Chucky is one of the most famous horror dolls in the history of films. At first his appearence within the first three films was very decieving. Although he was a crazed cereal killer, he almost looked innocent.
As the films progressed, Chucky began to become mad. At the end of the third film, he gained his famous scars and stitched due to the fact he was cut up into many pieces. This gave Chucky more of a horror look to him therefore making him scare the audience to such an extent, they want to turn the film off.
DEAD SILENCE (2007)
The second film involving dolls I looked at was called Dead Silence. This film doesn't particually take on the roll of dolls but more of a ventriloquist. Although these dummies do no have scars and cuts all over their facy like chuckie, these Dolls still have the desired effect on the audience.
These dummies have the black paint around their eyes which make their white eyes stand out even more. This also gives the effect that no matter where you go, his eyes are always upon you, watching. Another this that is creepy about this dummy is the fact he has red paint on his lips. This could be just to define them and make the stand out against his pale skin, however it could be to make the clear representation of blood and passion.
PINOCCHIO'S REVENGE (1996)
This film is slightly different in terms of killer dolls. It takes on the traditional view of Pinocchio, being made of wood and very similar features to a real boy. Here the Pinocchio doll looks very innocent, raised eyebrows, wide-eyed, simple facial expression and trypical childish clothes.
However as the film progresses on we later find out that Pinocchio was never as innocent as everyone thought. Here we find Pinocchio holding a knife above his head, in an attempt at stabbing someone. In addition to this, we see that is eyebrows have now furrowed and his eyes are not wide and innocent anymore but contain a glaring look within them. Finally, Pinocchio's facial expression has shifted dramatically. He is no longer content with those around him but he appears to be angry and displeased with them.
The I looked at how we could create out own scary looking dolls. I did this by buying a cheap china doll from a charity shop then I added characteristics to it that are typically scary. For example:
I blacked out the eyes with black acrylic paint. This is naturally scary and appears in quite a few horror films when a person or thing becomes possessed.
Following this, I sewed the lips up to give the effect that all this is happening against their will and they cannot control it.
The final thing i did was singe all of the dolls hair as this gave the effect that she has been pulling her hair out and going mad in the process. This meant the doll looked as though she had a back story and actually was alive.
Here is the final product:
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