PROPS -
This is the doll used in the film 'Annabelle'. As you can see from this image, the doll looks quite battered and old, it is a very old fashioned type of doll, which looks to be made out of wood instead of plastic. Her face looks to be quite dirty and her hair is plaited to almost make her look innocent. From the picture she looks to be wearing some sort of pink clothing to make her look very girly and to look like what any child would want to play with. As from the film we know that the doll is evil, the fact that she is meant to be played with by young children almost makes it more thrilling for the viewer as children are more helpless than adults are, so it also suggests to the viewers that a child is going to be the main victim/target.
Also the way the doll has been positioned in this shot and how her neck is slightly tilted to look towards the camera it seems like she is looking at the audience.
This shot is from the opening scene of 'The Woman in Black'. This is another example of a doll used in horror films as a prop. This doll isn't as scary looking as the one from the film 'Annabelle', it has more of an innocent looking face. It is still the idea that dolls are meant for children and the fact that it is being used as an icon in a horror film around the children which makes it more thrilling for the viewer as their faces can be seen as scary as they have no expression.
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