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Porcelain: A Novelette Kindle Edition

by William Hage (Author), Matthew Hage (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Out near the Pine Barrens in New Jersey sits the Whateley Bed & Breakfast, home of a wide collection of knick-knacks and antiques for its guests to view, including a beautifully ornate porcelain doll. However, after the Whateley's latest guest purchases the doll as a gift, a horrifying series of nightmarish events begins to unfold.

Porcelain is a 8000 word novelette.

Porcelain can also be found in the collection of stories: Counterphobia A Collection of Horror.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NW2Z7WY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (September 24, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 962 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 23 pages

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- #12,021 in Horror Short Stories

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AstraDaemon

More Original Than Expected

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014

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There are so many stories and movies about demonic dolls that finding a story that stands out is getting more difficult, but Hage did a great job of writing something full of surprises.

I wish the story had been longer, simply because I enjoyed it so much. I think the author could turn it into a full-length novel, especially if he included other character POVs. (There was something about the detective talking about the Jersey Devil that made me think he has his own story to tell.)

I would love to see the author write more stories centered around the bed & breakfast...maybe even a prequel to this story.

Hage is definitely an author to keep on your reading list!

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

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This was a pretty good book - I wish it had been longer - haunted dolls are always spooky and this book is no exception. Killer doll which reminds me of the movies "Chucky" - if you like spooky doll stories, then you'll like this book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2015

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This is a very intense short story! Easily read in 30 minutes, you will remember the story for a lifetime! Really scary stuff! It is a must-read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2014

The Whateley Bed & Breakfast is a quaint little place, filled with a wide range of antiques. One of the items, a porcelain doll, catches the eye of a man who stops at the B&B for a quick rest. Drawn to the doll, the man decides that it would make a lovely present for his daughter and the B&B's owner is much too happy to sell it to him. After arriving home, murders start occurring in the man's apartment building and he can't shake the eerie feeling he gets when he looks at the doll.

Being a hater of dolls, I was a little hesitant to read this novelette as I knew how it would turn out, thus confirming the fact that dolls should not be trusted. I feel as though the story could have benefited from being fleshed out a little more in certain places, adding suspense to the horror element. There are also a couple of questions that I felt weren't resolved.

Overall, Porcelain was a quick and scary tale that has a good grasp on the horror genre and I was pleasantly surprised at the writing. Did I mention I hate dolls?

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James Herington

Short but suspenseful

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014

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I was very impressed with this story. Almost like a female doll version of Chucky from the movie "Child's Play" well done. I will look forward to more titles from him

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014

I was given a free copy of this novelette for an honest review.
This story is about a man who stops in a B&B and leaves with a gift for his daughter, a beautiful, porcelain doll. That is when the murders in his building begin.
The story was interesting and I found myself quickly turning pages to see what would happen next. The author is great at pacing and I really enjoyed his characterizations. There were a few minimal editing errors but nothing to distract from the story. I would really enjoy reading more from this author. I gave this book 4 stars because I liked it but didn't love it, but the writing makes me want to give this author another opportunity.

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Char

Do You Like Tales About Dolls?!

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2015

I liked this short story, (novelette), that I read to review for Horror After Dark. I have always loved horror stories about dolls so when I saw this come up for review I jumped on it.
The tale itself was fun and imaginative. However, I did find the writing to be a little clunky. This story was told in the first person, so there were a lot of "I"s-too many to my mind. This may be just a personal thing, but once I noticed all the "I"s, all I could see were all the "I"s, and it kept taking me out of the story.
Overall, while I found this tale to be creative and entertaining, the quality of the writing nudged my rating a little lower than what the story itself deserved. I gave 3 stars for this novelette because I did enjoy it and because I feel that this author has potential. His imagination and creativity aren't lacking at all, but I felt that his relation of the tale could use a little improvement.

I received a free copy of this novelette in exchange for an honest review. This is it!

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laurathomas61

Terror in a small package

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2014

As a little girl, I wasn’t crazy about dolls. Sure, I had my barbies, but those bigger dolls, the ones that were almost actual size, with those creepy eyes, nope. I didn’t like them. It always felt they were watching me, their eyes following me. Now, all grown up, I still don’t like them.

I love horror, whether reading it or watching it. There are lots of movies about dolls. Let’s see. There’s all those Puppet Masters movies. How about Chuckie? Now, that’s one messed up doll. I would never have bought that for my kid. And now we have Annabelle. Have you seen The Conjuring? That doll was scary evil and wasn’t even the main plot in the movie.

I can go back much further. Ventriloquists. Their dolls come to life. Seen a few different takes on that idea.

So yes, the whole doll taking on a life of its own has been done before. It’s the author’s ability to take that and hone it to their own tale that reveals their talent and creativity. William didn’t disappoint me.

A weary traveler stops at a bed & breakfast for the night. It’s a rather lovely place with lots of collectibles on display.

The older woman who owns the place explains that each item has a history, it’s own story.

When the woman is pulled away from the conversation by a phone call and the guest kills time looking over the many objects, one in particular catches his eye.

A porcelain doll, quite lovely. His daughter would love it.

When the guest checks out in the morning, the doll travels with him to his condo. There it will wait until he visits his daughter.

But the doll won’t wait for long. It has quite a history and is ready to make a new one.

Once the doll began it’s rampage, I asked myself what I would do. Would I take it back where I got it from? I had a feeling either the old woman or the place wouldn’t be there anymore. Or, the doll would just return to get me so why bother. I’d just have to figure out how to deal with it.

I thought I saw the end coming. I was so wrong about that. Once the author revealed the dolls history, it went every which way but the way I thought it would.

The suspense was nail biting. If this were a movie, I’d be peeking through my fingers.

Scary good stuff.

I received this book for my honest review.

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