Tales from the Crypt: The Ventriloquist's Dummy starts as wannabe ventriloquist Billy Goldman (Bob Goldthwait) calls on his idol Mr Ingles (Don Rickles) fifteen years after his career finished when his right hand was badly injured in a fire, however he finds Ingles less than receptive. Billy asks Ingles to come to an amateur night where he is scheduled to perform his ventriloquist act, Ingles turns up but discovers that Billy's act is terrible. After a prostitute (Symie Dahut) is found murdered nearby & witnesses claim that an old man was responsible Billy put's two & two together & comes up with Ingles, Billy confronts Ingles who reveals a shocking secret about himself...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 10 from season 2, the second of three Tales from the Crypt episodes directed by one of the show's regular executive producers Richard Donner I thought The Ventriloquist's Dummy was a great story & one that I specifically remember from years ago when the series used to play over here late at night in the UK. The script by Frank Darabont was based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book & goes for more standard horror fare than the morality tale, while there are a few humorous moments The Ventriloquist's Dummy has a pretty serious tone that finishes in a fairly grim twist ending which some may find a bit gross. I liked this story a lot, it's a pretty nasty little tale that is certainly memorable & is macabrely entertaining.
This episode looks as good as most Tales from the Crypt stories, it's well made with good production values & good special effects, this ones gorier than most Tales from the Crypt with someone hacking their arm off with a meat clever, someone has a large chunk bitten out of their throat, there's a fair amount of blood splatter & some freaky mutant creature effects.
The Ventriloquist's Dummy is a top tale from the Crypt story, it's gory, it's twisted, it's dark & it's well worth a watch.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 10 from season 2, the second of three Tales from the Crypt episodes directed by one of the show's regular executive producers Richard Donner I thought The Ventriloquist's Dummy was a great story & one that I specifically remember from years ago when the series used to play over here late at night in the UK. The script by Frank Darabont was based on a story from the 'Tales from the Crypt' comic book & goes for more standard horror fare than the morality tale, while there are a few humorous moments The Ventriloquist's Dummy has a pretty serious tone that finishes in a fairly grim twist ending which some may find a bit gross. I liked this story a lot, it's a pretty nasty little tale that is certainly memorable & is macabrely entertaining.
This episode looks as good as most Tales from the Crypt stories, it's well made with good production values & good special effects, this ones gorier than most Tales from the Crypt with someone hacking their arm off with a meat clever, someone has a large chunk bitten out of their throat, there's a fair amount of blood splatter & some freaky mutant creature effects.
The Ventriloquist's Dummy is a top tale from the Crypt story, it's gory, it's twisted, it's dark & it's well worth a watch.