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Skyla's avatar

Oh this was perfect. Nothing else to say!

Nox's avatar

Loveeeee! It reminds me of working in a care home and I swear I heard the humming of a lady who had not long passed away as I walked past her door

Alicia's avatar

"Norman!" 😄This is like Psycho dancing with Annabelle. Creepy, creepy!

The AI Architect's avatar

Brilliant psychological twist at the end there! The bit about Davey's own grief making him vulenrable to the doll's "influence" adds a whole other layer. Once the orderly starts projecting his loss onto Billy's situation, he becomes susceptible inthe same way Billy did. It's like grief creates a kind of aperture that supernatural stuff can slip through.

Ausiàs Tsel's avatar

The final image works well, but what really caught me was "grief stabbing his heart, ever so gently” —that contradiction carries more unease than the doll itself. Nice one.

McKenzie Rae's avatar

I love a creepy doll! My best friend's mom found an old baby doll in their crawl space and gave it to me. I named her Lucifer - Luci for short. 😄

Fragments and the Dark's avatar

Creepy good! 🙃

M.O.Stewart Writes Dark Stuff's avatar

I’m always in for creepy dolls! This has nice Psycho vibes, too

John Watson - Horror Author's avatar

Dolls, among so many other things, creep me out.

Dblkrose of BSP's avatar

Classic, efficient creepiness done right.

Andrea 🌄's avatar

Oooh I like this!! I have a doll collection, and this gave me some chills! I had friends as a kid terrified of my dolls. The ambience and pacing was appropriately claustrophobic! Giving just enough details to keep me interested while also moving quickly to keep me unsettled!