Valley Of The (Ventriloquist) Dolls
Tim Danvers paced the floor of his dressing room backstage at the Oasis Club. He had all his ventriloquist dolls lined up side by side, sitting in chairs. He was trying to decide which one to use for that night's performance, his first since being released from the mental institution.
Rosie, the club's manager, knocked on the door and opened it. "Five minutes, Mr. Danvers."
"Thank you, Rosie."
One of the dolls spoke up, "She's a bitch! You oughta kill her!"
Tim turned, "Chucko, you know I don't do that anymore."
"No," the dummies yelled in unison, "but we do!"
- Category: Horror, Chillers & Ghost Stories
9 comments add one below
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Peter Henderson over 5 years ago
Good scary story
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Christopher over 5 years ago
Thanks, Peter.
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Neville Hunt over 5 years ago
Nice one Christopher. The dummies are taking over the dumbo! Scary?😱
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Neville Hunt over 5 years ago
I meant scary!... no question (mark) about it!
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Christopher over 5 years ago
Thanks, Neville. It's not a new concept (the Twilight Zone did two episodes about creepy ventriloquist dolls) but the title came to me first and then I wrote the drabble.
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Christopher over 5 years ago
Thanks, Drew. I saw that movie when I was young, after seeing "Viva Las Vegas" on TV and becoming an Ann-Margret fan, but I don't remember too much about it.
If the Muse holds out I want to continue exploring some darker content in my drabbles. I'm working on a series about some goth pseudo-vampire teens but with all the medical hiccups lately I haven't been able to devote a lot of time to it.
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Christopher over 5 years ago
Thanks, Drew. The left leg is starting to recover now. In September I'll start the whole process over with the right leg.
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Jamie Clapperton over 5 years ago
Genuinely sinister ending. I can hear their voices...
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Christopher over 5 years ago
Thanks, Jamie.
