By: The Undead Comic

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Mezco Toyz recently announced the arrival of Living Dead Dolls Series 15. These sweetly twisted, irresistible dead dolls from beyond by creators Ed Long and Damien Glonek keep you dying for more. This series includes Death the dastardly reaper with his scythe, Bathory, the blood thirsty countess, and their friends Judas, Flamingo, and Gypsy. Inside you can read our review of Gypsy and see what all the hype is about.

MEZCOS LIVING DEAD DOLLS EXCLUSIVE GYPSY

I don’t collect Living Dead Dolls and so I’ve never inspected one up close before. Now that I have I can easily understand why other people do. Gypsy is from the already sold out series #15 only she came to me in an exclusive red velvety outfit instead of her usual green one. The detail is awesome her red-rimmed yellow centered evil eye and tiny Betty Boop pucker invite me to leave her alone on the shelf and open up her coffin and have a wolfsbane tea party at the same time. Think I’ll leave her in the package.

There’s a fascinating book waiting to be written on the history of doll ghoulerie what with everyone and their brother out there trying to brand their own macabre riff on the classic American girl type dolls. Subjects range from teddy bears (Teddy Scares are the best I’ve seen) to extremely lifelike and unsettling gothic art pieces. Attend any horror convention and you’ll see a decent number of vendors selling these types of pieces and often they are some of the most interesting things in the dealer room.

The packaging here is, as always, coffin shaped, and clear in the front allowing you to mourn your dear departed shrink wrapped sweetie in peace. And since he or she is firmly secured you can be sure it will be peace and not pieces. Recommended for ages fifteen and up (they are dead after all) these dolls really are fun to look at and highly individual.

They also represent one of the more reasonable entry level collections available as there are dozens of different dolls to choose from at this stage.

My advice is if you find yourself interested in starting a collection of these then do the obvious and hit Ebay, find a reputable seller and check flea markets etc. You can get a sizable, and collectable, bunch of these together at a reasonable price and find yourself in a position to trade your way up the ladder to the few really hard to get pieces you may want.


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suzi 3:08pm, November 2, 2008 I love these dolls -- They are very well made and the thought put into them is unbelievable -- They have inspired my daughters halloween costumes of a few years now -- and we own several and are always looking for more!!!!!

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