The dark origins of ventriloquism

Jeff Dunham and Pork Chop. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.  All kinds of fun.  All kinds of laughs.  The art of throwing one’s voice, ventriloquism, has captivated audiences for a very long time.  From Atlas Obscura:

Pioneering ventriloquist Valentine Vox writes in his book I Can See Your Lips Moving: The History and Art of Ventriloquism that the art’s roots lie in necromancy—the ancient art of allowing a dead person’s spirit to enter the necromancer and speak to the living.

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