Longlegs' Dolls Explained: Their Purpose, Power, & Real-Life Inspiration

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Longlegs' Dolls Explained: Their Purpose, Power, & Real-Life Inspiration
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The Devil in Longlegs' doll in Longlegs

Summary The many creepy dolls are some of the most memorable parts of Longlegs, with the film remaining pretty vague about their purpose, power, and real-life inspiration. Besides being a horror film, Longlegs is also a mystery, with Lee Harker spending most of the film investigating the truth behind Nicolas Cage's Longlegs serial killer.

Why Longlegs Uses The Dolls He Creates Them Himself Close The dolls are one of the creepiest parts of Longlegs' plan, with them being integral to how he convinces each family to murder each other. As the end of Longlegs reveals, the titular killer is also a dollmaker, with him making dolls that bear the likenesses of girls whose birthdays happen to be on January 14.

Related Every Nicolas Cage Horror Movie, Ranked Worst To Best Nicolas Cage has appeared in a string of horror movies, but which of the Prisoners of The Ghostland star's spooky efforts are worth watching? The Dolls Tell Families To Kill Each Other Due To Their Satanic Nature Close We haven't even gotten to the darkest purpose of the dolls, however. The true reason that Longlegs needs to get the dolls into the houses of his victims is that they tell the families to kill each other. As the film explains, the Satanic nature of the dolls has a psychic influence on those who are near them for extended periods of time.

2 Longlegs' Dolls Were Inspired By A Real-Life Murder The Murder Of JonBenét Ramsey One fact about Longlegs' dolls makes them even more frightening, as they were actually inspired by a real-life murder. Longlegs director Osgood Perkins explained the dolls' origins, with him hearing about the case that they come from, before writing the film.

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