Is This Your Son, My Lord? a Novel (1892)

Wake up, sleepyheads, it is a perfect day for boating, Ted Grant bellowed at his wife and children. Soon the family was on their new speedboat zooming down the crystal clear lake. Their enjoyment soon turned to terror when three-year-old Joni hollered, Mommy, Daddy, there is somebody in the water. Upon rescuing the object, they were relieved to see it was just a big doll. After finding a nice sandy beach they all settled down to enjoy the beautiful sunny day. When lunchtime rolled around Barbie climbed on the boat to get their cooler. She looked to where the big troll doll was sitting and gasped loudly upon seeing the red painted-on smile had been replaced by a wide open smile with large teeth. Before long the family discovered the troll doll was not an ordinary plastic toy. It was somehow able to move around unaided and any wishes made in the vicinity of the doll were granted. Panic sets in as accidents and death toll rise. After extensive research they are devastated to find out the large troll doll was possessed by an extremely evil spirit.