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Don't Look Under the Bed: The Doll That Came to Life.

Terrifying Tales of a Childhood Nightmare

By sanjana Published 3 years ago 3 min read
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In the small town of Ravenwood, a young girl named Emily received a gift from her grandmother for her 7th birthday. It was a beautiful porcelain doll with bright blue eyes and long curly hair. Emily was delighted with her new toy and carried it everywhere she went.

At night, however, strange things began to happen. When Emily woke up, she found the doll at the foot of her bed instead of on her dresser. She thought it was odd but assumed it was just her imagination playing tricks on her.

But the occurrences became more frequent and alarming. Even though Emily was alone, Emily would hear giggling from her bedroom. The doll's eyes seemed to follow her every move, and sometimes it looked like they were glowing in the dark.

One night, Emily woke up to find the doll sitting on her chest, its porcelain face only inches away from hers. Its once pretty features now twisted into a menacing grin, with eyes that looked like they belonged to something evil.

Emily screamed and tried to push the doll away, but it was like what glued it to her chest. She felt a cold breeze blowing through the room, and she knew it wasn't just her imagination anymore.

From that night on, the doll would torment Emily every night. Sometimes it even spoke to her in a voice that wasn't her own, moving around the room. Emily's parents didn't believe her when she told them what was happening, so she had to suffer through the terror alone.

One night, as Emily was lying in bed, she heard the doll's voice coming from under her bed. She was afraid to look, but her curiosity got the better, and she peered over the edge.

To her horror, she saw that the doll had grown into a monstrous creature with sharp teeth and glowing eyes. It crawled out from under the bed, its porcelain skin cracking as it moved.

Emily tried to run, but the doll was too fast. It chased her through the house, its high-pitched laughter echoing through the halls. Emily knew she had to do something, so she grabbed a nearby hammer and smashed the doll.

The laughter stopped, and the house fell silent. Emily's parents rushed in to see what had happened and found their daughter crying on the floor, surrounded by broken porcelain.

Years later, Emily still has nightmares about that doll, convinced that it was possessed by something evil. She warns everyone she meets to be careful of the toys they bring into their homes because you never know what could be lurking inside them.

After the incident with the possessed doll, Emily's life was never the same. She became withdrawn and paranoid, afraid that the evil spirit could come back to haunt her.

Emily's parents tried everything to help her, taking her to therapists and buying her new toys to replace the ones that had caused her so much fear. But nothing could shake the dread lingering in the back of her mind.

One day, while walking through the woods behind her house, Emily came across an old abandoned doll factory. It was worn and covered in vines, and Emily couldn't resist exploring it.

As she walked through the factory, she heard strange noises from one room. She cautiously approached the door and peered inside, only to see a group of dolls sitting in a circle, their heads turned towards her.

Emily tried to back away but stumbled and fell, knocking over one of the dolls. As she tried to pick it up, she felt a sharp pain in her hand. She looked down to see that she had cut herself on a broken piece of porcelain.

As she stared at the wound, Emily felt a strange sensation wash over her. It was like she was being possessed by the same evil spirit that had haunted her all those years ago.

Suddenly, the dolls around her started to move, their lifeless eyes glowing with an otherworldly light. They swarmed around her, their porcelain bodies cracking and shattering as they attacked her.

Emily screamed as the dolls dragged her deeper into the factory, where she was never seen again. Her parents searched for her for years but never found any trace of their daughter.

Some say that Emily's spirit still haunts the old doll factory, where she is forced to spend eternity trapped with the same evil dolls that destroyed her life. And some say that if you listen closely, you can still hear her screams echoing through the factory halls, warning others to stay away from the cursed dolls.

Thanks for Reading.

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