Pediophobia

"...or fear of dolls, is relatively common. It is believed to be a type of automatonophobia, or fear of humanoid figures. Some people are afraid of all dolls and stuffed toys, while others fear only a specific type. Dolls that talk or move and old-fashioned china dolls are especially common targets of fear.

The fear of dolls has been heavily exploited in pop culture settings. In most of these occurrences, the premise is that a seemingly harmless doll has become a sentient being bent on destruction. Whether this happens through magical spells or random chance, the net result is the same: a child’s plaything has become deadly.

These films tap a primal fear that may be one of the roots of pediophobia — the fear of the silent killer. In a world filled with threats, ranging from bioterrorism to tainted spinach, it is common to worry that something we cannot recognize as dangerous could lead to our destruction."

My personal phobia (while walking down the toy aisle in Wal-Mart):



I HATE DOLLS!

Where did this fear come from? I blame Jenn! At her sleep-over birthday parties, with 5 other pre-teen girls, we'd stay up all night long, driving her parents insane, watching scary movies and screaming at the top of our lungs at 3 am. And guess what some of those scary movies included?!? Walking/talking dolls. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!