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Dolly Did It
When dreams become nightmares and the past refuses to die . . . Members of Cynthia's family are dying one by one and she doesn't know how to stop it from happening. Cynthia records the macabre events in her journal as they occur and tries to come to terms with the fact that her old dolly, Samantha, has begun to haunt her dreams.Cynthia is on the cusp of becoming a young woman as her thirteenth birthday looms, but her past refuses to let her go as she battles her nightmares that foreshadow the death of her family members. Her old dolly, that her mother stored in the attic, has come out of the shadows and now inhabits Cynthia's frightening and prophetic dream-world. But are her nightmares merely products of her imagination, or are they something more than that? Something more real, more frightening, and more dangerous than any dream could ever be?From the author of Blood Related and Dreams of Thanatos*Bonus includes an additional short story - 'The Reader' from Dreams of contains adult content + themes of supernatural and psychological horror."William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity, that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction after all." – Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant“This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent.” – Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog DaysAbout King Billy PublicationsKing Billy Publications exclusively publish the dark literary fiction and psychological horror stories of William Cook. We love publishing stories, both for kindle and print, that appeal to adult readers of Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Occult and most types of Dark Fiction. KBP strive to bring you fresh, new kindle stories throughout the year. Our high standards of editing, formatting, lay-out and quality content, ensure that Cook’s frightening tales of serial killers, ghosts, haunted entities, vampires, villains, monsters, demons and other Gothic grotesquery, are presented to you in such a way that you’ll want to read more. KBP are also the publishers of Fresh An Anthology of Macabre Horror featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan and BillieSue Mosiman to name a few.
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Published September 19, 2015
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About the author
William Cook
32 books94 followersWilliam Cook was born and raised in New Zealand and is the author of the popular Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
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December 30, 2020
Short horror story. I predicted the ending. Also TW: Fire. Not for me. The bonus short story was...ok I guess. Shrugs.
April 15, 2018
Though this was a short story, it jumped quickly into the creepy doll atmosphere right away. The story revolves around a little girl's doll that goes on a murder spree. Within these short pages, the book will grab your attention and give you chills as you read about the doll that comes to life. Creepy read. Three stars for "spooky dolly".
December 10, 2016
~~3 stars~~
Creepy. I've always been afraid of dolls and this book just made me more afraid of them. Gives me goosebumps.
January 8, 2025
Entertaining horror listening 😵🤔
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited book one of six
She lives with her family a baby brother, older sister, and parents. Then Dolly starts with dreams and baby brother is dead, then the sister, and then Dolly and parents.
I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy world 🌐 horror haunting dreams novels 😱😵 2025 👫🎎
This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited book one of six
She lives with her family a baby brother, older sister, and parents. Then Dolly starts with dreams and baby brother is dead, then the sister, and then Dolly and parents.
I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy world 🌐 horror haunting dreams novels 😱😵 2025 👫🎎
September 30, 2015
Meet my dolly, Samantha. She's killer!
Feel the emotions of young Cynthia through her diary entries and get to know her old dolly. An intelligent, fast-paced, no holds barred read that takes no prisoners ... Just what we expect from William Cook. Bloody Good!
Feel the emotions of young Cynthia through her diary entries and get to know her old dolly. An intelligent, fast-paced, no holds barred read that takes no prisoners ... Just what we expect from William Cook. Bloody Good!
August 30, 2016
Can't go wrong with a freaky doll story!
August 30, 2018
This horror story started off great and had me turning the page wanting to see what happened next.
Sadly, the ending fell very flat.
Sadly, the ending fell very flat.
April 25, 2023
Delivers all the punches!
I love nothing more than a well written, descriptive, fast-paced short horror story that keeps me turning pages and William Cook did not disappoint! No spoilers here, although you'll probably figure it out for yourself. No typos, either, an added bonus to appreciate. The bonus story 'The Reader' is in my opinion even better than the first story and not to be missed. Williams has a wonderful way of pulling you in with his words and imagination. I can't wait to check out more of his work.
I love nothing more than a well written, descriptive, fast-paced short horror story that keeps me turning pages and William Cook did not disappoint! No spoilers here, although you'll probably figure it out for yourself. No typos, either, an added bonus to appreciate. The bonus story 'The Reader' is in my opinion even better than the first story and not to be missed. Williams has a wonderful way of pulling you in with his words and imagination. I can't wait to check out more of his work.
