Ebook - The Secret of Ventriloquism by Bruce Dunn
Description & Effect
Unveiling 'The Secret of Ventriloquism': An Expanded Journey into Darkness
Prepare to descend into the abyss with 'The Secret of Ventriloquism,' Jon Padgett's masterwork, now presented in an expanded digital edition that promises even deeper chills. Hailed by Rue Morgue Magazine as the 'Best Fiction Book,' this collection isn't just a series of stories; it's a meticulously crafted hybrid novel that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche. Featuring Dave Felton's iconic, disturbing cover art and a profound Foreword by the legendary Thomas Ligotti, this ebook is a must-have for connoisseurs of the weird and unsettling.
A Unique Vision of Existential Horror
Padgett's writing resonates with the macabre echoes of Shirley Jackson, the philosophical dread of Ligotti, and the surreal dreamscapes of Bruno Schulz, yet he carves out a startlingly original path. 'The Secret of Ventriloquism' delves unflinchingly into the mystery of human suffering, the raw agony of personal existence, and the ghastly, often unspeakable, means by which characters desperately seek salvation. It's a journey not just through narratives, but through the very fabric of despair and elusive hope.
Tales That Haunt and Disturb
Within these pages, you'll encounter a bullied child seeking vengeful solace in a bed's hidden space, a lucid dreamer trapped by an impossible, recurring house, and a dummy revealing its own unsettling anatomy step-by-step. Witness a paranoid flyer's worst fears manifest in unimaginable ways, a stuttering librarian guarding a mill town's unspeakable secrets, and a commuter's worldview shattered by a simple cardboard sign. The expanded edition introduces three new narratives that further entwine these dark threads, with an aspiring ventriloquist's obsessive self-reflection and a woman's search for an identity-blasting hole of alluvium. Through it all, a pervasive, unseen presence speaks, binding these disparate horrors into a cohesive, unforgettable experience. This digital download offers immediate access to a world you won't soon forget, one where the line between reality and nightmare is terrifyingly thin.
Original Specs
Jon Padgett's acclaimed collection/hybrid novel, The Secret of Ventriloquism, named the Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine, now returns in an expanded edition of the original, with three new stories. The book features Dave Felton's iconic cover art and frontispiece as well as a Foreword by the legendary Thomas Ligotti.
With themes reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, 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 paranoid flyer's worst fears are realized in a way not even he could imagine. 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. A job-fatigued woman seeks out an invisible, identity-blasting hole of alluvium from her past. A spirit of homelessness plans its escape to a possibly mythical mountain. A fog-soaked city heaves its dying breath. And a presence speaks through them all.
