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A dummy commits murder? Or does the ventriloquist finally crack?

The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska (1988)

creepy puppet energynoir-adjacentuncanny valley horror

Overview

FantasyDramaHorrorMystery

S02E12 of “The Ray Bradbury Theater.” A ventriloquist is implicated in the murder of a man at a theater.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Alan Bates makes you believe in the impossible.

Direction

Granier-Deferre squeezes dread into every cramped theater corner.

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights dim, question your sanity after.·Streaming: Perfect creepy palette cleanser between longer watches.
Heads up:Disturbing: Ventiloquist dummy psychological horror — deeply unsettling face.
Denys Granier-Deferre

Director

Denys Granier-Deferre

ReleasedMay 28, 1988
Runtime24m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

John Fabian

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Lt. Krovitch

Patti Layne

Patti Layne

Alyce Fabian

Annabelle Mouloudji

Annabelle Mouloudji

Ilyana Riamonova

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Self - Introduction(uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Bradbury originally wrote this as a stage play in 1960, and the episode preserves its theatrical single-location tension.

Insight

The dummy's design deliberately echoes classic 'living doll' horror from Dead of Night (1945), which Bradbury cited as inspiration.

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