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, including 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 One

Rita Mortis

"Filled with all this anger inside, I swing at what's in my way."

Rita Mortis is an angry white teddy bear with dark red eyes and wears a plaid jumper, wrist bands and a pair of black boots. She has two facial piercings and three on each ear, as well as a tattoo of the Teddy Scares icon on her left upper arm. The doll comes equipped with a bear-sized plastic baseball bat to smash things with. Rita is included in the second series of the Morgue Minis.

Abnormal Cyrus

"I've got my eye on you."

Abnormal Cyrus is a strange grey teddy bear with one green eye in the middle of his face, much like a cyclops monster. He wears a black and white striped shirt with olive green overalls. The doll comes equipped with a plush eyeball that he carries with him everywhere. Cyrus was included in the first series of Morgue Minis.

Redmond Gore

"I have no identity, just my axe."

Redmond Gore is a homicidal black teddy bear with a brown burlap sack over his head and a blue blood stained jumpsuit, bearing a close resemblance to Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. The doll comes equipped with a bear-sized plastic axe to hack something to pieces. Redmond was included in the first series of Morgue Minis.

Hester Golem

"I'm infested with slimy bugs that Rummage through my body."

Hester Golem is a bizarre blue teddy bear missing an eye on the right side of his face and missing his flesh on the left, partially exposing his skull. He is dressed in a tattered dark green jacket and brown pants. There is a hole in his chest held together loosely with thread, which is full of rubber toy roaches. Hester is included in the second series of the Morgue Minis.

Edwin Morose

"You stole my heart, so I carry yours as a souvenir."

Edwin Morose is a depressed red teddy bear with white eyes. He is dressed in a grey sweater with a red broken heart design on the front of it. He comes with a bouquet of bear sized wilted blue roses and a bag that contains his patched up broken heart. Edwin was included in the first series of Morgue Minis.

Series Two

Eli Wretch

Eli Wretch is a wandering green teddy bear with a red goatee and sunglasses with a shattered lens. He wears a black trucker hat with a "Deadneck" logo on the front, a mud-stained wife beater, torn jeans and a belt with a large silver belt buckle. He has a tattoo of a woman's torso on his upper left arm that says below it R.I.P and comes equipped with a bear-sized tire iron to change the tires on his truck.

Granger Evermore

Granger Evermore is a convicted grey teddy bear with a large scar over his right eye. He is dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and has a ball and chain latched onto his right leg. The doll is equipped with a bear-sized sledgehammer to smash his way out.

Mazey Podge

Mazey Podge is a hideous rag doll teddy bear with a mismatched pair of eyes and a black ribbon in her pink hair. She is dressed in a black lace-up brassiere and a black frilled skirt with red and black dress shoes. She comes equipped with a shattered mirror to admire her warped beauty with.

Mundy Drudge

Mundy Drudge is a dark green teddy bear wearing a grey sweatshirt and ripped jeans. He has a metal tab bolted onto his face, half of which peels away to reveal the "flesh" beneath.

Sheldon Grogg

Sheldon Grogg is a dark blue teddy bear dressed in one-piece pyjamas complete with a cap. He has a permanently sleepy expression and carries a ragged blanket and a bottle of sleeping potion - relics of his chronic, lonely insomnia.

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.

Animation

In June of 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.

Graphic Novel

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

Official Site

Teddy Scares Official Webpage