ventriloquist

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If you look at some of the cases from the original, I mean, there's ventriloquist dummies who are on trial.

From Salon

“We had an episode where a ventriloquist’s dummy committed suicide,” Larroquette said.

From New York Times

What we call ventriloquism, the ancient Greeks called gastromancy, believing the ventriloquist was speaking from the gut on behalf of the dead to the living.

From New York Times

An exploration of one of Stine's most memorable characters, the villainous ventriloquist's dummy known as Slappy, this fast-paced book will compel kids to keep turning pages without terrifying them.

From Salon

“Some of us went to college to learn puppetry, or acting schools, etc., but Megan is a self-trained ventriloquist — something none of us have done.”

From Washington Post