Tonight's Alan Whicker encounters some exceptionally creepy Swiss mechanical dolls from the 1700s. 'Henry', 'Marianne' and 'Charles' can draw, play the keyboard and write. They are mechanical marvels ...

Photos / Warner Bros Pictures / Universal Pictures It was the latter part of the decade though, specifically the release of Dolls (1987) and Child’s Play (1988), that really won over horror fans.

such as vehicles, more than girls did, and girls played with female-typed toys, such as dolls, more than did boys. Hormonal differences may play a role, they said.

In recent years it has created dolls with a hearing aid, a prosthetic limb and a wheelchair. Mattel's goal was for "all children to see themselves in Barbie" as well as "play with dolls who do not ...