![]() ![]() There’s a little something here for everyone, but remember to choose wisely, because big scares come in small packages. Some of the stories take a more cerebral approach, while some throw every Anabelle, Chucky and Howdy Doody at the wall and see what sticks. I’ve chosen six different books based around creepy dolls and toys. Imagine how easy it would be for the doll to make us hurt. ![]() What if when we looked away, its eyes narrowed and its smile faded. We ask it to be a vessel for our joys and fears, and it complies–always smiling, always staring. When our coos and gibberish have yet to turn to words, the doll is the only being in the world that understands us. We talk to it, and, in our mind at least, it talks back. As we get older, we start to play with the doll. As we cry and thrash our soft, marshmallow limbs, the doll lays unmoving, its half-smile never fading, glassy eyes staring lazily and unwavering into the sky. When we’re born, our parents place us, alone and defenseless, into a crib. By curator of HOWLS book club nominees for July’s “Just Punt the Little Bastards: Evil Dolls and Creepy Toys” category ![]()
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