The Nasty Little Challenge Rating
01 = disturbing
05 = disturbing and may cause nightmares
10 = disturbing, nightmare-causing and most likely to induce vomiting

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I give this one an 7 on the Nasty Little Challenge Scale.
One of my lifelong buddies sent this to me – Mike Ruble.
Mike received this nasty little jewel for his family’s white elephant gift exchange.
He snapped some pics and sent them to me.
Can you believe that this doll was only $3.99?

Could you imagine what Mike’s life is going to be like now?
Just look at that nasty little mouth, all primed for chewing on Mike’s ankle meat.
Those nasty little eyes open wide to see Mike’s feet shuffle across his bedroom floor, cloaked in complete darkness.
Her nasty little dress, too large for her nasty little body, allows her to float gently from the top of the refrigerator to the back of Mike’s neck when he is getting a late night snack.
He won’t even hear her.

Thanks, Mike!

Any tips for how Mike should protect himself now?

If you have a photo of a Nasty Little Doll you would like the world to see, send it to me at 11ty@kevinkeigley.com and I will do my best to not vomit in horror.

The Nasty Little Challenge Rating (1 = disturbing, 5 = disturbing and may cause nightmares, 10 = disturbing, nightmare-causing and most likely to induce vomiting):

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I have never given an “11″ to any submission for Nasty Little Challenge.
I hope that after you have watched the video, you will agree.

Does anyone else have goosebumps?
Did anyone else hear that nasty little doll say “If anyone tells… [garble]” or “I want to kill you or something”?
Oh man – this is the kind of doll that waits until you are sleeping to slightly turn its nasty little head and whisper something into the darkness of your bedroom.
Dangit.
I hate this doll.

Have any of you had a doll like this?
Has your niece had one?

If you have a pic of a Nasty Little Doll you would like the world to see, send it to me.

The Nasty Little Challenge Rating (1 = disturbing, 5 = disturbing and may cause nightmares, 10 = disturbing, nightmare-causing and most likely to induce vomiting):

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I give this one a 2 on the Nasty Little Challenge Scale.
Sometimes, believe it or not, there are dolls that don’t make me as sick as others.
There are actually some dolls that don’t cause waves of chills to ravage my body.
This doll (photo taken by childhood friend Amy) is placed on display every year at a restaurant in London, Ohio.
I bet that is why he looks so ticked off.
He gets let out for only a few measly weeks a year.
The rest of the time, he is under the stairwell, scratching at the old wooden door.
He kicks at the paneling with his little plastic boots.
Actually, now that I start to think about it, he is pretty nasty.
Especially with that deceptive little suit — all red and welcoming.
He would lure you in with the promise of gifts, only to snap at your fingertip with his nasty little plastic teeth.

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I am going with 6 now.
…and I bet he knows where you and I live.

If you have a photo of a Nasty Little Doll you would like the world to see, send it to me at 11ty@kevinkeigley.com and I will do my best to not vomit in horror.

The Nasty Little Challenge Rating (1 = disturbing, 5 = disturbing and may cause nightmares, 10 = disturbing, nightmare-causing and most likely to induce vomiting):

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Sometimes people send me a photo that is so shocking, that I can scarcely post it.  Sometimes, the story that accompanies the photo is even more shocking.  This is one of those photos with one of those stories.
This photo was submitted by friend, David Blackwell.
Just look at it.
Seriously.
Look at it.
See how she gestures with with fingers that have been made into nubs by the many times they have been shut a door whilst in pursuit of someone?  Look at the lazy-eye that waits to wink at you as soon as you turn around.  Look at the hair, tattered and sparse from many altercations with kids whose parents don’t believe their stories.  And that red splotch.  What the heck is that David?
But what makes this one a 10, is the fact that David tells me that doll stands in the living room of his parent’s house.

What could this doll be thinking?

If you have a photo of a Nasty Little Doll you would like the world to see, send it to me at 11ty@kevinkeigley.com and I will do my best to not vomit in horror.

