Barbie sales have been plummeting recently. Mattel reported today that sales of the doll fell 12% year-over-year. The problem is isolated to Barbie: Sales of the company's other girl brands ...

Barbie has had many doll pals over the years ... girls to play-act the arrival of a new sibling—but moms said it was creepy.

The web services that the creepy talking doll connected to were another story ... Some stories do have a happy ending. Barbie can sleep well tonight.

If creepy dolls freak you out, steer clear of car shows and certain corners of the internet. There you might come across time out dolls: kitschy, retro dummies made to resemble children.

The dolls, posed as if participating in a game, are in varying stages of decay, and they emanate a creepy, corpse-like aesthetic. Hanny's owner, Karl Kopp, originally meant the display to be a ...