Most likely there greatest fear is for their puppet to be lost forever.
Automatonophobia.
Orvil was a famous green duck wearing a nappy, it was as a ventriloquists dummy.
Autonomatonophobia is the fear of ventriloquists' dummies, animatronic creatures or wax statues -- anything that falsely represents a sentient being.
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Ventriloquists.
A possessed one.
These entertainers are called ventriloquists.
Isn't it funny how ventriloquists can talk without moving their mouth
Ventriloquists call them "figures."
you can go to eBay or Amazon.com and they have a pretty good selection of puppets there or you can make one with a sock or paper bag
The entertainer known for making a wooden dummy appear to speak is a ventriloquist. Ventriloquists use their skills to create the illusion that their puppets, or dummies, are talking independently, often engaging in humorous banter with their characters. Notable ventriloquists include Jeff Dunham and Edgar Bergen.
Jeff Dunham, probably one of the best ventriloquists of today, may be found at this web-site: jeffdunham.com/media.phb