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Say “hello” to my little friend who lives at Great Wolf Lodge in North Carolina.  His name is Death McGraw.  He is a horrifyingly scary doll that supposedly entertains you at night.  There is a sign posted at this display all day with an invitation to come down at night — bring the whole family — and come in your pajamas for a bedtime story.  I can only assume that is the time he is scoping out his prospects.  He is watching with those nasty glass eyes (he is life size too to make it worse) and those nasty glass eyes scan the room for weak hearts and tasty fingers.  There he sits.  Patiently in the lobby.  Watching every single person that comes through the door with hopes of a restful visit.
Don’t get too comfy visitors.
To get this photo, I had to lean far too close to Death.  It made me nervous.  I am pretty certain I saw something red in the corners of his mouth.  I hope it was paint.
I wish you could have seen him in person.  The fact that he is life size and he sits crouched and watching from inside a stump all day gets him a 7 on my Nasty Little Challenge scale.

Has anyone else seen this guy?  Have you seen him in action?

If you have a photo of a Nasty Little Doll you would like the world to see, send it to me.

This nasty little doll photo was submitted by my friend Wallace Branin.

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Wallace said that he saw this doll at an auction.  You know why he is at an auction?  Because he has taken out another entire family and is in need of a new family to destroy.  I wonder how much was paid for him at the auction, but more importantly, where is the family today that made the purchase?

Look at his nasty little smile and his nasty little killing-worn fingers.  A 7 on my Nasty Little Challenge scale.

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This nasty little doll photo was submitted by my framily* member, Sarah Wickstrum Dykens.

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Sarah sent this photo with a letter that says:

I crawled through our hallway closet and back into the secret hide-a-way beneath our stairs to retrieve our Christmas decorations stored away. I shined my flashlight far back under the stairs. The light illuminated three dusty boxes which revealed these three old dolls left behind from the previous tenants of our home, one of which has turned in shame to hide her nudity. We had been wondering where the whispering noises at night were coming from.

Wow.  Thanks Sarah.  The next time I am at your house I will be sure to not sleep inside.  Just the thought of those nasty little dolls whispering in your secret hide-a-way is enough to make me endure a night outside in safety.  But that naked doll is just wrong.  On a hundred levels.  I give this whole collection and story of discovery an 8.
Oh, and also…maybe the dolls did something to the previous tenants.  Yeah.  Maybe they did something and then went back to their nasty little boxes to regain their powers.  So when you guys hear scratching at night, it is not your dog and it is not a mouse.  It is actually those nasty little dolls trying to get out of their little chambers of evil.
Take care and sleep tight at night Sarah and Brian.

*Framily – Framily is the term given to those people in my life that are more than friends but not quite family.  They are my framily.

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This one was sent to me by my good friend Hayne.  Hayne is also is a maker of films.  His fingerprints are on a little gem called  Solid Country Gold.  It’s a good’n.  His submission is not.  Just look at how that nasty little doll lost its tooth trying to nibble on someone’s ankle after waiting under their bed for hours.  This one got a 6 because she looks too sassy.  Too sassy for her nasty little boots.

This nasty little doll photo showed up in my inbox.  It had a terrible, terrible message attached:

Hello Kevin,
I hope you are doing well.
Sincerely,
Scary Baby Doll

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What in the name of all that is holy?  O my goodness.  This one may take the cake.  Just look how sad that clown is.  You can bet I would be sad too if I was held hostage by a naked demon doll with no feeling in its lower appendages.
I gave this one an 10 on the Nasty Little Challenge Rating. Do I really need to explain why?
See you in my dreams Scary Baby Doll.  And by dreams I mean coma-inducing nightmares.

This nasty little doll photo was submitted by my almost sister, Jane McDonald.

The Nasty Little Challenge Rating (1 = disturbing, 5 = disturbing and may cause nightmares, 10 = disturbing, nightmare-causing and most likely to induce vomiting):
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Jane sent this bit of horror to me via her cell phone.  When I got her text, I was like, “Cool.  Jane has sent me a text.  I wonder what it could be?”  But when I opened it, I was like, “Ahhhgh!”  Then I was like, “Dangit Jane!”  After that, I was like, “That was horrible, but thanks for your submission to my blog.”  Then I was like… kind of sleepy.
According to Jane’s own testimony, this nasty doll was life-size.  I know that it is not the clearest photo, but that may be for the best.  If it were any clearer, by law I would have to put a parental warning on my blog and that costs extra.  I gave this one an 8 on the Nasty Little Challenge Rating because of its sheer size and potential to wrap its nasty hands around my throat, even in jest.