Dolls perfectly inhabit this uncanny valley. They possess human features but lack human life.

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If you are translating "Bambola" (Italian for "Doll") and looking for a , you are almost certainly thinking of the Child's Play franchise.

Imbued with a human soul or killer's spirit; physically aggressive. Chucky ( Child's Play )

This is the most famous killer doll story.

But Bambola is no mere mannequin. David bathes her, dresses her, talks to her, and shares meals with her. He believes she is alive—or at least, that she wants to be. The horror escalates when David, attempting to feed Bambola a strawberry, notices that the fruit’s juice leaves a red smear on her lips. Is it his imagination, or is the doll beginning to consume from the inside out?

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: It is noted for its "swinging sixties" pop-gothic mystery style, featuring a funky, "ear-wormingly groovy" score by Franco Potenza.

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In Italian cinema, the word bambola carries a heavy weight. From Mario Bava’s Hatchet for the Honeymoon to the giallo films of Dario Argento, the image of the mannequin or doll has always been used to signify death, control, and the uncanny.