Vent Haven....or HELL?!
Given my well-documented fascination with creepy ventriloquist dummies, I can't figure out why I haven't run across the Vent Haven Museum before.
Vent Haven was founded by Cincinnati native William Shakespeare Berger, president of the International Brotherhood of Ventriloquists from 1940 to 1960. Berger's collection includes almost 700 "figures" (don't call them dummies) and every year more than 400 ventriloquists come from all over the world to attend the Vent Haven ConVENTion (terrifying monkey dummy not included).
The museum's online collection features lots of disturbing galleries of old photographs, plus audio and video clips. But for my money, the Figure of the Month gallery really pumps some serious nightmare fuel into my tank. Dunno about you, but I think I'd have to drive a stake through Junior's little wooden heart and set him on fire before I could go to sleep at night. It's the eyes, man! They're watching me. They're staring into my sooooulll!!!!
The EyEzzzzz!!!!
Comments
'Junior" is a dead ringer for Jeffrey Dahlmer.
That suckers got a one way ticket to the kindling pile if I ever run into him.
Posted by: Fritz | September 19, 2005 8:53 PM
I know why I never was on that site: too creepy, to scared. Ventriloquist dummies are worst than vintage dolls.
Posted by: Bibi | September 19, 2005 11:57 PM
Bibi, my aunt's house is full of vintage dolls and I think they're pretty creepy too.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | September 20, 2005 10:03 AM
Mr Bali Hai, I haven't been able to sleep last night and I won't get any sleep tonight. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
:-)
Posted by: The Cartoonist | September 20, 2005 6:20 PM
But do you still have that song stuck in your head?
Basil...
Aaahh...
Posted by: MrBaliHai | September 20, 2005 6:44 PM
AND I'm still having that song stuck in my head.
Posted by: The Cartoonist | September 21, 2005 4:12 AM
Note to self: never visit MrBailiHai's aunt's.
Posted by: Bibi | September 21, 2005 5:23 PM
I don't want to go either!
Posted by: MrBaliHai | September 21, 2005 7:06 PM