LONDON, United Kingdom — A log burns in the hearth in the artfully lit drawing room. The armchairs look plush and inviting. Glasses and a bottle of wine stand ready as a grandfather clock keeps time.

Woodlands resident Ana Bosch doesn’t like dolls, but it’s hard to tell when looking at her house each October. Every Halloween season, Bosch decorates several hundred dolls in grotesque makeup in her ...

Take a stop-motion journey with the young, single homeowner of the Dreamhouse. Ken isn’t on the deed. By Anna KodéPhotographs and video by Tony Cenicola Anna Kodé reported from Mattel’s headquarters ...