Teddy Scares

A line of twisted teddy bears created by Applehead Factory in 2003. The bears are supposed to represent old teddy bears that have been abandoned by their owners and become warped and rotted over time. There are two series of bears, as well as a set of miniature versions called "morgue minis". There is an animated short produced by Dave School and also a series of graphic novels published by Ape Entertainment that depict the "after lives" of the bears.

Series

The Teddy Scares are stuffed bears that have been released in series, or sets. Currently there are two series of 12 inch bears and three series of 6 inch bears. Both of the 12 inch series have five bears each, making it 10 bears total. Series One Bears seem to be rare and sell for a much higher value than Series 2 Bears. There are also limited edition versions of the bears that were created as a members only package, using one bear from the current series in an alternate costume. There are also "Profiles" listed on the Teddy scares website which adds back-stories to all currently released bears.

Each Bear comes with a box containing flavor text and an accessory that is detachable. Below is an example of the flavor text used on the box:

Redmond Gore

"'I have no Identity, just my axe!' Redmond comes with an axe for taking care of business."

Morgue Minis

The Morgue Minis are miniature versions of the bears. Each bear comes in a vinyl body bag with a coroner's report on the back of the package. There are two series of minis, including special editions that were available for a limited time. Each Mourge Mini is 6 inches tall.

Animation

In June 2006, a team of animation students at Dave School produced a 3D animation that features the Teddy Scares characters (of the first series of bears). Some of the characters were voiced by well-known horror movie icons, such as Clive Barker providing Edwin Morose's voice and Rita Mortis being played by Linda Blair. The short can be viewed on the school's website, as well as the official site for the toys and currently on Youtube.

Plot

Mocked and ignored by the other teddy bears, Cyrus decides to make a friend of his own, which turns out to be a random piece of trash from the bears' junkyard home. When he starts playing with his latest "friend," a toaster he names Toasty, the other bears grow annoyed and plan on getting rid of the toaster. After tricking Cyrus into thinking they want to be Toasty's friend as well, the bears try to destroy the toaster behind his back, but find it to be quite indestructible, so they seal Toasty behind a brick wall instead. However, to everyone's dismay, Cyrus has completely forgotten about Toasty and replaced him with a plastic spoon (Spoony) as his newest friend.

Voice cast

• Clive Barker as Edwin Morose
• Linda Blair as Rita Mortis
• Rick Baker as Hester Golem
• Norman Macera as Abnormal Cyrus

Graphic novel

The first volume of the Teddy Scares comic book series was released in April 2007 on Friday the 13th. There are currently three volumes that are published by an independent publisher called Ape Entertainment.

Official site

Teddy Scares Official Webpage