There's something magical about playing dress-up when you're a little girl, just like there's something magical going on through the windows of a dollhouse. So naturally, when Paper Lantern Lit's new digital imprint, The Studio, approached me to help reveal the brand new book trailer for Dollhouse by Anya Allyn, there was no way I could resist. Dark, atmospheric and a little bit terrifying, this one has all the makings of a future favourite!
Dress-up turns deadly...
When Cassie’s best friend, Aisha, disappears during a school hike, Cassie sets off with Aisha’s boyfriend Ethan and their best friend Lacey, determined to find her. But the mist-enshrouded mountains hold many secrets, and what the three teens discover is far more disturbing than any of them imagined: beneath a rundown mansion in the woods lies an underground cavern full of life-size toys and kidnapped girls forced to dress as dolls.
Even as Cassie desperately tries to escape the Dollhouse, she finds herself torn between her forbidden feelings for Ethan, and her intense, instinctive attraction to The Provider, a man Cassie swears she has known before…
Because Cassie’s capture wasn’t accidental, and the Dollhouse is more than just a prison where her deepest fears come true—it’s a portal for the powers of darkness. And Cassie may be the only one who can stop it.
As a child, she could be found reading, sketching comic strips or fainting during choir practice in her school convent. She has worked in entertainment, as a wedding hire manager, as a dating company receptionist (where she lasted a week!) and most recently as a Features' Editor for Fairfax Media in Australia. Dollhouse is her first novel.
Find Anya: Twitter. Website. Pinterest. Facebook.
So, if you're as sold on Dollhouse as I am (and trust me, you should be), click any of the following links to buy because Dollhouse is out today!
I don't think I've seen a trailer so creepy since Horde by Ann Aguirre! And I'm not surprised that such an original story would come from an Aussie author. Best things always do, right? Very few things are as creepy as dolls.
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Right?! I love love love Aussie authors and the risks they take...obviously I'm dying to read this and understand the creep factor for real haha!
DeleteSounds creepy, and that is good
ReplyDeleteIf you're gonna go creepy, go all the way!
DeleteWoah, that trailer was super creepy, I shouldn't have watched it before bed lol. I have always been scared of dolls especially creepy ones. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteRight?! I watched it before bed, too, and that and the cover really got me pretty wound up haha
DeleteDolls are freaky, man. Freeeekeee! As was that trailer (loved it!).
ReplyDeleteYou know me and horror...this is totally my cup of tea haha
DeleteLove this! Dolls are so creepy! I love the cover too. Must pick up a copy of this one soon!
ReplyDeleteDolls ARE creepy! Have you ever noticed how so many horror stories involve them?!
DeleteOK wow! That was one creepy trailer and I love that cover although the dolls scare the living life out of me. I need to give this one a shot soon because it looks really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteThe music alone gave me the creeps, but this sounds so delightfully eerie...doesn't it?!
DeleteWow, what a gorgeous and completely creepy cover that is Melissa! Color me intrigued for sure. I feel like this book my traumatize me (as if dolls weren't already disturbing enough), but I can't wait to read it. Glutton for punishment, party of one:)
ReplyDeleteI was half mesmerized, half traumatized just watching the trailer and listening to the music on repeat. I might buy the soundtrack for the baby ;)
DeleteWow this cover looks seriously creepy. I have never really liked dolls, and I'm sure this is one scary read. I just might have to check it out! :D Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWow, the trailer and book cover totally captures the dark, atmospheric tone of the book. Life size dolls, squee! I love the sound of this - thanks for the great preview! :)
ReplyDeleteVery creepy sounding. And very creepy trailer. Not sure I can handle it. I think I'll read your review first to see how scary it is.....I am the world's biggest chicken!
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