![]() ![]() The dummy's countenance went through an eerie transformation that hints at the unsettling stories in Padgett's first collection. TheĮyes of a doll, of a shark-still intact in its head." I’ve never seen eyes like that on a human being. Anyway, I had no idea how Guidry could bring himself to touch Too many arms, or were they legs? Whatever the case, they were far too Below the neck the child-thing seemed more insect than Slick, almost as if painted high on its head, giving the illusion of Open to reveal a single line of small, dark teeth. Shriveled skin cracked across its face like desiccated sand. ![]() ![]() For the cover image of The Secret of Ventriloquism, I began with designs that featured a ventriloquist's dummy, and played with expressions of fear and hate- should the dummy be a witness or a construct of evil?Īuthor Jon Padgett, a ventriloquist himself, worked closely with me on the cover and shared images of his own vent doll, Reggie, though he steered me away from Reggie's likeness, suggesting the following excerpt from his story "The Infusoriu m" as inspiration: ![]()
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