![]() ![]() This kind of intensity is necessary to make a short story memorable. ![]() Murmurs of a Voice Foreknown, a personal favorite in The Secret of Ventriloquism, opens up on the threat of fratricide, a potential supernatural presence and the tragedy of psychological issues packed in one paragraph. They have to pack more into less and have a restless sense of rhythm, which Padgett understands. ![]() Strong short stories are constructed differently than novels. The main reason why Jon Padgett's stories are successful is that they are well-constructed narratives. Padgett both knows how to tell a story and how to scare people and The Secret of Ventriloquismis an intoxicating display of these two skills. Short story collections are, by trade, an unpredictable commodity but let me guarantee you one thing about Jon Padgett's writing: It will lead you outside your comfort zone like a creepy stranger leads you away from home. What separates him from half of the people on internet is his debut short story collection The Secret of Ventriloquism, published by Dunhams Manor Press a couple weeks ago. Turned out Padgett isn't only the founder and administrator of Thomas Ligotti Online, he also writes fiction like half of the people on internet. He became one of the most quoted people on internet a couple years ago when he called out True Detective's creator Nic Pizzolatto for plagiarizing the work of cult author Thomas Ligotti. The name Jon Padgett might be vaguely familiar to you. ![]()
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