Jon Padgett, un ventriloquo professionista ma inattivo, si addentra nei suoi lavori letterari nei temi dell'ossessione e della realtà frammentata. Il suo stile, spesso caratterizzato come inquietante e suggestivo, esplora gli anfratti più oscuri della psiche umana. Attraverso le sue narrazioni, cerca di scoprire verità nascoste e le insolite correnti sotterranee di un'esistenza apparentemente ordinaria. L'approccio di Padgett alla scrittura è profondamente influenzato dal suo background, conferendo alla sua prosa una distinta qualità visiva e performativa.
This expanded edition of Jon Padgett's acclaimed collection/hybrid novel includes three new stories, enhancing its unique blend of fiction. The book showcases striking cover art by Dave Felton and features a Foreword by the renowned Thomas Ligotti, adding depth to its celebrated narrative. Recognized as the Best Fiction Book by Rue Morgue Magazine, it continues to explore themes of ventriloquism and the uncanny, making it a must-read for fans of the genre.
With themes reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ligotti, and Bruno Shulz, but with a strikingly unique vision, Jon Padgett's The Secret of Ventriloquism heralds the arrival of a significant new literary talent. 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 who seeks vengeance within a bed's hollow box spring; a lucid dreamer haunted by an impossible house; a dummy that reveals its own anatomy in 20 simple steps; a stuttering librarian who holds the key to a mill town's unspeakable secrets; a commuter whose worldview is shattered by two words printed on a cardboard sign; an aspiring ventriloquist who spends a little too much time looking at himself in a mirror. And the presence that speaks through them all.