In time for Halloween, museum holds creepiest doll contest

A Minnesota museum has turned its creepiest dolls loose just in time for Halloween.

History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester has posted photos and videos of its miniature terrors on social media, taking votes for most nightmarish one.

Curator Dan wakowski told Minnesota Public Radio that for a lot of dolls, freakiness is all in eyes. Some have movable eyelids that snap open when you lift dolls up. paint has chipped off face of ar contender, leaving it looking like a mummy.

wakowski says dolls weren’t intended to be frightening when y were made, but dam from play and pass of time have turned m creepy.

Voting continues through Thursday. winner and runner-up will be displayed over Halloween.

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Information from: Minnesota Public Radio News, http://www.mprnews.org