Creature Doll - Remembering my Favorite Doll Company

Creature Doll remains my favorite doll company of all time. It only lasted a little over a year. The Sculptor was Tae Wong Park, rumored to be a former scupltor for both Iplehouse and Souldoll. His first release was Priestess Eve

As soon as the preorder period for Eve ended, Guardian Phyllis was listed and I was smitten

I love this doll. Her engineering so amazing in her arms, legs, and hips. She has amazing accessories and optional hands, and overall look. Elf Lucia was next, followed by Mei. I didn't originally order an Elf Lucia but was able to buy her second hand later. I also didn't buy a Mei, but Mr. Park put a free Mei head in one of my future orders so I also have a Mei. Sadly I didn't save the offical photo of Lucia, but I did of Mei:

Next was Lillith, which originally did not appeal to me at the time but now I really like her outfit so much I'm debating trying to make it myself.

By September, Alicia was announced. I loved Alicia but I was low on funds for another doll. Its hard to buy many large fullsets in the same year, so the speed of the releases were a hinderance. Little did I know I would never have another chance.

The next month, Creature Doll released new promo photos of Lucia, Mei, and Lillith showing updated faceups which were much better. Also Lucia's eyes were made smaller, and brown skin was added as a basic option.

I saved a few other photos from the original website of blank heads:

Taewong was just full of ideas and the very next month, released Angela as the 4th 'basic' doll (the others being Lucia, Mei, and Lillith). Her outfit is lovely but again I passed until it was too late.

This was followed by a 'renewal' of the Lillith and Mei faces, making them slimmer, a winter event for clothes, and a re-release of the Preistess Eve armor. The website also had a few swords and daggers that could be purchased separately. The final doll released in December 2017 was elf Karin, the 5th basic doll. Also released was new armor that could be added to any order.

March 2018, Creature Doll announced they were closing. Again, I was low on funds, and could not take advantage of the final sale. Here was the announcement from Mr. Park: Dear my customers, First of all, I would like to say that I am very sorry. I’m afraid that the journey of Creature Doll that started in December 2016 will end in February 2018. Since its inception, I have produced eight kinds of dolls from EVE to KARIN. Because of unmanageably poor sales performance, however, I’ve found that it’s no more possible to keep the company. I started this company just because I liked making dolls, and I wanted to make special ones, but I guess I failed to draw much attention. I was responsible for everything from production to shipping, and it was affecting my health. This is very upsetting, and I do feel upset even while I'm writing this. I can't really say now if I’ll be able to start making a doll again. Though I wanted to release more of new, unique dolls, I'm afraid I should stop here. But please know that I’ve been really happy that I could freely make the dolls as I wanted. Thank you so much for the attention and love you’ve been showing to Creature Doll. I especially want to express my sincere gratitude to those who purchased my products. Finally, I also express my thanks to those who’ve been encouraging me and supporting what I do and trying to promote Creature Doll. Sincerely, There was only a one week period to make final purchases. BUT! I have been closely watching for these dolls to come up second hand and in addition to my Phyllis, Lucia, and Mei, I am now the proud owner of a Lillith! She should be arriving on Saturday and will need a faceup straight away. I'm not sure if shes the 'renewal' head or the original. I think I will go for a Geisha-inspired faceup for her. I have never seen owner pictures of an Alisa but I would gladly buy her if I saw her, and a Karin as well. My last update is that in April 2022, a fellow Den of Angels member sent a message to Taewong and actually got a reply. Here is what he said: " Hello. Sorry for replying so late. Thank you for your interest in my doll. Unfortunately, reselling the doll seems to be difficult. I always feel sorry for those who like my dolls. The creaturedoll is not a very popular doll, so it is quite Running the company was difficult. Making a doll is physically quite difficult, so I It is true that my health has deteriorated a lot. (My health has improved a lot now.^_^) I also feel sorry for not being able to implement many designs in my head into reality. Once again, I apologize for the late reply, and I hope you are always happy and healthy."