"Now SERVING" or "Dolls Divided 3/2": The Monster High Skullector "Beetlejuice" Waiting Room Two-Pack, and a Zombini/Viv Revisit!

...so Mattel made a fool out of me. Remember how last year, I did a two-half project about two-half gimmick horror dolls which split apart at the waist, comparing the body designs of brand-new Monster High manananggal Corazón Marikit and classic Living Dead Dolls' unfortunate magician's assistant Viv? Yeah, well, turns out I should have waited a year, I guess, because it turned out Mattel was adapting the bisecting concept to the exact same murdered magician's assistant concept as Viv. It's a real Doofenshmirtz's Nickels situation here. There aren't many dolls in this type, but weird that it happened twice. Poor Viv never got her timing right--first an incomplete solo review in 2024, then a review of her full two-pack set ahead of her ideal MH counterpart! And now I don't know what this post is. I can't very well add a third half to the two I wrote. It's unmathematical. Is this a third in a series or a separate review that happens to be a follow-up to a duology? Yes. 

Warnings for very bloody imagery as pertains to the LDD half of this discussion, and discussion related to, and imagery alluding to, suicide as pertains to Miss Argentina.

Dolls Divided, 2/2: Living Dead Dolls Exclusive The Great Zombini (new) and Viv (redux) by Mezco Toyz

This is an unusual one--I'm re-reviewing one Living Dead Doll here because I decided I wanted her in full context, and since Mattel dropped another bisecting horror doll, having two posts was resonant. 

Warning for bloody and anatomical gory imagery.

Dolls Divided, 1/2: Monster High Designer Series Corazón Marikit by Mattel Creations

Time for a new short project that Monster High tossed into my lap! They've been on fire with releasing awesome new horror novelties in their G1-style dolls these days (upcoming are the half-skeletal body for Corpse Bride Emily and the removable pretty faceplate on M3GAN to expose her base head's inner robotics). This gimmick doll was not only irresistible, but provided a perfect conversation piece for another topic I was already going to bring in! This is Corazón Marikit, the second Monster High Designer Series doll. And I wasn't going in for her until I saw she split apart at the waist--the topical gimmick of this two-half post project! After this, Living Dead Dolls Viv is coming back to the blog. I want to get her again through her complete two-pack release since I ended up not satisfied having her solo and removed from context. That way, I'll be able to compare two bisected dolls!