![]() Jon Padgett is a professional–though lapsed–ventriloquist who lives in New Orleans. An aspiring ventriloquist spends a little too much time looking at himself in a mirror. ![]() A commuter's worldview is shattered by two words printed on a cardboard sign. A stuttering librarian holds the key to a mill town's unspeakable secrets. A dummy reveals its own anatomy in 20 simple steps. A lucid dreamer is haunted by an impossible house. A bullied child seeks vengeance within a bed's hollow box spring. ![]() 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. 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. ![]()
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