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1) I'm no dummy
Publisher
Salient Media
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
A whimsical and insightful examination of the fun and entertaining world of ventriloquist comics, including two-time Comedian of the Year Jeff Dunham. Full of hilarious stand-up routines, interviews, and photos that show audiences that ventriloquism is not just a novelty act but a world-renowned art form enjoyed by people of all walks of life.
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Luke Harrison's dad makes horror movies. It's very fun to be around such scary stuff-especially when you have your own monster museum at home. But when two ventriloquist dummies join the collection, things get real creepy. Real-life creepy! Slappy and Snappy can walk and talk on their own.
Author
Series
Goosebumps volume 40
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Trina O'Dell is hearing voices in the attic, where her dad's ventriloquist dummies are being stored.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Breathing life into an elderly curmudgeon, a purple human-like creature from the Micronesian islands, and a self-effacing talking jalapeno on a stick, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business.
6) Magic
Language
English
Formats
Description
Corky, a painfully shy, magician finds overnight success as a ventriloquist with Fats, his foul-mouthed dummy, but when the pressures of stardom overwhelm him, Corky flees with Fats to a deserted resort in the Catskills that is run by a childhood love, Peggy Ann Snow, who is trapped in a loveless marriage to her high-school sweetheart, but when Corky confides to Fats that he wants to leave show business altogether, Fats lashes out.
7) Devil doll
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
There is something very strange about The Great Vorelli's too lifelike dummy, Hugo. Then, Vorelli becomes obsessed with a woman and her boyfriend suspects that there is something evil, not just strange, with Vorelli and Hugo.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
One of Hollywood's earliest -- and most peculiar -- musicals, The Great Gabbo stars von Stroheim as an egotistical ventriloquist who casts a Svengali-like spell upon an ingenue (Betty Compson), against a backdrop of singularly strange numbers (including "Icky" and the spider-and-fly-themed "Caught in a Web"). Director James Cruze (The Covered Wagon) allowed von Stroheim to endow the character with his signature flourishes, resulting in a wicked cocktail...
9) Dummy
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Steven is a recently unemployed lovable loser who has difficulty expressing himself. Steven's best friend is Fanny, an aspiring singer, who, along with Steven, is just looking for her niche. Eventually Fanny takes a shine to Yiddish music and Steven finds he has a knack for ventriloquism. Through his newfound talent, Steven discovers that he is able to overcome his social problems through his dummy and decides to try impressing and winning the heart...
Author
Series
Goosebumps volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lindy finds a ventriloquist's dummy and has fun learning to make him move and talk. Kris is jealous, and decides to get a dummy of her own. Then nasty evil things begin to happen. No way can a dummy be causing all the trouble. Or is there?
11) My friend Slappy
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 12
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bullies are after Barton Suggs and his friend, Lizzie, can't help so he makes a new friend. Slappy is always happy to help a buddy get revenge.
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being put back to sleep and abandoned in an old museum, Slappy is brought to life by a curious girl on a school trip. Out for revenge, Slappy uses his powers to raise an army of creatures from the exhibits. But when the museum closes, Slappy and his new friends are locked inside with Arragatis, an ancient mummy with his own plan for revenge. It's dummy versus mummy as Slappy faces his most dangerous and frightening opponent yet! Can Slappy defeat...
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble. Vinnie and Jonny always want to play with Ian's stuff. They take extra turns and break everything they touch. Even Ian's new birthday presents are up for grabs. But when Ian gets a Slappy dummy from his dad, things go from bad to worse. When Slappy's in charge, you don't fight...
14) Dead silence
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After receiving a strange package with the doll named Billy, Jamie's wife is murdered. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair where the ventriloquist Mary Shaw used to perform and is buried. After she went mad in the 1940s, Mary was accused of kidnapping a young boy who yelled out in one of her performances that she was a fraud. Because of this she was hunted down by townspeople, who in the ultimate act of revenge,...
15) Knock on wood
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
A neurotic American ventriloquist performing in Europe is unable to control the words coming out of his dummy, resulting in a near-nervous breakdown. His manager, and best friend, orders him to see a famous psychiatrist in Zurich. What follows is a zany adventure involving secret weapons, international spies, and the beautiful Dr. Ilse Nordstrom.
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Livvy and Gates intend to beat the competition at the Springdale Robots Meet this year, but their entry seems to have a mind of its own --
17) Diary of a dummy
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What do Zoey and Billy Traister do when they find an abandoned ventriloquist dummy in an empty lot? They take him home, of course! As the pair tries to figure out why someone would throw out a perfectly good dummy, they accidentally bring Slappy to life. A night of horror ensues until the siblings put Slappy back into his case. But when they find Slappy's diary and clues that could lead to gold, they'll have to find Slappy's second diary while evading...
Author
Series
Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 6
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Slappy's back as a ghost! And this time, the only thing you'll play is hide-and-go-shriek!
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