'I'm a mum to 250 reborn dolls - I get stopped in supermarket and friends judge me'

Sylvia Heszterterenyiova is a mum to two grown-up daughters and has an ever-expanding collection of 250 ultra-realistic baby ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

She makes hyper-realistic baby dolls for a living. They go for as much as US$6,000

SINGAPORE: Do you sleep well at night? Aren’t you ever afraid that your dolls might haunt you? These were among the questions Andrea Lee’s friend asked when visiting her home. Lee tries to take such ...
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‘Reborn mothers’ love their scary-realistic baby dolls and slam critics of bizarre craze: ‘I want the right to go out with them’

SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into ...

Mother spends $21,000 on lifelike baby dolls that look so real people stop her in the street

Mary Lee Beatson, 42, from South Carolina, parents and takes care of the lifelike creations, that aim to mimic the look and ...

Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

Delightful as they may be to their young owners, dolls have a long history of creeping people out due to something called the "uncanny valley" effect, professors at Northeastern University say. As to ...
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‘Reborn mothers’ love their scary-realistic baby dolls and slam critics of bizarre craze: ‘I want the right to go out with them’

Brazilians like Ana Paula Vilela (above) are pampering their hyper-realistic baby dolls -- and sparking debate. AP SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have ...