Join hosts Ed Voccola (Rick and Morty, Bless The Harts) and Chris Cullari (Blumhouse, The Aviary) for a wild trip through the world of what scares them.

This week, the boys are joined by Ally Malinenko, author of the upcoming middle grade horror book Broken Dolls, to talk about the scariest toy ever created: Dolls! From the uncanny valley, to Victorian doll funerals and the Reborn doll craze, they’ll sift through the toy box to discover what makes dolls so scary.

Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:24 - Housekeeping

00:02:48 - Meet Ally Malinenko

00:08:42 - We’re Talking Dolls

00:13:59 - The Uncanny Valley

00:29:04 - A Robots Aside

00:32:33 - The Uncanny Valley Continued

00:37:14 - A History of Dolls

00:39:11 - They Give us the Creeps

00:54:08 - Reborn Dolls

01:02:00 - Creepy Doll Media

01:15:02 - Okiku’s Smile

01:18:56 - Wish Upon a Hinnagami

01:25:28 - The Wonderful World of Ally

01:26:49 - The Fear Tier

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