10 Stupid Movies That Will Help You Conquer Fears

5. Child's Play (Dolls)

Granted, I don't think this is your garden variety fear; "pediophobia" is a fear of dolls, or moreover, it's a fear of human-like figures that are resolutely not human. Child's Play might at first glance play perfectly into that fear, given that it revolves around a serial killer who imparts his soul into the nearest object, which happens to be a harmless doll in a toy store. The doll comes to life with the guy's soul, and starts killing people. Now, think about that again, and tell me why dolls are scary. Even negating the silly premise, the sheer physics of it don't compute; how exactly is a 2-foot tall (at most) hunk of plastic going to have the wherewithal to kill you? Alright, so you might want to sleep with the door locked and tighten your security (not that I'm trying to give you folks ideas), but this film - and especially its later sequels - were always darkly funny, a perfect antidote.