Living Dead Dolls is a line of horror dolls designed in America by Ed Long and Damien Glonek and manufactured by Mezco Toyz since 2000.
Origins
The first Living Dead Dolls appeared for sale in America in 1998. They were craft dolls individually customised by either Ed Long or Damien Glonek. These customised dolls are called " handmades " by fans and collectors. The first doll was made by Long using one of his mother's doll kits. He showed the doll to Glonek, and they worked together to make 12 more. After the dolls sold out immediately, Long & Glonek decided to make more for sale. These original handmade dolls were sold exclusively through Glonek's horror memorabilia mail order company Unearthly Possessions, as well as at horror conventions along the East Coast. It was at one of these conventions, Chiller Theatre, that Mike "Mez" Markowitz, the founder of Mezco Toyz purchased one of the dolls. Mezco subsequently contacted Long and Glonek about manufacturing and distributing the dolls commercially.
The first commercial series of Living Dead Dolls, Series 1, was released early in 2001. Since then, new series have been released roughly twice a year. On Halloween 2008, Series 16 was released. Series 17 will be released early 2009.
Handmades
Handmades(1998-2001)
These customised craft dolls were individually created by Ed Long and/or Damien Glonek. The original handmade dolls did not have names, but can be identified by their design and costuming. The following dolls can be linked to dolls which were put into mainstream production:
- Sadie : A black-haired girl doll in a black dress with a white collar, very like Wednesday Addams. The handmade Sadie is perhaps the most commonly seen handmade.
- Posey : A long-haired, usually blonde, girl doll in a long nightgown.
- Sin : Superficially similar to Sadie, but with a red dress, devil horns and a tail.
- Bad Habit : A doll dressed as a nun.
- Eggzorcist : A doll wearing a bunny suit. She was first made as a gift to Ed Long's then girlfriend, who returned the doll when the relationship broke up.
These early handmade dolls have not been made as mainstream Living Dead Dolls as of January 2009:
- Unnamed witch doll : A doll dressed as a witch, with a pointed hat.
- Tall Lady : Some handmades used a taller, more adult-figured craft doll. Due to their height, these dolls are called Tall Ladies by collectors.
- Candy Rotten : The only handmade to have a name, this was a punk doll with a burning heart tattooed on her chest and candyfloss-coloured hair.
Handmades (post-2001)
After the dolls went into production, it was possible to request custom handmades directly from the creators. These custom handmades originally cost $666 apiece, later increased to $800. A custom handmade was the prize available to anyone who opened one of the five Series 5 blood-spattered chase dolls. In about 2004, Long & Glonek announced on the Mezco message boards that they would no longer accept commissions or make handmades to order, but would instead occasionally offer handmade dolls on eBay to the highest bidder.
Living Dead Dolls
Living Dead Dolls are 11" (28cm) tall plastic dolls which are sold in coffin-shaped boxes. Most of the main series dolls come with a death certificate, except for the showbiz-themed Series 5, which had coroner's reports. The death-date on the certificate is typically that of a significant historical event, or somebody's birth or death. There is also a short poem about each doll printed on the coffin packaging and/or the death certificate.=
Series 1 (March 2001)
- Sadie
- Sin
- Posey
- Eggzorcist
- Damien
Series 2 (October 2001)
- School Time Sadie
- Kitty
- Deadbra Ann
- Lizzie Borden
- Lou Sapphire
Series 3 (March 2002)
- Bride of Valentine
- Sheena
- Lilith
- Lottie
- Schitzo
Series 4 (September 2002)
- Inferno
- Sybil
- Lulu
- Ms Eerie
- Macumba
Series 5 (March 2003)
- Jezebel
- Siren
- Dahlia
- Hollywood
- Vincent Vaude
Series 666 (2003)
- Jinx
- Dottie Rose
- Hush
- Revenant
- Calico
- Isaac
Series 7 (2004)
- Lust ( Mistress Demonika )
- Vanity ( Madame Dysmorphic )
- Wrath ( Bad Bette Jane )
- Envy ( Eve-A-Go-Go )
- Sloth ( Bed Time Sadie )
- Greed ( Miss McGreedy )
- Gluttony ( Vulgar the Obscene )
Series 8 (2004)
- The Lost
- Hollow
- Grace of the Grave
- Faith
- Angus Littlrot
Series 9 (2005)
- Elisa Day
- Toxic Molly
- Dawn
- Blue
- Purdy
Series 10 (2005)
- Mildread
- Demonique
- Arachne
- Tina Black
- Wolfgang
Series 11 (2006)
- Maggot
- Killbaby
- Jubilee
- Rain
- Isaiah
Series 12 (2006)
- Chloe
- Tessa
- Frozen Charlotte
- Cuddles
- Ezekiel
Series 13 (2007)
- Evangeline
- Iris
- Morgana
- Simone
- Jacob
Series 14 (2007)
- Alison Crux
- Jasper
- Daisy Slae
- Dee K
- Gregory
Series 15 (2008)
- Death
- Bathory
- Gypsy
- Flamingo
- Judas
Series 16 (Halloween 2008)
- Eleanor
- Pumpkin
- Mishka
- Squeak
- Isabel
Series 17 (2009)
- The Hook
- The Vanishing Hitchhiker
- The Unwilling Donor
- Spider Bite
- Bloody Mary
Series 18 (Halloween 2009)
- Calavera
- Ingrid
- Gabriella
- Jingles
- Ember
Living Dead Doll Exclusives
A number of Living Dead Dolls were made as exclusive issues to various distributors and retailers.
- Chiller Eggzorcist (April 2001): Limited to 30 pieces. Only available from the 2001 Chiller Theatre convention. These were regular Eggzorcist dolls which had been blood-spattered and re-sealed.
- Died and Doom (May 2001): Limited to 3,996 pieces. Exclusive to Tower Records. Retailed for $49.99 each.
- Penny (June 2001): Limited to 666 pieces. Exclusive to Toy2R/Easy Finder in Hong Kong. This doll is usually called Hong Kong Penny to distinguish her from the 2002 version.
- Sinister Minister and Bad Habit (black; August 2001): Limited to 4000 pieces. Exclusive to Spencer's Gifts.
- Sinister Minister and Bad Habit (red; October 2001): Limited to 999 pieces. Exclusive to Toy2R in Hong Kong.
- Sinister Minister and Bad Habit (white; December 2001): Limited to 4000 pieces. Exclusive to Spencer's Gifts.
- Tragedy (2002): Exclusive to Hot Topic. She was based on a non- Living Dead Dolls ragdoll called Tragedy Anne (a parody of Raggedy Ann) sold through Hot Topic stores.
- Penny (2002 version): Limited to 3000 pieces. This doll was only
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