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.

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!

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. 

Queens of Hearts: Looking Into Ever After High

Not long ago, a reader asked for more of my thoughts on Ever After High, which I thought was a great idea. I did take a different direction than I had planned, though, owing to the urge to be seasonal this first half of February.

Love Bites: Monster High Howliday Love Draculaura and Clawd Wolf by Mattel Creations

Love it, hate it, or don't care, it is indeed Valentine month! While the holiday doesn't give me much personal substance, I enjoy the aesthetic quite a bit, particularly a more vintage, subversive or dark take on the iconography. So let's get in-theme with the first of a couple of posts I have planned! I don't know if this particular doll set has been super buzzy or well-received, but I was struck the second I saw it.