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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