Horror toys seem to be staple in the Toy Fair parade of plastics every year, and few are able to pump every ounce of their horror love into their products quite like Mezco toys. We caught up with our creepy buddies at UK Toy Fair and got an eyeful of Living Dead Dolls art for 2012! On tap...
Rotten Sam & Sandy: Rotten Sam and Sandy, creep from your toy chest at night, They hide in the shadows of your bedroom after you turn out the light, They giggle and whisper in darkness, just in the corner of sight, They speak of candy and razors, and things much too horrid to bear, And if you peer ‘neath your bed tonight, you can be sure they’ll be there. They just want to have fun with you, playing all day and all night, your screams are like candy to them, ...pray you can get to the light. - Shipping this month!
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iving Dead Dolls Series 23: Introduces Teddy, Quack, Agatha, Jennocide and Betsy: these little terrors fancy a cup of tea, with a twist of terror and a pinch of arsenic. They invite you to come play “tea party”, each comes with their own skull shaped tea cup except for Betsy, who comes with a skull shaped teapot with removable lid. Of course one can’t have a tea party without a table, so each doll with a tea cup also comes with a table leg. Snap the legs onto a Living Dead Doll coffin lid and you have the perfect tea table for a party beneath the moonlight…just watch out for the taste of almonds. - July 2012
Scary Tales Volume 3: Hansel & Gretel - April 2012
Scary Tales Volume 4: Snow White & The Evil Stepmother/ The Queen - May 2012
..and no Living Dead Dolls lineup would be complete without a modern horror icon, so we present to you...CHUCKY!! He's sewn up, battered, tattered and beaten down...but he won't stop killing until his batteries run out! You'll find him on store shelves this October.
Since Universal Monsters seems to be dishing out the licenses this year (as you'll see when we scare up some LEGO pics), it was a no-brainer for Living Dead Dolls to join in the fun.
CLICK HERE to head over to DREAD CENTRAL to see pics of the new Living Dead Dolls DRACULA!Mezco is sure to explore the entire universe of Universal Monsters as they are massive horror fans just like us so we expect more surprises to come out of the NY Toy Fair in a few weeks. Damien Glonek of Mezco said "We have been wanting to do Universal Monsters for a very long time, so when an opportunity comes along to pay homage to something you love and grew up with it is always a real treat." He also mentioned that Dracula, the first piece from the Universal Monsters lineup, will not surface until 2013.
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CLICK HERE for images of Mezco's Living Dead Dolls from New York Comic Con!CLICK HERE to order the Living Dead Dolls Rotten Sam and Sandy Set!CLICK HERE to pre-order the Living Dead Dolls Scary Tales Hansel and Gretel Dolls Set!
When I first saw those quickie YouTube vids of Mattel's newest creation, I really didn't know what to think. Was this a test to see if people would dig it? If so, it was a daring experiment and one I did not expect from the keepers of Barbie. Years later, Monster High enjoys mega global popularity and proves the public is ready for original ideas that aren't so squeaky clean. I've applauded every second of this ride..if not those spent staring at empty shelves at retail.
Mezco have it rough. They constantly have to come up with ways to make adorable little dolls as inhumanly creepy as they possibly can and just when you think they've run out of themes, they consistently surprise you! Some time back, we showed you the teaser for their latest doll series. Now, we get to show you the goods!
Rotten Sam & Sandy: Rotten Sam and Sandy, creep from your toy chest at night, They hide in the shadows of your bedroom after you turn out the light, They giggle and whisper in darkness, just in the corner of sight, They speak of candy and razors, and things much too horrid to bear, And if you peer ‘neath your bed tonight, you can be sure they’ll be there. They just want to have fun with you, playing all day and all night, your screams are like candy to them, ...pray you can get to the light. - Shipping this month!
iving Dead Dolls Series 23: Introduces Teddy, Quack, Agatha, Jennocide and Betsy: these little terrors fancy a cup of tea, with a twist of terror and a pinch of arsenic. They invite you to come play “tea party”, each comes with their own skull shaped tea cup except for Betsy, who comes with a skull shaped teapot with removable lid. Of course one can’t have a tea party without a table, so each doll with a tea cup also comes with a table leg. Snap the legs onto a Living Dead Doll coffin lid and you have the perfect tea table for a party beneath the moonlight…just watch out for the taste of almonds. - July 2012
..and no Living Dead Dolls lineup would be complete without a modern horror icon, so we present to you...CHUCKY!! He's sewn up, battered, tattered and beaten down...but he won't stop killing until his batteries run out! You'll find him on store shelves this October.
And now what you've all seemingly been waiting for. THE DOLLS!!! OMG!! THOSE DAMNED DOLLS!!!! Mezco knows you love the spooky little bastards, so we took special care to get all the details on film. Here's the skinny...
The Living Dead Dolls Resurrection Set returns.
Adding to the ranks of the creepy, cute and cool (a category Mezco seems to excel in) comes Sadie, your favorite Living Dead Doll. She's all ready for a party, but I suspect it would look something like diner during Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Here's the press bits...