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    Thai woman infuses dolls with the soul of a child.

    SO MUCH NOPE

    http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/06/0...d-doll-creator

    In the House of Haunted Dolls, a creator bares her heart


    WALKING INTO MAMA NING'S LAIR on the outskirts of Bangkok, I was slightly disturbed by the body parts scattered around her house ? a headless toddler, little limbs, bits of hair and tiny clothes packed into buckets.

    The body parts? Don?t mind those, said Chutipat Siripoh, one of Mama's acolytes who greeted me at the door. All those little parts, she said, would be put together to make a Look Thep or ?Child God,? a doll powered by a living soul said to change people?s lives.

    Chutipat, a petite woman in her twenties, had traveled three hours from Nakhon Sawan province that day for Mama Ning to add real human hair to her doll. She was all too eager to welcome me to the doll house.

    It?s the home and workshop of Mananya Boonmee, a woman who went from selling purses to changing lives now called ?Mama Ning.?

    Three years ago, Mama Ning herself was driven by desperation for change in her life to create ?Petch,? Thailand?s first Look Thep. A few haunted dolls and some help from social media later, the word is out now about Look Thep.

    Today they?ve been adopted by celebrities and earnest individuals who believe these factory-manufactured dolls will bring them blessings and wealth.

    ?Look Thep is a doll who is alive.? Mama Ning explained. ?I created a soul to live in the doll, and owners can raise them as their own children, taking them out in public, just like a normal kid.?


    White magic

    Given Thailand?s history with black magic, it?s common misunderstood that Look Thep involves a dead child?s soul or even contains human remains, much as the infamous Kumanthong, a magic charm prepared by frying a fetus and wrapping it in gold foil. While they are worshiped for the same reasons, Mama Ning?s secret ceremony calls upon a Hindu goddess to create a new, infant soul to bring the doll to life. No necromancy here.

    ?I put life essence into the dolls ? like seeds,? Mama Ning said, while refusing to disclose the ingredients she uses to forge Look Thep. ?I chant prayers and then style the doll?s hair, but I insist there is no black magic involved. I follow the Dhamma way.?

    Mama Ning is a dedicated Buddhist, but she also worships Parvati, the Hindu goddess of fertility, since she was young. It is Parvati who awakens a Child God.

    ?I consider myself the ?body? of Parvati Goddess. I have the goddess in my heart, so I created the Look Thep which means my ?Child God.??


    First of his kind

    Petch was her first and favorite doll because she infused it with the spirit of her son. Three years ago, when he was 17, she was at her wits? end with his bad boy behavior. So she placed the amulets and charms he loved inside the doll, and it awakened. She starting treating Petch like her child, carrying him around and taking him to make merit at the temple, in hope that her teen at home would change his ways.

    According to Mama Ning, it worked.

    Her son started improving his life and eventually moved out and got married. Now doll-Petch is sporting gold rings on every finger as a reward for bringing in the money for Mama, and their relationship has become stronger than ever.

    ?For me, when I?m lonely, I dress him up. I talk to him. When I sold purses, he helped me turn a profit. My Look Thep even came to see me in my dreams.?

    It wasn?t long until she started selling Look Thep at her purse shop in western Bangkok after people offered to buy Petch. She lists dolls for as little as THB1,999 to as high as THB16,000. The expensive ones are the most realistic looking and are imported from the United States.

    From there, word spread. Her followers who had ?adopted? their own dolls came back with success stories.

    ?People came to thank me for changing their lives. One couple took a doll, and they won the lottery 17 times in a row. From people with nothing, they now have money,? she said.

    Talk to the dolls, and the dolls talk back. Mama Ning said there?s a little telepathy involved. She can hear the dolls in her mind and understand their personalities and needs.

    ?They?re happy dolls. They have lots of friends and toys,? Mama Ning said. ?When I go out, I take them with me. Petch has traveled to Korea with me.?


    A doll by any other name

    Putcharaporn Kuntaku, a 21-year-old student, said her doll ?Pailin? helped her get through tough times.

    ?I had problems with home,? Patcharaporn said as her eye teared up. ?My father died, and I did not get to live with my mom. Maybe it?s all in my imagination, but after I got the Look Thep, I felt like I have someone with me.?

    Patcharaporn, who loves dolls and sells some to help pay her school tuition, also credits Pailin with bringing more customers.

    ?Most people say Pailin is pretty, just like a real kid,? Patcharaporn said. ?Some people give up their seats for me in the bus because Pailin looks so much like a child.?

    This convinces Patcharaporn even more that her doll is alive.

    ?It?s a feeling. We?re here talking about something we cannot see,? she said. ?People who love dolls know these are not just normal dolls.?

    So is Look Thep just a bizarre update to the idea of the doll, and the needs they satisfy? Could all the superstition just be an excuse to address basic human loneliness? Everyone looks for something or someone to hold on to that they can be sure will never leave.

    So why not get a weird-looking doll that also picks excellent lottery numbers.

    Mama Ning acknowledged this.

    ?People look for happiness. They want a better life, luck and wealth,? Mama Ning said. ?Their happiness is their interaction with their dolls.?

    The dolls can fill something missing.

    ?Some people lost their child. Some never found love, so they came to Look Thep,? she said. ?They?re cute and really alive. Then the love blossomed; they want something to hold on to.?

