By DMG Byrnes
The doll stood upon the bookshelf; piercing eyes in a cold China face overseeing the room from this royal perch. Light from the streetlamp cast a golden glow over the painted face and a long shadow upon the far wall.
The young girl often watched the shadow as she drifted off to sleep, imagining conversations about distant travels, teas with queens, and adventures of the doll with raven ringlet tresses.
One night, as the girl started to close her eyes, the shadow shifted; it was then she noticed the doll was missing, but the shadow was growing closer …
Creepy doll stories are the best. I posted one not long ago. Had fun reading it.
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I’m glad you enjoyed 🙂 posted on The Drabble, or elsewhere?
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This hooked me with just the right of amount of suspense and creepiness. Loved it.
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Thank you! 😀
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You’re most welcome!
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It ended just as the tension was building. Mystery unsolved. 🙂
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I’m glad it hooked you 🙂 (also amidst other clamors for more, there’s a chance I write a longer story for those who join my Newsletter.)
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I am following your BLOG…. 🙂
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Thank you so much! 😀
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very spooky
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Yikes…
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creepy. lucky i don’t have a doll in my room. the doll is approaching, and i love the suspense. keep writing!
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