There is a fifth dimension. Beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space. And as tight as infinity.
It is the middle ground between light and shadow. Between science and superstition. And it lies between the tip of man's fears and the summons of his knowledge.
This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
It makes you wonder, doesn't it? Where is this place and when did it?
The answer is, it doesn't make any difference. In this year or a hundred years hence.
On this planet or wherever there is really life. Lessons to be learned in the Twilight Zone.
For example, science and the present.
A lot of people make the same comments on the Twilight Zone.
But what is the real science?
The presence of the entire universe.
The existence of everything.
All of you have just entered the Twilight Zone.
Four, three, two...
Well, I hope they can hear me now.
Can you hear me?
Are you there, DS-106 radio?
Well, I'll just pretend you are, because I had my music, and now I'm going to do my show.
So, hello, true friends, and welcome to my DS-106 radio summer camp session called
Talky Tina Tells Some Tales.
In it, I will tell some tales.
And play some music.
And then talk about tales.
And make some friends.
And making art.
I hope that you will enjoy it.
Well, so it has been a while.
I hope that everyone has been having just a great time since the pandemic.
And I hope that everyone has been enjoying the DS-106 radio summer camp.
It was nice to hear Mr. Paul in the old fashioned clothing store last night
listening to the old wax records.
As for me, I was pretty quiet here in DS-106 land for a long time.
I had an art lack, like Uncle Jim Groom did.
And then I had a long box time.
That is when I'm in the box.
It's kind of like sleeping.
If you are new to DS-106 and you don't know me, I am Talky Tina, well then what's up with you?
But anyway, I was in the box back in 2012 maybe, I don't know,
when Cogdog and the Axeman were talking on DS-106 radio.
And I kind of like got invoked.
And it woke me up.
And I found DS-106.
You can see my art on my website called IamTalkyTina.com.
In case you're a newbie and you don't know me yet.
One time someone asked for people's origin stories of DS-106.
And so I made one called Becoming I Am Talky Tina.
And here it is.
I am Talky Tina.
It was a very dark time for me.
And one that took a long time for me to get over.
When people look at me today and they see a strong, capable person, able to handle health and safety.
Having spent years with a very productive and well-established investigative and special missions service.
And someone able to run the DS-106 bootcamp and get all those newbie recruits in line, they don't realize that it was a terrible thing that happened to me.
The pain, the years of anguish that happened as a result, the meanness, the tears, all the nightmares of stairs,
and the death of my acting career. I tried to resurrect it by trying out for movies, and I kept finding that I wasn't what people wanted.
They said I was too short, or that they thought I was too creepy. I managed to get a work in a Kubrick film,
but somehow it just wasn't working.
I didn't get what I was expecting. I ran into DS-106. I heard my name one day, and the next thing I knew, I was part of DS-106 with my own blog.
I turned myself into a yam, Tina, and I reminded myself of when I used to act for Mario Bava.
I got on the DS-106 hippie syndication bus with Jim Groom and Dr. Oblivion, and I learned how to make gifts.
You ain't my father, Bob.
My life started to change. The DS-106 zone brought new meaning to my previous experiences.
And before I knew it, I'd made a whole bunch of trees.
I was so much more than just friends. I had true friends, and they weren't just true friends. They were true friends with badges.
I traveled and met my super tree friend Christina and Dr. Jones106, and even my new old radio friend Scott Lowe.
I traveled all the way down to Virginia to meet Uncle Jim Groom at his own house.
I met my super tree friend Christina and Dr. Jones106, and even my new old radio friend Scott Lowe.
I dove into the Noir 106 and reminded of how I used to do commercials for Kenny's carpets, caskets, and cars.
I went to the Oscars with Ellen and Meryl Streep, and I celebrated a beautifully wonderful New Year's 2015.
All along, I've had wonderful, happy experiences making art, and making Jim Grimm art has got to be one of the most fun things about DS106.
My favorite piece of all time is the Jim Grimm oyster hat with Minnie Pearl.
Now you can follow me, IamTalkieTina, on Twitter and Facebook.
And you can follow me, IamTalkieTina, on YouTube.
And you can follow me, IamTalkieTina, on Flickr.
Life is just grand.
So, that was a little bit about me.
As you can see, I had lots of adventures with my DS106 friends.
And remember, it's not true fiends if you remember that it has an R in friends.
True friends.
Just spell it right.
Anyway, we did the DS106 Zone, which was like a Twilight Zone one.
And Workplace 106.
And the Wire 106.