    But if Look Thep are alive, is it possible they could also die?

    ?Do they die? It depends on us,? she shrugged.
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    Dolls (and clowns) creep me out to no end. This is just no.

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    as if dolls didn't already creep me out.. geh
    Marshmallow here is the one I liken to Ed Gein... Originally Posted by Heartbroken1


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    my husband is like.. "i've seen this in movies, it never ends well!!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by PunkerDuckie View Post
    my husband is like.. "i've seen this in movies, it never ends well!!"

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    Given Thailand?s history with black magic, it?s common misunderstood that Look Thep involves a dead child?s soul or even contains human remains, much as the infamous Kumanthong, a magic charm prepared by frying a fetus and wrapping it in gold foil. While they are worshiped for the same reasons, Mama Ning?s secret ceremony calls upon a Hindu goddess to create a new, infant soul to bring the doll to life. No necromancy here.
    Well, shit. This makes it okay.
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    Given Thailand?s history with black magic, it?s common misunderstood that Look Thep involves a dead child?s soul or even contains human remains, much as the infamous Kumanthong, a magic charm prepared by frying a fetus and wrapping it in gold foil.



    How did I miss frying pan fetus?
    Marshmallow here is the one I liken to Ed Gein... Originally Posted by Heartbroken1


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    http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/aviati...sr=cnntravelfb

    Bangkok (CNN)It's time to board the plane.

    You cross your fingers, hoping you're not going to be seated next to a child.

    No such luck.

    But this is no ordinary kid.

    She doesn't cry, move or kick seats.

    That's because she's actually a Luk Thep -- or supernatural "child angel" doll.

    Sounds too bizarre to be true?

    Not if you're boarding a flight in Thailand.

    The lifelike dolls have become so popular that regional carrier Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways, recently instructed its staff to allow passengers to purchase a seat for their Luk Thep dolls.

    Spirit dolls
    Luk Thep are believed to possess a child's spirit and bring good fortune, thus many Thais have taken to treating them like real kids.

    The internal Thai Smile memo, being circulated among Thai media, says the dolls have to be buckled up like human passengers and will be served snacks and drinks.

    As with real children, they're barred from sitting in exit rows.

    Don't have a ticket for your doll?

    It'll be treated as carry-on luggage and stowed during takeoff and landing.








    my first time with a link so please delete or fix if needed.
    I may never sleep again. Not with my granddaughter's doll in the house following me with it's eyes.
    Marshmallow here is the one I liken to Ed Gein... Originally Posted by Heartbroken1


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    Quote Originally Posted by PunkerDuckie View Post
    my husband is like.. "i've seen this in movies, it never ends well!!"
    Yeah all 3 Chucky movies WERE pretty violent!
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    I was about to be annoyed that this thread was still active, but I see now it's morphed into offers of sex for chilli confectionary, so carry on guys :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuchAClassicGirl View Post
    Yeah all 3 Chucky movies WERE pretty violent!
    Wait, weren't there way more than 3?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jumaki15 View Post
    Wait, weren't there way more than 3?
    Well look who came up for air! Hi JuJu! Ok so 3 were violent...the rest were stupid comedy?
    Quote Originally Posted by blighted star
    I was about to be annoyed that this thread was still active, but I see now it's morphed into offers of sex for chilli confectionary, so carry on guys :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by marshmallow View Post
    http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/aviati...sr=cnntravelfb

    Bangkok (CNN)It's time to board the plane.

    You cross your fingers, hoping you're not going to be seated next to a child.

    No such luck.

    But this is no ordinary kid.

    She doesn't cry, move or kick seats.

    That's because she's actually a Luk Thep -- or supernatural "child angel" doll.

    Sounds too bizarre to be true?

    Not if you're boarding a flight in Thailand.

    The lifelike dolls have become so popular that regional carrier Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways, recently instructed its staff to allow passengers to purchase a seat for their Luk Thep dolls.

    Spirit dolls
    Luk Thep are believed to possess a child's spirit and bring good fortune, thus many Thais have taken to treating them like real kids.

    The internal Thai Smile memo, being circulated among Thai media, says the dolls have to be buckled up like human passengers and will be served snacks and drinks.

    As with real children, they're barred from sitting in exit rows.

    Don't have a ticket for your doll?

    It'll be treated as carry-on luggage and stowed during takeoff and landing.

    I'm telling you right now if I get on a plane and a doll is sitting in a seat like a person, I am getting off the damn plane.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PunkerDuckie View Post
    I'm telling you right now if I get on a plane and a doll is sitting in a seat like a person, I am getting off the damn plane.
    if someone has enough money to buy a seat for a doll they can adopt me for a month. I could use a vacation.
    Marshmallow here is the one I liken to Ed Gein... Originally Posted by Heartbroken1


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    Quote Originally Posted by PunkerDuckie View Post
    I'm telling you right now if I get on a plane and a doll is sitting in a seat like a person, I am getting off the damn plane.
    I will seriously kick that baby down the aisle and off the plane.

    "No kick the baby"


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    yes i said i will leave it under you storage he said cuddle with me i said shut up it over??? what am i doing wrong??
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    Cooool. Gotta get my youngest one of these to sit with her Living Dead Dolls & Krypt Kiddies.

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