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The Secret of Ventriloquism

Jon Padgett

Kindle Edition | Pages: 198 pages

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Title	:	The Secret of Ventriloquism
Author	:	Jon Padgett
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 198 pages
Published	:	January 20th 2017 by Dunhams Manor Press (first published October 31st 2016)
Categories	:	Horror. Short Stories. Fantasy. Weird Fiction. Fiction

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Jon Padgett's The Secret of Ventriloquism, named the Best Fiction Book of 2016 by Rue Morgue Magazine, heralds the arrival of a significant new literary talent. With themes reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ligotti, and Bruno Schulz, but with a strikingly unique vision, Padgett's work explores the mystery of human suffering, the agony of personal existence, and the ghastly means by which someone might achieve salvation from both. A bullied child seeks vengeance within a bed's hollow box spring. A lucid dreamer is haunted by an impossible house. A dummy reveals its own anatomy in 20 simple steps. A stuttering librarian holds the key to a mill town's unspeakable secrets. A commuter's worldview is shattered by two words printed on a cardboard sign. An aspiring ventriloquist spends a little too much time looking at himself in a mirror. And a presence speaks through them all.

Contents:

Introduction by Matt Cardin
The Mindfulness of Horror Practice
Murmurs of a Voice Foreknown
The Indoor Swamp
Origami Dreams
20 Simple Steps to Ventriloquism
Infusorium
Organ Void
The Secret of Ventriloquism
Escape to Thin Mountain

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I cannot think better way to start this 2017 New Year than with a good book. And with Jon Padgets The Secret of Ventriloquism, which is published by Dunhams Manor Press , I have found a real winner.The book is a collection of Mr. Padgets short stories and a play, now packaged all together in a single volume that should be sought out. Not only does the book offer a fantastic dust jacket, there are also some nice interior illustrations by Dave Felton. And for those that do not know the name Jon

A spectacular debut for an important contemporary writer of the truly Weird.Full review coming soon...

Wow. I'm impressed. I have always been nervous about ventriloquist dummies, but now they horrify me. This book is remarkably good. I will read it again.

Over the past few years I have been tantalized by, and read, several overhyped debut collections. In the somewhat incestuous-seeming, segregated, and cliquish horror and weird fiction communities, writers, publishers and reviewers were bending over backwards to heap praise and accolades upon newer writers, who, quite frankly, still had a long way to go to hone their craft. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that I didn't get anything out of reading these fledgeling collections, or that there was

If you are reading this, I hope you pick up The Secret of Ventriloquism. This is not just any collection of stories. It is eerie and uncanny how much I will remember this book and the ominous voice that speaks through it. The ventriloquism theme is a disturbing thread that runs through most of the pieces as they wrap around each other, but is one of many. I would love to list favorites, but it is pointless. The Secret of Ventriloquism is more than the sum of its parts, the type of book that to

I almost bought this in the limited-edition numbered hardcover. Alas, I waited too long and only got the signed softcover. I regret that decision now. Really regret it, deep down in my bones. Had I known that this collection, this book was going to be so strong, I would have dropped the cash in a heartbeat. I've been reading a lot of short fiction collections lately, and this is among the best I've read in recent memory, which is saying something, as I've read some great ones. So, without

A series of interconnected weird fiction. Each piece stands on its own, but as part of the whole makes up something altogether weirder and more horrifying. Absolutely beautiful.