About the Dolls

Inspired by history, Headless Historicals™ dolls portray famous and not-so-famous men and women at both their very best and very worst. These dolls are for display purposes only and are certainly not intended to be playthings for children. We are not affiliated with any doll manufacturer.

Because these doll forms were originally obtained from second-hand sources, slight imperfections are normal and often add to the doll's character considering the nature of these reworkings.

Each doll is dressed in handmade outfits that resemble the attire that they might have worn in the height of their success in life while the body appears as it would have shortly after their death.

Using forensic photographs, written historical accounts, and techniques used for creating horror effects in film, special attention is given to the details of the injuries sustained during the final moments of each character's life.

All of the eyes are glazed over to produce the lack-luster stare of the dead. Torn flesh and deep gashes are shown in all their gory details and for decapitations the severed muscle tissue and bone is visible in the wound.

The artists are sticklers when it comes to the details. If they've found records that there was an unfortunate mishap on the scaffold, they'll add those special little touches to the doll whenever possible. It's not always easy with a small doll form!

But the full-sized mannequins are painstakingly sculpted and tediously detailed so that they appear as life-like as possible. The goal for these life-sized pieces is to produce museum quality effigies of the historical characters.