And then Thought Factors.
And Western 106.
Although it kind of rode off into the sunset early.
And we did Noir 106.
And the Prisoner 106.
Plus, we made lots and lots of GIFs.
And so, anyway, one of the things that some people always say is the mean word.
They say that dolls are creepy.
And they say that I am creepy.
So, why is it that people are afraid of dolls?
And why are stories about spooky dolls a thing?
That is what we will look at here today on Talky Tina Tells Some Tales.
Why people are scared of dolls.
And some tales.
Plus, we will listen to some music in between.
Like this one.
Oh, man.
It's my first fuzz.
...
This is my first fuzz.
...
Wow, that was kind of a scary song, wasn't it? Because, anyway, scary and creepy is one thing, but sometimes we have to ask the question, why is it that some people don't like dolls?
And so, I was talking to a psychologist, and she was telling me some things that I could tell you, so that you might not be so scared of dolls, like me, because I'm not creepy.
So, but anyway, one of the things she said was that if things like dolls make you scary with goosebumps,
you're not alone. They haven't done very much research about it, but they have said that you just have to look at all the movies and TV shows that have dolls and toys that kill people,
to realize that a lot of people do get scared from dolls.
So, the question is, what is it about dolls that are so scary to some people?
Now, what she said was that when you're a kid, you're not actually afraid of a doll.
So, it's not that you're born being scared of dolls, because when you're a kid, you like them.
That's why people give dolls to kids. But you don't see a lot of grown-ups with dolls.
Because why?
Because, as you get older, you get conditioned by all of the evil dolls that you see in culture,
like on TV and in movies and shows and stories and books.
So, that, plus they normally have scary music when you're watching them.
So, it goes together and makes in your head.
That you're scared of dolls when you're older.
But that's just for ones that are in movies or TV shows.
What is it about like a real doll that sometimes makes you scary?
And she said that it's because you keep seeing all kinds of scary things
that make you nervous when you see a doll.
And then it gets transferred over.
So, it's...
not the doll,
but just all those other things
that make you scary of it.
Plus, they also said
in 1970,
there was a robot man
who made this thing called the Uncanny Valley
that made people feel uncomfortable
when they see things like robots
or dolls
that are similar to people,
but they're not quite the same.
So, that's one other thing.
Now, there is also a special fear of dolls
that has a name.
And it's called
pediophobia.
The fear of dolls.
But it's not very common.
You don't have it.
Because you just kind of have
the normal reaction that you have
when you see a doll.
Because there aren't a lot of people
who really have it.
But if someone really has it,
then the way to cure them
is just to kind of...
like, you put a doll in the corner of the room,
like, just kind of hiding there.
And then the next day,
you, like, move it a little bit closer.
But you don't say anything.
So you're not, like, making a big thing of it.
And then the next day,
you move it a little bit closer.
And then, like, you wait a couple hours,
and then move it a little bit closer.
And so eventually,
it can be right there beside them.
And they won't be afraid of it anymore.
That's what you do.
How about another song?
This is futzing number two.
I think we heard that one.
Let's listen to this one.
It's called...
Behind you.
I think I know what happened.
I closed the window.
OK, now, where are you?
You're in your special window.
Reset.
Share screen.
And now I'm going to go back and start it again.
The End
A little pause... and we are back.
So, just because you might find a doll creepy, don't. Just get used to it and then everything will be okay.
And, like, don't always listen to scary stories about dolls if they make you scared.
Just realize that it's just a story and the doll is not really scary. It's nice.
It wants to be your friend.
Now, when I was getting ready for this show, I was looking up a thing about all the different dolls that people have been afraid of because they were in movies.
And so it was called Ten of the Creepiest Dolls.
So I thought we could do a little countdown.
And you could see if any of these are ones that you are scared of.
But they're just dolls. It's not something to be scared of.
So there was one called Megan.
And she had a three instead of an E because it was kind of like a modern thing.
You know, like passwords and stuff like that.
And so it was M3GAN.
And so she was the first one on the list.
So we'll say that was ten.
And now we go down.
And then there was one called Annabelle.
And it says she is so horrifying that she's not in one or two, but four horror films.
But I didn't see any of those.
So number nine.
And then there's one that I heard of because he came after me.
And he's called Chucky.
And he's kind of a real piece of work.
And I don't really like him.
So, yeah, he was, what, eight?
Yeah.
And then if we go to the next one, it's called Brahms.
And he looks nice because he has like a tie and, you know, a shirt and everything.
