Social media sleuths are spiralling after wild claims link the adorable Labubu doll to voodoo rituals, ancient demons, and even The Simpsons. From bizarre behavioural shifts in kids to “demonic” ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Edward Berthelot / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP / Getty / Pop Mart With a round, furry body, pointy ears, and a set of sharp teeth curled into a mischievous grin, ...

Close-up detail view of seven Labubu monsters / charms / dolls / plus from "Big Into Energy" collection : Loyalty, Happiness, Luck, Hope, Serenity, Love an Secret, during a street style fashion photo ...

Ms. Silcoff is a cultural critic. My 10-year-old daughter’s entry into the universe of Labubu was innocent enough: She was a kid who wanted a doll. So how did my usually thoughtful and steady ...

What are Labubus? It’s a question the luckiest among you have likely never had to ask or answer; I, as a parent of two preteens, have had to do both. They’re the latest inexplicably fashionable trend ...

The Labubu craze has been taking the world by storm in recent months, but now a certain subset of buyers are starting up a new Satanic Panic revolving around the dolls. For the uninitiated, Labubus ...

It's a plush doll. It's a bag charm. It's a collectible that recently sold for six figures. But no, this wildly popular creature isn't a Gremlin or one of the monsters in Maurice Sendak's children's ...

Pop Mart's ugly-cute critter has gone viral around the world—but will its little furry legs outurn the fad? Reading time 4 minutes The latest drop from Pop Mart’s the Monsters collection might be its ...

There’s no denying she worked hard to get there. Tension filled the air inside the Soho store belonging to Chinese retailer Pop Mart when the staff emerged with fresh Labubus from the stockroom.

Simply put, a Labubu is a toy inspired by the story series "The Monsters" created by artist Kasing Lung, who was born in Hong Kong and later moved to The Netherlands.