night of the living dummy original cover

Wood actually does come to life and torments the family, though Kris gets all the blame.

Laser-Guided Karma: One could say to Lindy when Mr.

Lindy's whole 'Joke' with the dummy, as it was clearly NOT meant to be funny (other than maybe to her) and scaring the shit out of your sister until she breaks down crying is abusive by any meaningful definition.

Wood for good they return to their room only to find a relieved Slappy is also very much alive (as well as also seeing them as his 'slaves').

Here We Go Again!: After finally getting rid of Mr.

Green-Eyed Monster: Kris's jealousy starts growing after seeing how much attention and praise Lindy gets with her and Slappy's ventriloquism act.

The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: Probably the most intense in the entire series, which makes sense as they're sisters who share nearly everything (including their room), which only gets exacerbated when they both get dummies and sinister trouble starts to brew.

Cannot Tell a Joke: Kris struggles to find a funny routine to use with Mr.

Break the Cutie: It's pretty much one continuous Trauma Conga Line for Kris, a mold-setter for much of the series later protagonists.

Wood was actually alive and creating escalating levels of mischief simply out of spite that Kris was sharing her newfound passion. until it's revealed she was Gaslighting Kris into thinking Mr.

Big Sister Bully: It's never stated who's the older twin but Lindy seems to take on this role to a milder degree, mostly just coming across as a bit overly smug, patronizing and bossy.

Wood's pocket that actually brings him to life and leads to the dummy's genuine reign of terror. until Kris reads aloud an odd phrase tucked into Mr. Bait-and-Switch: At first seems like the Big Reveal is Lindy was the 'villain' all along after it's revealed she was behind all of Mr.Wood is shown to be very much alive and terrorizes them both. Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Are borderline antagonistic to each other for much of the novel but show genuine concern for each other's well being and team up when Mr.Seemingly the main reason Kris wants a dummy of her own is to show up Lindy. Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: Pretty much their rivalry in a nutshell.In the comic, however, Kris has green hair while Lindy Has brown hair. Adaptation Dye-Job: Both are blonde-haired twins.The original protagonists of the Night of the Living Dummy series, two twin sisters who share a rather intense sibling rivalry that gets enflamed when Lindy finds Slappy abandoned in a nearby dumpster and gains newfound popularity with her ventriloquist act. I'm so sorry I got us interested in dummies.'

Night of the living dummy original cover