A police pup is sworn in, a life-size doll is mistaken for a human, and a guy gets kicked out of a convenience store By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff,Updated June 27, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

From porcelain nightmares to plastic psychopaths, haunted dolls have long terrified moviegoers. Here are ten that prove the smallest villains can be the scariest.