Automatonophobia…….

That’s the fear of ventriloquist dummies.

(Actually, it’s the fear of anything that resembles a human being; wax statues, scarecrows, mannequins…)

But let’s focus on ventriloquist dummies right now….

That should just about do it,

Sleep tight, Kylie.

23 comments on “Automatonophobia…….”

Yikes! Scarecrows are a lot less scary! Glad I didn’t see this post until morning. I never realized how creepy they look .

James on October 15, 2015 at 7:39 AM said:

A friend sent me a video link to a “dummy” moving by itself…..It creeped me out a whole lot!

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The Ventriloquist Museum is in my hometown of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and they used to have a yearly convention, talk about scary….a whole convention center of “dummies”! But, sorry, clowns are higher on the scale for me.

James on October 15, 2015 at 7:40 AM said:

OOOOOOhhhhhh CLOWNS are up there too! WAYYYYY up there.

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That moving head creeped me out. Shame on you…..what if I had a heart condition? I prefer Big Tex and Little Tex.:-)

James on October 15, 2015 at 8:25 AM said:

Carole, I was just saying on Facebook that I didn’t know it was a gif file when I uploaded it….it scared all of us, it seems.

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OMG! How totally freaky. These are way scarier than the haunted houses I’ve been to. Maybe someone should have an entire house with one of these in each room. Nightmare City…

James on October 15, 2015 at 8:26 AM said:

I saw there was one in the new Goosebumps movie….perfect, I think.

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Hold me, I’m scared! Really, those are very weird.

James on October 15, 2015 at 8:36 AM said:

Good thing that you didn’t read this before bed time.

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Creeeeeeeepppppyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James on October 30, 2015 at 7:43 PM said:

You said it!

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Gah! My college room mate had one of those damn things! I hated it!!!!!

James on October 30, 2015 at 7:43 PM said:

In the room with y’all while you slept??????? Wow!

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Is there a word which means fear of the humans who are attached to these dummies?

James on October 21, 2015 at 7:26 AM said:

There certainly should be…….they are pretty creepy too.

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Anyone who is NOT afraid of those dummies is a brave soul, indeed!

James on October 30, 2015 at 7:42 PM said:

Creepy for days, Aren’t they?

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Hi James and Jamie! I somehow “re-found” your COTM feature and have been amusing myself on your blog this rainy weekend (instead of finishing my own projects lol). So much goodness here, and I love finding another Dallas area blogger. We are in the MStreets so there’s lots of DIY here too, always some project/damage control/fun with plumbing type of action 😉 Loving the inspiration I’m getting from your site!

James on October 25, 2015 at 11:08 AM said:

Hi Andrea. I, also, am sitting in front of my PC (although, I should be tiling that bathroom) on this rainy afternoon. Now that I’ve found your blog, I may be sitting here a bit longer. How much do I love your red cabinets? Of course, your shell pot is much prettier than my version. AND I love that you have recipes…….I just may have to make that Oreo bark tonight. SOOOOOOOO glad that you said “Hi”, I have been on the hunt for other Dallas bloggers. Good to know there are 2 of us out there. (BTW, Love the M-streets. That’s where I was before the Cavender House in Oak Cliff stole my heart) Don’t be a stranger!!!

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I hate dolls, they are creepy. These scare the hell out of me.

James on February 22, 2018 at 8:04 PM said:

Agreed! I wouldn’t want to be in a room alone with any of these dolls!

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Well researched and written! Glad to read what was happening behind the shocking headlines
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