July 25, 2025
This was such a good read and only 17 pages! I'm shook. In this short horror story a young girl is being tormented by her childhood doll. This doll is committing horrific acts in her dreams and eventually the dreams come true. It's bleak, it's dark and it's absolutely terrifying! I also loved how this one was set up to read like a diary and each entry got darker as the story progressed.
November 8, 2021
Love it
If you want to read something disturbing this is the book for you. I would recommend this book to you.
If you want to read something disturbing this is the book for you. I would recommend this book to you.
February 19, 2023
Dolls are super creepy. I also enjoyed the short story The Reader
May 20, 2023
Creepy! :)
June 3, 2024
3.5 stars
July 31, 2025
This was so FUNNNN, I loved it a lot considering how short it was. Who knew a doll on a murdering spree could be so hilarious
January 3, 2026
good spooky fast read!!
the only reason it’s 4 instead of 5 is the inconsistencies with past and current tense.
great read though
the only reason it’s 4 instead of 5 is the inconsistencies with past and current tense.
great read though
May 26, 2016
Just finished reading "Dolly Did It: A Supernatural Horror Story", by William Cook. Sometimes there just aren't words, so I just say another great short story from this brilliant author.
When dreams become nightmares and the past refuses to die. . .
Members of Cynthia's family are dying one by one and she doesn't know how to stop it from happening. Cynthia records the macabre events in her journal as they occur and tries to come to terms with the fact that her old dolly, Samantha, has begun to haunt her dreams. Cynthia is on the cusp of becoming a young woman as her thirteenth birthday looms, but her past refuses to let her go as she battles her nightmares that foreshadow the death of her family members. Her old dolly, that her mother stored in the attic, has come out of the shadows and now inhabits Cynthia's frightening and prophetic dream-world. But are her nightmares merely products of her imagination, or are they something more than that? Something more real, more frightening, and more dangerous than any dream could ever be?
When dreams become nightmares and the past refuses to die. . .
Members of Cynthia's family are dying one by one and she doesn't know how to stop it from happening. Cynthia records the macabre events in her journal as they occur and tries to come to terms with the fact that her old dolly, Samantha, has begun to haunt her dreams. Cynthia is on the cusp of becoming a young woman as her thirteenth birthday looms, but her past refuses to let her go as she battles her nightmares that foreshadow the death of her family members. Her old dolly, that her mother stored in the attic, has come out of the shadows and now inhabits Cynthia's frightening and prophetic dream-world. But are her nightmares merely products of her imagination, or are they something more than that? Something more real, more frightening, and more dangerous than any dream could ever be?
July 6, 2018
Creepy
The first thing I thought when I read the title was this is going to be creepy. Boy was I right. If you're into stories with a high creep factor....this will be right up your alley! Got me rethinking all my moms dolls!
The first thing I thought when I read the title was this is going to be creepy. Boy was I right. If you're into stories with a high creep factor....this will be right up your alley! Got me rethinking all my moms dolls!
September 17, 2018
Great read plus a good bonus story
Dolly did it. No one believed the girl, when she told them Dolly was alive. That was a mistake. Second story, about a man, who took to reading everything, and did nothing else.
Dolly did it. No one believed the girl, when she told them Dolly was alive. That was a mistake. Second story, about a man, who took to reading everything, and did nothing else.
December 18, 2015
Glad it was short because I couldn't put it down and I needed to go to work! Creepy book - dolls that are "alive" have always creeped me out. Will look for more books from this author.
January 23, 2016
LOL this girl has issues, and thats all Im gonna say :-D
September 29, 2016
Creepy
This story was rather creepy with this doll. I'm still not sure if the doll did the things or made the person do them.
This story was rather creepy with this doll. I'm still not sure if the doll did the things or made the person do them.
September 16, 2018
A creepy read. I liked the way the author wrote it as a series of journal entries. I think it's one of those short stories that could have been longer and still had the same impact.
January 4, 2019
What an unsettling book this was. If you want something bizarre, this is the book for you. It's not overly scary but different than most books. It's not very long so give it a try.
February 25, 2019
So-so
A mediocre read...quick to read. The first story left me wanting more and the second story was really odd. In to something else...
A mediocre read...quick to read. The first story left me wanting more and the second story was really odd. In to something else...
August 31, 2021
The story and the bonus story was crazy! I don't want any dolls in my house for a minute.
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