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The Doll by JC Martin

4 stars

We begin with Joyce and her daughter Taylor visiting The Island of the Dolls on their vacation. The story behind the island is that a young girl, Salvadora, drowned on the island that that her spirit is still there. That the dolls were hung out for her and that anyone that disturbs them will be drown too. While exploring the island, Joyce and Taylor discover a little shack with an alter dedicated to Salvadora, and where Taylor is immediately entranced with a Mexican doll.

After the vacation, Taylor starts talking about her imaginary friend Dora. Of course Joyce is rather annoyed with this and tries to get her ex-husband to stop the talk. But strange things start happening. A plate of spaghetti is put out for Dora and it seems to be consumed. Taylor also starts spending a lot of time in her room. But when Taylor is almost drowned in the pool, she thinks something is going on. Joyce catches Taylor with the Mexican doll then panics and tries to set everything right.

This is a creepy, short read. I don’t think that I’m ever going to look at dolls the same way again. This is a great scary story, definitely one to read. I will say that I think the story could have been a little more creepy if it would have been longer with more development. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a great story. Now I’m excited to get JC Martin’s other stories and start reading them.