And he was in a movie called The Boy.
But there was also a sequel called Brahms, too.
But that makes sense because you wouldn't call the next one four.
Anyway, then there's one.
So he was seven.
Then six is the doll with the circular, like, red things on his cheeks.
And he has a bow tie and kind of like a tuxedo.
And his name is Billy.
And he rides a bicycle.
But he's kind of scary to me.
Yeah.
And then there was a dummy called Billy who is like a ventriloquist dummy.
Which sometimes people are afraid of them because of that valley.
And one time I knew somebody who didn't like the Thunderbirds.
You know, they were like, they had strings, string puppets.
And they found they were scary.
But I didn't.
And then, oh, look, it's me.
Talky Tina is a horrifying adversary in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
And it was called The Living Doll.
And it was, like, well, I have very fond memories of it.
Let's just say that.
Except for the part about the stairs.
But I've made my peace with stairs.
And you know that.
And then there were some others.
But basically number one was me.
So.
Anyway, you don't have to be afraid of dolls.
And because of that, I went on the Internet to look for a story about a scary doll.
And I read it.
And it was okay.
But it wasn't too scary.
So I put it into the AI chat GPT.
And said, make it more scary.
And then I said, can you read it to me?
And so share this tab instead.
Let's see if we can listen to it.
Okay.
Here we go.
Come on.
Read the story.
Heather was at her friend Jenny's house one afternoon.
It was just after school, and Jenny's parents hadn't arrived home from work yet.
It was just the two of them, and they were engrossed in a board game.
Heather was having a good time, except they were playing in a room adjacent to Jenny's parents' bedroom.
And every now and then, Heather would glance up through the open door of that bedroom to see a little girl doll.
I'm sorry, she said. But I can't concentrate. That doll on the bed over there is giving me the creeps.
Oh, no problem, Jenny replied. She went to the room and closed the door to calm Heather down.
Then the two friends resumed their game.
It hadn't been long, however, before Heather glanced up again.
The door was open. And again, the doll appeared to be staring at them.
Jenny couldn't understand it. She could swear that there was nobody else home,
and that there was no way the door could have opened without the knob being turned.
Shrugging, she went up to the bedroom and closed the door, this time making sure that it clicked
shut. But again and again, they would check the door and find it wide open.
Sorry.
Heather was starting to get very scared. Finally, Jenny had enough of this.
She went into the bedroom, grabbed the doll, and threw it into the closet, slamming it shut.
She then slammed the bedroom door shut behind her, and they resumed their game.
For a while, things appeared to be going well.
But then Heather glanced up one last time.
All of a sudden, she stood up and said,
A-h-h-h, I'm out of here, and ran home as fast as she could.
This time when Jenny looked up, she saw the bedroom door only slightly ajar,
with a chair propped up behind it.
And sitting on the chair, peeking through the opening at them, was the doll.
Well, that was kind of scary. Because the doll was looking at them.
But it didn't do anything. So why would they be afraid of it?
Anyway, um, now I think what we can do is have one more story.
And it's a little bit longer, but it has sound effects,
and people talking like different voices. So you can listen very carefully, and enjoy it.
I'll need a set of clothes he wore at least once. Do not wash them.
I'll also need a lock of hair, and a valuable possession of his.
Can it be a baseball mitt?
Mitt? Toy? Whatever, sir. As long as he cherished the thing.
Does this really work?
Nobody ever asked for their money back.
Ta-da!
Take a look. Tell me what you think. Tell me it's great.
I... I think...
I think it's just a stupid doll. An overpriced stupid doll.
Oh yeah.
Hold him.
Don't be shy, sir. Come on.
It's my baby.
I missed you so much.
Go ahead, buddy. All the stupid overpriced dolls have me.
Tch, tch, tch, tch.
Put that thing down, Jenna. Let's take a moment and think this through.
Already did. Here's the other half.
Congratulations.
He's yours.
Now, onto the instruction manual.
This house is where the brat lived.
Where I left this spiritual mark.
The place is chock-full with energy of its former self.
Inside here the doll is a vessel to channel that energy.
But outside...
Outside it's just a doll.
Why do I feel like the instruction manual comes with a long list of warnings?
Just one.
Do not spend longer than one turn of the hourglass with him.
Ever.
Once time is up, you must go back in the box for a whole day before you can take him out again.
What happens if I go over time?
My product's like a drug, buddy.
Fun to use, but dangerous to abuse.
Ignore this rule and you'll start losing it. Really losing it.
You'll believe the lie.
