# Dolls (1987)

> Stranded travelers discover that a storm-bound toymaker’s mansion shelters dolls made from wicked humans, turning childhood wonder into grotesque supernatural justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14371

## Facts

- Runtime: 77 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Stuart Gordon
- Cast: Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe, Hilary Mason, Bunty Bailey, Cassie Stuart, Stephen Lee
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092906/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, surreal, macabre, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

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- [Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/16158)
- [The Boy (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/201869)
- [Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/16161)
- [Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/16712)
- [Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/88402)
- [Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/14688)
- [Waxwork (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/17874)
- [Tourist Trap (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/7878)
- [Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/5742)
- [The House by the Cemetery (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/17667)

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