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  photos taken and edited by Sol-Tokki I want to talk about Onyx. I love her. I haven't been into dolls long. At one point I found them too creepy to keep in my room. Only Monster High was welcomed and one Bratz doll, that was it. So, when I heard about the Creeprodocuction released in May of 2022, I wanted it. I need to get the reproduction of my childhood favorites, but I was too late. Clawdeen, Draculaura, Frankie, and Lagoona were sold out, bought by fellow fans and some resellers. Disappointed, I stood in the toy aisle surrounded by barbies, mermaids, and other dolls I don’t know about and cared very little about. I looked down, on the last self, and saw an iridescent box. I took a step back and saw a beautiful black, white, and grey collection of dolls. It was so different. After looking at all six dolls I was drawn to Shanelle Onyx. Her shimmering midnight skin and the strike of white cutting through her floor-length black hair, collected into a high ponyta...

        Image from:   “Monster High Voltageous® Frankie Stein Doll.” Mattel Creations , https://creations.mattel.com/products/monster-high-voltageous-frankie-stein-reproduction-doll-hhr59 . Accessed 24 July 2022.        Hello, Ghouls! As a lot of you know the most recent Monster High Doll came out this month, July 22, 2022, at 9 am Pacific Time to be specific. People on Reddit were posting about scalpers two days before the actual doll's release! It sure brought my anxiety up as I checked the countdown clock on Mattel Creations' website: 1 day and 14 hours left, 16 hours, 9 hours. I checked that clock religiously while planning how I was going to get this doll without spending my dad's birthday on my phone. He wanted to see the horror/ thriller Nope that came out on the same day, it was my treat, and, as luck would have it, the earliest showing in IMAX was late enough for me to sneak out into the movie lobby before all the trailers finish...