Killer Dolls & Puppets

About this list

A doll is a small, watching thing made to be loved — which is exactly why it's so easy to fear. Horror has long understood the uncanny dread of a face that mimics ours without life behind it, and the genre delights in giving that face a knife. From ventriloquist's dummies to possessed playthings, these effigies turn the nursery into a killing floor. This is a list for films where a doll, puppet, or other little likeness comes to murderous life.