The story of the sage Agastya who battled two demons Ilwala and Vatapi, one of whom would cook the other as a meal for a guest and at his call, the other would come alive again, obviously killing the guest..Agastya just digested the demon who could not take shape again ...but on second thought, this is not really an inanimate object coming to life..( http://hubpages.com/hub/Funny-story-from-Hindu-Mythology).
A lovely story by Satyajit Ray (filmed for television by Sandip Ray) where a puppet comes to life...Utpal Dutt acted in it, and the resemblance was amazing.... A short story by Agatha Christie, where one does not know if a rag doll comes to malignant life or not... Yes, Pinocchio of course...Oh, someone said so earlier... Giancarlo, I have been of no help whatsoever, but I am having a lot of fun! Deepa.
