??!! Today in Hobbies That Creep the Shit Out of Me
posted by February 23 at 14:33 PM
onObviously it’s none of my business what people choose to do with their time. I’m certainly in no place to judge (Degrassi: The Next Generation, anyone?). But seriously:
I’m sure this woman is a very sweet person. But show me something (anything!) creepier than THIS:
or this:
and I’ll show you a grown woman (ME) sleeping with the lights on. Forever.
Of her creations, Ms. Felts explains, “I have been concentrating primarily on life-sized babies. My main interests are babies and children.” Fair enough. Maybe you share the “main interests” of this sweet, nice woman, and you are beguiled by these “babies.” Maybe you are interested in “adopting.” You yearn for the reassuring weight of its [cold, inert] little body nestled against yours, its [terrifying glass] eyes staring [always staring] up at you, shining [lacquered] with unconditional love. But remember: a life-sized baby doll is not a replica of a baby. It is a replica of a dead baby. And it cannot love you.
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I fucking love Degrassi! I wish they'd quit doing stupid things with Marco's hair though.
Wow. If you go look at that woman's website, it becomes even more horrifying. Her dolls aren't sold, they're "adopted." Except for the poor little "Jammy Baby," who just gets sold, and for a paltry $95 at that.
Also, the "Nasha" doll (gotta love the "ethnic" name for the black baby, btw) looks like a 40 year old man's head on a baby's body.
Now I'm going to go have nightmares. Thanks, Lindy.
Gitai: I know, right!?!? That show rules. But anything they do with Marco's hair is better than the time they shaved half of Spinner's head and gave him that combover.
Megan: You're welcome!
I don't understand the "reborn" doll phenomenon either. Creepy indeed.
Dear god. Can't sleep. Babies will eat me.
These would kick ass if they were twelve feet long.
I'm imagining the red-haired one is doing that Joe Pesci monologue about being a clown. "I amuse you?" It's even scarier the original.
*shudder*
There was an article in Wired a while back about a company that took photos of stillborn babies and photoshopped the hell out of them to make them appear "lifelike".
It was profoundly creepy and sad.
My mother collects dolls, so I have that attitude, you know, "I've seen everything (about dolls)...how bad can this website be..." The first thing I saw was a tiny naked baby on a bear skin called "bear skin girl." Well, now I've seen everything.
just do a google search for "marzipan babies" and tell me that doesn't creep you out even more.
My mother collects dolls, so I have that attitude, you know, "I've seen everything (about dolls)...how bad can this website be..." The first thing I saw was a tiny naked baby on a bear skin called "bear skin girl." Well, now I've seen everything.
show me something (anything!) creepier than THIS:
I'm too kind to post an actual link, but do a google image search for "harlequin baby" or "harlequin fetus" and just try to believe in a benevolent god.
Ew Eric - why would you share that?!
Because those fucking things lost me about a week's sleep last summer, and misery loves even belated company. But I am sorry. Deeply, deeply sorry.
THOSE are going in the 'Cthulhu' sequel. Yow.
Do those come in peppermint?
This is also scarier than those porcelain babies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFx2hSkuWk8
(What is it with creepy baby shit today? Is it not enough that my own little uterine parasite is trying to escape out my naval? Everything else has to be creepy too? Argh!)
For another creepshow: Watch that QVC or Home Shopping Network deal that Marie Osmond has showcasing her line of dolls. Just give it 10 minutes. "Fans" call in and talk about how they display their little baby dolls and Marie just smiles and nods, holding the doll in front of her stomach to hide how much blubber she's packed on.
What if you buy one and then it comes to life at night and skitters around the house. Then a butcher knife goes missing.
i'd like nothing better to do with my Friday nights than to sit at home and watch the latest episode of Degrassi...
art
better art than the stuff in most galleries - or that jen graves writes about here at Slog
creepy, how silly
dolls have had a place in human culture for thousand of years, all times and all places
guess the Stranger reader freaks are not human
engage brain, allow for different tastes, and the world looks better
i love the one that looks so much like my sister as a baby - how much?
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