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[The Doll - Master] by Joyce Carol Oates
4★
Here are six of Joyce Carol Oates’s most “frightening—and deeply disturbing—short stories” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). In the titular story, a boy becomes obsessed with his cousin’s doll after her tragic death. As he grows older, he begins to collect “found dolls” from surrounding neighborhoods . . . each with its own sinister significance.It wasn't the type of "terror" that I am accustomed to reading but it was still intriguing enough to satisfy this terror fan. The terror was so subtle that it gave you the chance to imagine what the characters were going through. The images that are built in the reader's own mind can sometimes be more frightening than any other kind. Overall it is a pretty good short story collection of bizarre and sinister tales.
