Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-25941663-20150127124228/@comment-25226524-20150127172901

Haunted dolls are not blacklisted. There's basically nothing that isn't cliche these days, but the key is to not use too many together in one story and not rely too heavily on them as a fear factor. A "cliche" might be the central concept of your story, but if it's done properly it really isn't an issue in my opinion. I haven't read this yet, but I'll try to give it a read later.