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

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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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.

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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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 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.

This nasty little doll photo was submitted by my Virginia pal, Dana Washburn.

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 think based upon this photographic evidence, we all now know what happened to Elvis.  Because of the potential of that doll tracking me down and turning me into its own plastic plaything, I have given this one a 5 on the Nasty Little Challenge Rating.  Also, please note that the doll kept a momento — a full colour magazine on the “death” of Elvis.  Nice one nasty doll.

This nasty little doll was submitted by my multi-talented pal, Page Phelps.

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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This submission perplexes me — my initial response to the photo is of course absolute dread.  I mean look at it.  There is a nasty little doll that lost its eye in some sort of horrific tussle and now he has his good eye on me.  The doll even went so far as to look up my blog and point to me and say, “Kevin (wipes blood from corner of mouth), I have found your pathetic blog.  I am tracking you down through your IP address.  I use the computer at night when your buddy Page is sleeping.  Relax for now Kevin — I am coming for you.  One little nasty pitter pat of my nasty little feet at a time.”
But then I also feel another way — the quality of the photo of the nasty little doll is amazing, dare I say…exquisite.  So as you can see, my perplexed brain was forced to give this one a 3 — the sheer awesomeness of the photo outweighs the terror.

As some of you may know, I cannot stand nasty little dolls.  Some people have exploited this knowledge with mixed results.  In the interest of constantly trying to better myself (by not being freaked out by nasty little dolls), I would like for you to send me your photos of a nasty little doll — the more disturbing the better.  I don’t mean for you to scour the internet to find some jacked-up doll with fangs and gore and the like, I mean just your normal, everyday, nasty little doll.  If you own the doll, that is even better.  You can e-mail me here at 11tymillion@gmail.com (you will have to copy the address).
Today I will post the first photos, unknowingly submitted by my good friend Mark Dean (Mark is doing some real cool things for God).  These photos make me shake with disgust.

Mark, are you holding that nasty little hand?