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From a young age, we are fascinated by the fiendish and furry, the creepiest critters, the naughty and the nasty… and the nightmares that climb out of our toy boxes .
Here, condensed into 500 words, authors tell us tales of bloodthirsty dolls, grotesque puppets, and cutthroat stuffed toys—and they don’t disappoint! FEATURED AUTHORS Amelia Winterhart by A.H. Syme
Wound Up by Andrew Kurtz
Bear Witness by Beth W. Patterson
Frozen Smile by C.A. Goodwin
The Soul Doll by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Doh! by Chris Hewitt
Chatty Cathy by Diana Allgair
Twelve Steps by Diane Arrelle
Mister-Man by Eric Butler
Hit and Run by Erik Handy
My Little Monica by Hari Navarro
Springety-slink by Ian Fortey
The Eyes Know by J.W. Garrett
Let’s Play a New Game… by Jasmine Jarvis
Shock-in-a-Box by Jodi Jensen
Teddy Bear Picnic by K.T. Tate
The Tinker’s Dame by Kimberly Rei
A Wonderful Toy by L.T. Emery
Doodles by L.T. Ward
The Matryoshka by Mackenzie Hurlbert
Emily by Majanka Verstraete
The Dad Doll by Martin Fisher
Bad Hare Day by Maxine Churchman
Killer Performance by Meera Dandekar
Kah May-may Oo-nye by Megan Willette
Sounds of the Farm by Michelle Brett
Harvey Danger by Morgan Chalfant
Orville and the Bug by Jay Alexander
Love, Grammy by Patrick J. Gallagher
Sprung by Patrick Winters
Dice and Decisions by Peter J. Foote
Jack-in-the-Box by R.A. Goli
Show and Tell by Raven Corinn Carluk
Burn by Rich Rurshell
The Onyx Doll by Sarah Matthews
Lifelike by Scott McGregor
Here, condensed into 500 words, authors tell us tales of bloodthirsty dolls, grotesque puppets, and cutthroat stuffed toys—and they don’t disappoint! FEATURED AUTHORS Amelia Winterhart by A.H. Syme
Wound Up by Andrew Kurtz
Bear Witness by Beth W. Patterson
Frozen Smile by C.A. Goodwin
The Soul Doll by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Doh! by Chris Hewitt
Chatty Cathy by Diana Allgair
Twelve Steps by Diane Arrelle
Mister-Man by Eric Butler
Hit and Run by Erik Handy
My Little Monica by Hari Navarro
Springety-slink by Ian Fortey
The Eyes Know by J.W. Garrett
Let’s Play a New Game… by Jasmine Jarvis
Shock-in-a-Box by Jodi Jensen
Teddy Bear Picnic by K.T. Tate
The Tinker’s Dame by Kimberly Rei
A Wonderful Toy by L.T. Emery
Doodles by L.T. Ward
The Matryoshka by Mackenzie Hurlbert
Emily by Majanka Verstraete
The Dad Doll by Martin Fisher
Bad Hare Day by Maxine Churchman
Killer Performance by Meera Dandekar
Kah May-may Oo-nye by Megan Willette
Sounds of the Farm by Michelle Brett
Harvey Danger by Morgan Chalfant
Orville and the Bug by Jay Alexander
Love, Grammy by Patrick J. Gallagher
Sprung by Patrick Winters
Dice and Decisions by Peter J. Foote
Jack-in-the-Box by R.A. Goli
Show and Tell by Raven Corinn Carluk
Burn by Rich Rurshell
The Onyx Doll by Sarah Matthews
Lifelike by Scott McGregor
173 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 11, 2021
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May 27, 2022
Great collection
I loved this collection of short horror stories. Very enjoyable to read and a few were even quiet creepy. Good job.
I loved this collection of short horror stories. Very enjoyable to read and a few were even quiet creepy. Good job.
December 6, 2022
The crazy, fun-loving, kids at Black Hare Press from the wonderful land of Oz have supplied me with a magnificent box of amazing literary horrors. The terrifying and terrific 'Play: A Toy Horror Anthology'was one of them.
As I write this with trembling hands, I hear small footsteps in the dark corners of the room. Evil giggles and mechanical movements, distorted voices in the background along with shuffling small limbs create an insufferable nightmarish within my house. It seems like.. every toy.. is meticulously trying to.. harm me..
But eventually it's all in my head. Fears and nightmares evoked by the phenomenal Toy Horror Anthology, 'Play'.
Back off Chucky, goodbye Annabelle, see ya later capten Howie, this is the real deal.
500 word stories that will haunt your winter nights and make you jump to the slightest creaky sound.
An absolute must read for every horror who's inner child is till afraid to turn off the nightlight..
Creepy, beautiful, funny and dark.
As I write this with trembling hands, I hear small footsteps in the dark corners of the room. Evil giggles and mechanical movements, distorted voices in the background along with shuffling small limbs create an insufferable nightmarish within my house. It seems like.. every toy.. is meticulously trying to.. harm me..
But eventually it's all in my head. Fears and nightmares evoked by the phenomenal Toy Horror Anthology, 'Play'.
Back off Chucky, goodbye Annabelle, see ya later capten Howie, this is the real deal.
500 word stories that will haunt your winter nights and make you jump to the slightest creaky sound.
An absolute must read for every horror who's inner child is till afraid to turn off the nightlight..
Creepy, beautiful, funny and dark.
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