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    Real Kid Dolls: The Most Realistic (and Creepy) Dolls We've Ever Seen

    Have you heard of the "uncanny valley"? That's the theory of life-like inanimate objects. The more human they look the cuter they become, that is, until they're almost too human. Then they start to creep us out. That point of no return is called the "uncanny valley," and it's the home to a collection of dolls created by French Artist Laurence Ruet. Ruet is one of a handful of specialty doll-makers customizing "fake babies" so human-looking they're often mistaken for the real thing. But Ruet doesn't stop with babies. She's created a series of life-like kid dolls with remarkably "uncanny" human features and expressions. The result is not exactly something real kids want to hug when the lights go out.

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    1. Photo by: Laurence Ruet
      Most of her "girls" as she calls them are about 21 inches in height. All are dressed in hand-made clothing and some even come with their own uncanny mini-dolls.

      "It's a startling and surreal thing to behold, but the painstaking level of detail is admirable," writes Alison Nastasi who featured Ruet's work on The Atlantic's website this week.
      Photo by: Laurence Ruet
      Most of her "girls" as she calls them are about 21 inches in height. All are dressed in hand-made clothing and some even come with their own uncanny mini-dolls.

      "It's a startling and surreal thing to behold, but the painstaking level of detail is admirable," writes Alison Nastasi who featured Ruet's work on The Atlantic's website this week.

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