Some voices are never meant to be heard.
Camron Reed’s life changes when an old ventriloquist puppet turns him into an overnight sensation. His act is effortless. The laughter is relentless.
But every performance demands a payment.
As success pulls him deeper into the spotlight, the line between performer and puppet begins to disappear. What started as a dream becomes a trap—one bound to an ancient hunger that doesn’t care who’s holding the strings.
Because the stage doesn’t just take talent.
It takes everything.
R.L. Summerfield is an independent author known for his thrilling, cinematic style horror stories. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, his writing blends high-stakes tension with vivid, immersive scenes, designed to play out like a feature film in the reader’s mind.View all by R.L. Summerfield