. Most recently I watched a South Korean movie called The Doll Master. This movie is about some people that are invited to a house in a remote location to model for a doll master who is creating some dolls based on actual people. The dolls in the movie are exquisite. They’re tiny and delicate and intricate. For some reason it took me nearly 8 months to finally remember to look up the dolls that are in the movie on the internet. A few weeks ago I finally did and found them at Doll in Mind or D.I.M.
I’ve fallen in love with the one pictured above (link for her is here) and boy do I wish I could afford her. Unfortunately I am still looking for a job (I have an interview today and one on Thursday and I’m looking into being a substitute teacher) so that’s a no- go. *sigh* Maybe sometime in the near future I can afford lovely Odelia.
History Detectives on PBS.
