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The haunted doll

A Tale of Terror and Possession

By Arsalan MehdiPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Emily who loved collecting dolls. She would spend hours at the local antique shop looking for the perfect addition to her collection. One day, while browsing through the shelves, she stumbled upon an old and eerie-looking doll. The doll had long, black hair, lifeless eyes, and a dress that looked like it had been torn apart. She asked the shopkeeper that how much was the cost of the doll? Shopkeeper replied 10$. Emily don't had enough money but Emily couldn't resist the urge to buy it and came back home get some money from his father's wallet and brought it home with her.

That night, as Emily was getting ready for bed, she placed the doll on her nightstand and went to sleep. But in the middle of the night, she woke up to a strange noise coming from the doll. She could hear it whispering in a language she didn't understand. Terrified, she turned on the lights and saw that the doll had moved from the nightstand to the foot of her bed.

Emily tried to brush it off as her imagination, but strange things continued to happen around the doll. She would find it in different places every morning, and her room would be colder than usual. She even started having nightmares about the doll, where it would come to life and chase her around the house.

As time went on, Emily's health started to deteriorate. She would wake up with bruises and scratches on her body, and her hair would fall out in clumps. She started to become paranoid and felt like she was being watched all the time.

One day, Emily's mother noticed her daughter's strange behavior and decided to take the doll away from her. But when she tried to pick it up, the doll came to life and attacked her. Emily's mother screamed for help, but it was too late. The doll had possessed her body and was now in control.

The possessed mother went on a rampage, attacking anyone who came into contact with her. Emily knew that the only way to end the terror was to destroy the doll, but she was too afraid to go near it. She locked herself in her room, hoping to wait out the possession.

Days turned into weeks, and the possessed mother continued to terrorize the small town. No one knew how to stop her, until a group of paranormal investigators came to town. They had heard about the haunted doll and were determined to put an end to the possession.

The investigators discovered that the doll was cursed by an evil spirit that had been trapped inside it for centuries. The only way to break the curse was to perform a ritual that would banish the spirit back to its realm.

Emily and the investigators went to the haunted doll house, armed with candles, holy water, and incense. They performed the ritual, chanting ancient words and burning sage. As the ritual reached its climax, the possessed mother appeared, screaming and thrashing.

But as soon as the ritual was completed, the possessed mother fell to the ground, unconscious. The doll, now lifeless, lay beside her. Emily and the investigators knew that the curse had been lifted.

Years passed, and Emily's house became known as the "haunted doll house." No one dared to enter, for fear of being possessed by the evil doll. Emily was never seen again, and the doll's whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.

The end.

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