Terribly fun. Old toys that make you feel uncomfortable

Child psychologists assure that parents should not worry if their child chooses the most frightening monster from a whole pile of toys and fiddles with it for days on end. From a scientific point of view, this suggests that the child, on his own initiative, learns to overcome his fears. It turns out that it’s even useful to buy all kinds of monsters for little ones. But there is a limit to everything! How progressive must the parents be who brought home such toys?

The inscription on the package: “An old witch striking colorful harmless sparks.” And during a full moon, something like “...until you fall asleep…” would probably appear on the reverse side.

"The Acrobats of Crendell" comes from 1867. Back then, obviously, it was considered normal in American society for an acrobat to smile like a cannibalistic serial killer.

Meat market. Needless to say, playing with raw meat is what is needed for the harmonious development of a child! And the goods in this store were probably supplied by Crandell's acrobats.

As soon as a careless movement touched the top of the head of this creation of German toy masters, it began to squeal and roll its eyes, like Karabas-Barabas.

Little miss with no name. Everything is clear here. Ingenious marketing ploy: the child's sensitive heart aches with pity for this destitute doll dressed in a canvas bag, and parents are forced to buy new outfits until Little Miss stops crying.

Creeping clown. On a dark, dark night, this homunculus, moving its spider legs, approaches the baby’s crib, lifts the blanket with a stick, and climbs onto the neck...

Kobe doll. Such monsters were produced in Japan at the end of the 19th century. As soon as you tilted it, your eyes and tongue would protrude forward a good centimeter. Just like those who were “lucky enough” to see this terrible piece of wood in the dark.

And these comrades, apparently, were used as a scarecrow. All the crows flying past fell dead.

"Crimson Horror" The worst thing about this toy is not the number of hands or the eyes burning with infernal fire, but the fact that it is a construction set. That is, from individual parts, step by step, such a monster grew. It would be better if they made an anti-designer: baby, take this monster apart quickly!