The "Conjuring" spin-off film "Annabelle," much like the titular evil doll, was loosely inspired by a troubling (allegedly ...

American Girl began 40 years ago in Madison and then Middleton with dolls and books about girls living in different historical eras. Founder Pleasant Rowland insisted American Girls materials be ...

Here's a timeline of key events in American Girl history: 1985: Pleasant Rowland starts Pleasant Company in a converted Madison warehouse, with a plan to make dolls and related books placing girls in ...

Dolls and toys tell a story. Members of the Rowan Doll Society were learning the history of dolls and sharing stories of their own collections as they gathered for a special milestone event.

It was in 2025 that my book, A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls, was released. The book is divided into two parts; the first being an exploration of alleged true cases of haunted and cursed dolls, ...

MORE THAN AN HOUR THIS MORNING. THEY SHOULD PICK IT BACK UP ON MONDAY. WELL, HERE IN OMAHA, ONE LOCAL MUSEUM HONORS BLACK HISTORY ALL YEAR, AND THEY’RE DOING IT IN AN UNCONVENTIONAL WAY. KETV ...

In Omaha, Nebraska, one museum honors Black history all year. More than 3,000 dolls fill three rooms that make up Mama’s Attic off 42nd and Center streets. Executive Director and Founder LaVon Stennis ...

On this date in 1999, Brooklyn emcee Inga Marchand, known to the world as Foxy Brown, released her sophomore album Chyna Doll on the Violator and Def Jam imprint. Riding the momentum of her breakout ...

Horror movies have turned innocent-looking dolls into pure nightmares. From possessed toys to cursed creations, these terrifying dolls haunted audiences and became some of the most iconic villains in ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them, USA TODAY can exclusively reveal. The doll, which ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — The Holland Museum is showcasing an exhibit dedicated to American Girl dolls, celebrating the brand’s upcoming 40th anniversary in 2026. Eight-year-old Louisa Stavros traveled with ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --A Minnesota museum opened a seasonally-appropriate exhibit dedicated to the stuff of Halloween nightmares: "creepy dolls." The History Center of Olmsted County's new exhibit, "Creepy ...