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I have spun task #1. I’m not sure where to give this number to Donna.
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“Well, well, well… look who managed to wrangle every last teammate into the haunted halls of check-in! I must say, that kind of dedication warms even my porcelain heart. 💀🖤
Teams who move as one are rare in this carnival of sinister toys and restless relics. You’ve proven yourselves worthy of a standing ovation (and perhaps a watchful eye 👀 from the Toymaker’s shadows).
Keep it up, darlings—after all, the real challenge is making sure no one gets left behind in the dark…”
🎃💀 Congratulations, fully-checked-in teams! 💀🎃
This challenge feels creepier each day…Happy we all checked in in time. Who knows what the shadows would have made us do to mitigate them in case we were late.
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Annabelle is inspired by a true story about a doll believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young girl. In 1970, a student and her roommate reported that their Raggedy Ann doll, the real Annabelle doll the movie is based on (pictured on the right), was acting strangely. A medium told them the doll was inhabited by the spirit of Annabelle Higgins. Despite their attempts to care for the doll, they couldn’t control its behavior and eventually sought help from Ed and Lorraine Warren, famous demonologists. The Warrens concluded that an unnatural entity was manipulating the doll. They took the doll and secured it in their museum, protected by sigils and wards. While the Warrens documented several instances of unusual activity, including the doll seemingly moving on its own, there is no proof it has ever caused physical harm or death.
The movie Annabelle draws heavily from this story, but is a fictionalized version. Still, the doll in the film (pictured above on the left) is undeniably creepy.
Complete the following tasks
Step 1: Purify the space & spirit by burning sage
Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in SAGE
Step 2: Choose the materials for your wards
Read a chain of 3 books with your ward material chosen on the cover (the team must choose from plants, stones, metal, or crystal, but you will all read for the same material)
Step 3: Put your ward items at the 4 corners of your area (around Annabelle). Draw your sigils/symbols in oil or water, encircling your space with a defensive boundary. It's all about intention.
Read a chain of 3 books that have the word SYMBOL in the text
alright, for #2, which one did we want to pick:(the team must choose from plants, stones, metal, or crystal, but you will all read for the same material) ??
I’d choose stones as I think it is the most easy one.
I just finished a book starting with A and added it, but if I read a longer one, I’ll change it.
I think plants would be easier, but I can look for something with a stone if we go with that.
Vicki wrote: "I think plants would be easier, but I can look for something with a stone if we go with that."Plants is good for me too.
I'm down for plants!! let's go with that one!
JUST FYI:Q: Can we read whatever we want?
A: For the most part, yes. We have tasks that the books must fit. However, we do have a caveat. We are asking that all participants read beyond their comfort zones for every toy (not bonuses). Read a mix of fiction & nonfiction. A mix of genres. If you normally only read romance, add some fantasy or some horror. Read something you don't normally read. Expand your horizons...You never know, you may enjoy it! (AKA Belle's Rule)
I will try reading out of my comfort zone.
I read out of my comfort zone the whole time with some of these challenges:-)
Me too...sci-fi is one of my non-comfort zones. lol Horror depends on the "horror" in a book. I like more realistic stories than what I consider to be not true to life or something that won't really happen, at least for the most part.
I don’t like Romance and horror, paranormal and so on. But then just sometimes, one of these book is indeed very good.
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Her glass eyes caught the light, smile too fixed.
“Plants grow roots,” she whispered. “Roots creep. Roots spread. You chose well.”
Then she listened as you all spoke of comfort zones, of books you don’t like, of stories you’d rather not touch.
Her head tilted just a little too far.
“Don’t worry… the books you fear most are always the ones that find you anyway.”
—Toymaker Lisa
Hooked on Books
Books mentioned in this topic
All the Light We Cannot See (other topics)Becoming Mrs. Lewis (other topics)
Catching Fire (other topics)
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (other topics)
The Dog Stars (other topics)
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Team Challenge
September 2025 - November 2025
Please consult the Toy Chest of Dread for your first toy selection. This is in the 3rd tab of your spreadsheet. Post your team name and the answer that the Toy Chest supplies you at the Occult Museum (check in thread).
Team
Vicki
Trisha
Claire
Important Links
Belle's Cabinet of Notices (Announcements)
Occult Museum (Check-in Thread)
Scoreboard
Ouija Board (Q&A)
Collectibles
The Monkey's Paw (Feedback)
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Rules
⛓️Each toy/object has specific chains and/or tasks that need to be completed.
Examples:
1. Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)
-All the Light We Cannot See
-Becoming Mrs. Lewis
-Catching Fire
2. Create a chain of 3 with "dog" in the titles
-Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
-The Dog Stars
-Hot Dog Girl
⛓️One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a toy/object has multiple chains and a slower reader can only/want to only read for 1 or 2 chains (they must read at least one), then the other two faster readers on the team can complete the other chains between the two of them.
⛓️You may choose which toy/object from the list to capture first but you MUST complete it BEFORE starting a new toy/object.
⛓️You may use or drop articles: A, An, The
⛓️If you somehow manage to incorporate a Buddy Read into a chain, you can earn points based on the BR tier system.
⛓️Standard Rules Apply
⛓️At the end of the official challenge (last day of November), your team may choose to continue on at your own pace. There will be no points accumulated after November but you can finish any toys/objects that you didn't get to during the challenge.
Scoring
You will get 3 points for every completed book (9 per completed chain) PLUS page points.