The Doll of Malachi

I found a report from 1984. A family of four vanished without a trace.

Their remote cabin was silent, except for the family dog found near the property

line. The dog was starving, but clutched in its teeth was

a small, porcelain doll. Carved into its back was a name:

Malachi. No one in the family had that name. I decided to

visit the cabin myself. It remains untouched, hidden deep within the pines.

The air here is thick with rot and something else. Something that feels

like being watched. I found a secret crawlspace beneath the floorboards. Inside,