The Doll’s Head Turns

Macro shot of a porcelain doll’s face on a shelf, dusty, in a child’s bedroom at night. The doll’s eyes are closed, but then they open—bright blue, unnaturally large. The camera slowly pulls back to show the doll sitting among other toys, all facing the same direction. The doll’s head begins to rotate 180 degrees, with a sharp crack. The camera pans to a bed where a kid is sleeping—the doll is now sitting on the edge of the bed, head tilted. The doll’s mouth opens, and a high-pitched whisper says, 'Play with me.' The kid wakes up screaming just as the doll’s head snaps back into place. Style: hyper-realistic, shallow focus, eerie stillness.