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[redbrunja]

Back when I was a freshmen, I read a delightfully creepy short story about a puppeteer who falls in love with a beautiful doll. After one performance, he thinks she looks almost alive, gives her a kiss..... and she stabs him with her epic, plum-colored fingernails and sucks the life out of him.

Does this sound familiar to anyone else?

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[qualapec.livejournal.com]

Well, the concept of someone falling in love with a doll that turns out to be sentient, then subsequently killing them/otherwise bringing harm has been done. However, like vampires, I'd say it's more of an archetype than a plagiarism if that's what you're concerned about. Personally, I like the idea and can't think of anything that it's specifically like.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's a classic trope! And I'm not thinking of writing a story with that theme - I'm loving for an old short story, which anon informed me is 'The Loves of Lady Purple'

[(Anonymous)]

Anon is just here to say you're probably looking for Angela Carter's The Loves of Lady Purple. :)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Anon is absolutely right.

Thank you so much!