Wow. They're not kidding about the vast network of canals.

Uh, I meant to add, I feel like Percival Lowell.

Why are damaged, washed out dolls so scary? Is it because of their uncanny-valleyness? or because of the movies we've seen?

I used to watch Globe Trekker late at night when PBS would air it, and I distinctly remember the segment from the Mexico City Guide episode that toured this island because it put the presenter at such a loss for words (not that they're known for their eloquence, but hey). Part of has to be the setting... this vast, mostly abandoned, man-made, slightly Everglade-like lake, the type of place that messes with the human imagination. As for the dolls themselves- assuming he did, as suggested, care for them, it's a somewhat unique way of presenting caring...

Bonus Extranormal show footage.

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I may never sleep again.

Why are damaged, washed out dolls so scary? Is it because of their uncanny-valleyness? or because of the movies we've seen?

It's the movies we've seen.

The first word that popped into my head when I saw that article was "Chucky."

It's what the dolls once were - some little girl's beloved toy. At some point it's outgrown and thrown away or lost or stolen. Maybe that'll happen to me, too.

Or maybe it's the movies we've seen.