Admittedly, a previous roommate — who is also Becker's best friend — "was super freaked out" by Jerry's presence at first, ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, is the only place in the world where you ...

Alright horror fans, I know you all know about AMC’s horror streaming service Shudder by now. We’re huge fans of it and we are all about sharing opportunities for you to get a taste of the service for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lizzie has been tucked in a wooden trunk bearing her name and stowed inside Linda Mae Glader’s closet for more than 40 years. But the dummy — a handcrafted ...

Don't tell Terry Fator that ventriloquism has gone the way of vaudeville. Don't tell that to his many friends, either. Fator, who will appear Monday at the American Music Theatre, will prove that the ...

Ventriloquist dummies, along with sideshows and clowns, top the list of “Things People Used to Think Were Fun But Are Actually Terrifying.” Is it the Uncanny Valley effect of the dolls? Or the ...

Ryan Bomgardner spends much of the year traveling with his “friends” — the ventriloquist dummies to whom he gives voice and life for audiences around the world. An Ephrata native, Bomgardner has been ...