THE DOLL MAKER

Detective Seraphina Blackthorne and her junior, Mara Green, investigate a chilling series of deaths where victims develop grotesque, frozen grins and hollow eyes—transformations mirroring the long-dead, occultist doll maker Alistair Finch. The common thread? Each victim owned a Labubu doll purchased from the enigmatic antique shop, Curios & Whims. As they delve into Finch’s disturbing journal and uncover a symbol linking him to the dolls' design, they realize the Labubus aren’t mere toys but parasitic vessels feeding on fear, physically warping their owners into hollow-eyed echoes of Finch. With more dolls scattered across the city and a trail of cryptic clues—including a viral video tied to a victim—Blackthorne races to contain the spreading horror before the Doll Maker’s legacy consumes more souls.