Living Dead Dolls Roundup 11

Oh, how I'd have liked for this to have been Roundup 10, but I think it all worked out okay even though Ms. Tina Black mocked me so. She was late and arrived r i g h t after I locked in the birthday post as Roundup 10. I'd wanted to have the two Tinas reviewed in release order, but so be it. The birthday being the 10 milestone roundup was more fitting anyway. But the first two dolls here were acquired before all three of the birthday-roundup stars if that record is important to you. This will probably be the only time I end up publishing two roundups consecutively as a result!

Warning for scary, gross, and gory horror imagery.

A Deathday Party Celebration (LDD Roundup #10)

It's my birthday time, and I wanted to put on a little production for it since I had so much fun pushing out Christmas spirit this past December. My actual birthday was on the 20th, but the logistics of one doll arriving led me to allow this project to be flexible on time, and then I took some extra work hours during the week that also got in the way, so it happened later. I'm fine with it; I just really wanted the time to set up and enjoy this. This was intended to be LDD Roundup 11 because I had 10 all purchased and ready to put out before this one, but delays ended up making this one Roundup 10 instead, despite most of the dolls joining my collection after the dolls that will be in Roundup 11. Oh, well. It certainly fits the milestone number better for this to be a big event!

Mini Morsels of Halloween: Living Dead Dolls Minis Isabel and Halloween Party 2004 Kelly

This was initially going to be more of a footnote within the next LDD roundup post because the Minis doll I got was bundled with one of the big dolls, but I can never made a footnote a footnote and it ended up becoming a long enough interlude that it was too much and warranted its own post. My third roundup doll has also gotten a fair bit delayed and stalled me because I need her reviewed and the roundup published before my birthday post, so while I fret about that, this topic works to have something up.

The LOVING Dead Dolls, Part 2, Part 2: Valentine's Monster!

The Bride of Valentine is all well and good, but her existence loudly screams for a more Karloffian counterpart, and he just never arrived. The closest we got to a classic LDD-original doll of the Monster was the Resurrection Bride, fusing traits of both characters.

Sadie's Living Dead Dollhouse, Part 3

Back for more! 

The LOVING Dead Dolls, Part 2, Part 1: The Bride of Valentine

Alright, so this post is actually part one of part two because I had a second custom doll in the works for this who I could not finish in time due to dye for customizing the dang doll not arriving in time. I figured I'd best just get the half of the project that I could out to satisfy my urge to be timely for Valentine's! I guess it's going to be obvious who the custom character is, but I couldn't sacrifice the body color I wanted to finish him up faster. January and February have not been kind to my project scheduling, but enough of that. Let's look at what I have!

Pretty in Pink: Barbie Deluxe Style Doll #2 by Mattel

Last year, a new line of Barbie dolls was announced: Deluxe Style!

Living Dead Dolls Roundup 9

This roundup was meant to be completed much much earlier, well within January, but one of the dolls got caught in limbo and then completely fell through thanks to a bafflingly unresponsive seller who ultimately just refunded after I pulled teeth to establish any communication in good faith and got a confusing response of the item not being shipped and the seller being new to this? I don't know if they were somebody truly in over their head who crumbled and got cold feet on it for some reason (were they a minor?) or if they were a scammer who fell apart in the face of my persistence.  Honestly, whatever. That was agonizing regardless. So it happens that that doll is not in this group and will probably not be acquired anytime soon now that another one fell perfectly into place to complete the group. The doll I picked first wasn't notable enough to give a solo post, nor precious enough to demand immediate closure after the collapse of the purchase, and I don't want to work on building further assorted roundups when the second uncomfortable roundup and some February/March projects need to get sorted. 

Ugh. May I never be screwed over in my planning like this again. But the final trio actually worked out far better than I could have hoped.

The LOVING Dead Dolls, Part 1: LDD Exclusive "Twisted Love" Rose and Violet by Mezco Toyz

Valentine season arises again, and my first choice for a topic in 2025 was the Living Dead Dolls Valentine holiday release: a duo of exclusive dolls released individually as the "Twisted Love" duo, being a similarly-styled pair of dolls named Rose and Violet. 

BONUS PHOTOSHOOT: DiDi DiPterri

Back when I started this blog two years ago, I was more ideas than execution, and some of my doll subjects just didn't get many or any elaborate or fully-presented photos. Since I've now established a practice of quick update posts with more photos of dolls I had ideas or means to shoot with after their original review, it was high time to rescue a very old favorite: Dianée "DiDi" DiPterri, my Monster High OC based on The Fly (1958).

Bad Practice: Living Dead Dolls Exclusive Dr. Dedwin and Nurse Necro by Mezco Toyz

These guys are going to come in handy.

Warning for bloody and gory imagery in a horror medical setting.

Bloody Mary Finally Complete!

Back in June last year, I had my fourth LDD roundup review, focused on gruesome characters, including Bloody Mary from Series 17. I selected Mary at that time because I found a copy with a manufacturing error that mirrored her plastic coffin lid, and I found that a particularly resonant novelty that elevated the doll. However, in my haste to get that mirror-lid Mary, I failed to see that the copy did not include the chipboard completing the coffin, and this has remained a problem since. I finally saw a decently cheap Mary with everything but the physical box, and I scooped it up to be able to finally complete my own copy.

Sadie's Living Dead Dollhouse, Part 2

Back to more work! 

No Such Thing as a Free Soul: Living Dead Dolls Resurrection Lilith by Mezco Toyz

When reading the first half of this post, I ask you only one thing: bear with me.

So. When looking at AliExpress LDD listings in search of something low-end that caught my fancy at this moment, I noticed (with some disbelief) a Resurrection-variant Lilith in a beat-up incomplete coffin, but who seemed to be a whole doll with her original certificate, and she was going for less than $40.

A Little Snow Angel: Living Dead Dolls Series 12 Frozen Charlotte by Mezco Toyz

Since I started collecting LDD, this doll was always in mind for one of my big Christmas items, and I didn't want to change that plan. I also would be able to capitalize on working up and publishing her post by the time of her deathdate...I just hoped the weather would be appropriate for photo sessions in that time.

Exhumed Once More: Living Dead Dolls Resurrection II Sadie by Mezco Toyz

This was the final gift I packed into the DEADvent Calendar, and she's a seriously major acquisition.

Sadie's Living Dead Dollhouse, Part 1

With DEADvent finished and 2025 started, it's about time to begin spilling the beans on a big project! It's been so hard teasing pieces I've made without context, but it just wasn't right to start publishing until I was done with my 2024 business! If you've seen lots of interesting little things posted to my Instagram story and wondered, here's your context. And oh boy.