$75.29M, TV-G I got another one for ya….ever see the “Night Gallery” episode called “The Doll?” Even back then….that doll scared the living crap out of me! The film is surely an indication that “The Conjuring” franchise is indeed becoming a go-to horror experience. Sally Kellerman, Nuitter's libretto and mise-en-scène was based upon two stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann: Der Sandmann (The Sandman). 517,909 Animation, Adventure, Comedy. $35.62M, PG A variation of the Coppélia story is contained in Jacques Offenbach's opera, The Tales of Hoffmann, a fictional work about the same Hoffmann who wrote the story that inspired Coppélia. Virginia Karns, The Jigsaw doll was and still is among the top scary dolls of all time. In our latest list we’ve compiled what we feel is the best of these creepy (and often “stay with you long after” type) films that have used the theme of evil and dolls in a most horrific way. I thought at the time that this would make for a great Halloween mask. Devil Doll (1964) In research, I must say that there are actually quite a bit more than 10 appropriate selections. Horror, Thriller. It was 1982 which marked the year that less of us wanted to look under the bed when we heard a noise at night. Note: The actual doll name was never identified in the films. Franchise:Puppet Master In 1939, San Francisco Ballet produced a version of Coppélia choreographed by Willam Christensen which was the first American complete version of the ballet. | Gross: She dresses up in Coppélia's clothes and pretends that the doll has come to life. you forget “Amityville Dollhouse”, in my opinion! Richard Jenkins, Votes: | If you can find it, check it out. Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Adrian Halen $245.85M, R Theodore Thomas 100 min The rather extensive franchise that followed created an cult following after its main character. Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, discovers the perfect mate to kill and revive into the body of another doll. 851 A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. In 1974, George Balanchine choreographed a version of Coppélia for the New York City Ballet. Christine Elise, Votes: Dismayed at having caused such an upset, Swanilda offers Dr. Coppelius her dowry in return for his forgiveness. The movie itself was hit or miss. | Gross: 84 min Lee Unkrich However, upon noticing Franz at the window, Coppélius invites him in. Paul Soles, G 89 min Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland. (Note: In some Russian versions of the ballet, after getting caught, Swanhilda confesses to Dr. Coppelius about what she and her friends did and her situation with Franz. A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday. Director: Stars: However, this goofy looking doll was forever attached tot he series as its most iconic image that even today is still seen as a popular item during Halloween season. | Animation, Adventure, Drama. | Gross: 3- Magic (1978) – Fats $191.80M, G I had almost forgotten about this creepy doll film seeing that the movie has really been off the radar (as far as being available) for a long period of time (and not to mention absent from most of the doll lists out there). Stars: Doctor Coppelius is not unlike Hoffmann's sinister Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker or the macabre Svengali-like travelling magician of the same name in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann. And I thought the Saw doll’s name was Billy? In the first story, based on Der Sandmann, Hoffmann falls in love with a mechanical doll, Olympia, but in this case, the story has a melancholy tinge as the doll was destroyed by Dr. Coppelius, who share the same name as Coppelius who wants Coppélia to come to life, after he didn't get a check from Spalanzani for Olympia's eyes.
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