I was wandering through the seasonal aisles at Rite Aid today, and was confronted with something scary.

Yes, it says she’s “Glitzy Girl,” but she looks kind of deranged, doesn’t she? Creepy.

And just steps away:

The 32-inch Walking Doll. I can’t help but insert “Street” in the name.

I had a “Walking Doll” when I was a kid. You held its hand, rocked it back and forth, and it would take small, slow steps as you walked. It was also quite tall, but shaped and dressed like a child. No boobs. No makeup. No nose studs. (OK, the blond girl in the middle is lacking a nose stud. She is also lacking the fishnet stockings worn by the other girls.)

What age child will play with this doll? I was probably five or six when I got mine. On the original version of the photo (I resized it when I uploaded), you can make out the age on the box. Four and up.

It’s just wrong.

I’m sure there were others, but I didn’t stick around long enough to find more inappropriate / scary toys.

I was too haunted by Glitzy Girl’s stare.