Ventriloquism is supposed to be a trick of the voice. In Jon Padgett’s The Secret of Ventriloquism, the voice does not stay where it belongs. It slips into nightmares, echoes through impossible houses, and speaks from mouths that should not move.
A bullied child finds revenge in the hollow of a bed. A dreamer wanders a house that cannot exist. A dummy explains itself, piece by piece, while a mill town hides its unspeakable truths behind a stuttering librarian. In every story, ordinary lives are pulled apart to reveal something raw and terrifying beneath.
Named Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine and praised by Thomas Ligotti himself, this collection blends horror, surrealism, and dread into something unforgettable. What voice waits behind the silence?
