Dolls have always had the potential to be creepy, if cast in the right (wrong?) light - sort of like clowns. Remember the steel-fanged playtoys in Barbarella? How about those that appeared in various episodes of The Twilight Zone? And we won't even mention voodoo dolls. (Oops.) Then there's this:
Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

Love this!
Also good, but not exactly cheery....Madame Tutli-Putli - C. Lavis and M. Szczerbowski
...and have you seen the ever-creepy Triplets of Belleville?
i just love these animation styles...
Shana in (no longer Seattle, back in LA) :)
Hi, Shana...happy New Year! It's been a while (and as you can tell, I'm neglecting this blog terribly, for a number of reasons that I hope will be temporary). Welcome back.
Please accept my condolences for having to live in L.A. again. ;-)