You'll believe that the doll is the real thing.
You won't even have to touch him anymore after a while for the illusion of work.
You'll forget about the accident, cancer, or whatever the hell happened with the brat.
You'll even forget about hiring me.
Your mind will bury what needs to be buried and fill in the blanks that need to be filled to keep the lie alive.
Of course, if any of this happens, it's not my responsibility.
Because you have been warned.
Here comes the plane!
How is that? Is it good?
And open wide for mommy.
Mommy?
That's good.
Ready?
And here comes another one.
Morning.
Are you up all night with him again?
No.
I was just remembering what I said to you after the funeral.
I told you that life can be a cruel bitch sometimes.
That deep down, we all have the strength to get through whatever she throws at us.
And even if we forget that strength, it's always there.
And I said that I could be strong for the both of us.
Until you found your strength again.
Turns out that that's bullshit.
Turns out that I'm weak.
And I need you as much as you need me.
That we can either brave through this thing together or let it tear us apart.
What's it gonna be, Jenna?
What do you know?
You need to put that thing back in the box.
I'm not putting my son in a box.
It's not your son!
You're hurting me!
So are you!
What are you doing?
I'm taking you outside so you can see what you really have in your hands.
This is my fault for letting...
She was losing it.
I didn't know what to do.
So I hid the doll.
And she...
She just couldn't take it.
She, uh...
She slit her wrists.
Told ya.
It wouldn't be my responsibility, buddy.
I just want her back.
I need her back.
I'll need to set up clothes she wore at least once.
Do not wash them.
I'll also need a lock of hair.
And a valuable possession of hers.
I won't go to your house.
I'll go to that girl.
I'll be under more danger than a doll.
I'll go to a hospital.
And I'll call on her because nobody wants me.
I won't go.
I'm so sorry.
I've never given a girl that much.
You're crazy.
Wow. That was a spooky story. Not the doll, but the doll maker man. It's really nice with
the different voices and the music and scary effects. Plus, if you look at it on YouTube,
you can see that it's actually a movie. With actors and everything. Did it work as a radio
play? Or was it too confusing for you? If I explain it really quick. Their little boy
died and the doll maker man made a life-size doll of their boy because they were sad. And
it had his ball glove sewn onto his hand because it was his favorite possession. And then when
the mom touched the doll, she saw her living boy again. But the doll maker said, don't go over one
hour per day with it. And he gave the dad an hourglass. And then you can see that the mom was
putting porridge on the doll's face because she thought it was a real boy. And the dad was all
disheveled because the dishes weren't done. And you can see that she had broken the hourglass
because she didn't want to stop when the time was up. The dad pulled her outside so that she could
see that it was just a doll. But when he got her outside, he saw that she was a doll too. With the
doll of her boy sewn onto her hand because he was her favorite possession. And then the dad ran
back inside of the house. And there were two broken hourglasses because she killed herself. And
then he got a doll of her. And so he was stuck in the house. And it makes you think about a lot of
We have a lot of questions. Like, do we make ourselves? Or does someone else make us who we are?
Do we let other people write our story for us? Or are we the doll makers ourselves?
When we are in a place, can we leave? Or do we have to stay?
Cool wind in my hair Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven and this could be hell Then she lit up her candle And she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor And thought I heard them say Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place Such a lovely place Such a lovely place
So, I called up the captain, please bring me my wine, and said, we haven't had that spirit
here since 1969, and still those voices are calling from far away.
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say, welcome to the Hotel California.
Such a lovely place, such a lovely place, such a lovely place.
They're living it up at the Hotel California.
What a nice surprise.
Bring your alibis.
Mirrors on the ceiling, they pick champagne on ice.
And she said, we are all just prisoners here of our own device.
And in the master's chambers, they're gathered for the feast.
They stab it with their stealing eyes, but they just can't kill the beast.
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.
Relax at the Night Man, we are programmed to see.
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
So, it was a fun time for me to come back on DS106 Radio, because I didn't do it for a long time.
Today's show was brought to you by different technologies, like StreamYard, PlayHT, ChatGPT and VoiceMod,
with music and stories by YouTube and Feslian Studios royalty-free music on the internet.
To everyone out there in DS106 land, remember to make art and sign up to be a true friend of me if you aren't already.
You can visit my web form on IamTalkieTina.com.
And if you meet all of your garments, you will get your very own bag after I make it.
And then you can put it on your blog and be an official true friend.
Remember, you can go away, but you can never leave DS106.
Bye for now!