Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings

Abstract

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.

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 Grudova 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 dolls’ house swing open and its denizens come out to play.

Citation

Dearnley, E. (Ed.). (2024). Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings. British Library

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2024
• Publisher: British Library
• Series Title: Tales of the Weird
• Series Number: 50
• ISBN: 9780712355704
• Genre: Horror/weird fiction