Fishbelly Voodoo
▶ Listen to the free preview — no account neededPlays in your browser; nothing to install. Full story $2.99 with a free account, yours to keep.
About this story
No one can stand against the Dragons. In a few short months they have gone from one more crew to the only crew that matters; the people who used to oppose them have left the city, disappeared, or been found. Ramon and Danny have built something they are not ready to lose, and they are running out of ways to keep it.
The choice in front of them is the oldest one in the neighbourhood — fight, or make a deal with the people you were fighting. What neither of them has asked yet is where the Dragons' new strength is coming from, what it feeds on, and what it will want from anyone who sits down at the table.
Fishbelly Voodoo is an original by John Sunseri, about twenty-nine minutes, directed for four voices inside a gothic-shadow sound environment — a city at night that is a little quieter than it should be. Street crime story on the surface, something older underneath. The text is on screen as it is spoken. Rated 13+.
The cast
- Narrator
- Ramon
- Danny
- Hector
- The Mascot
How this was made
This is a full-cast production, not a single narrator reading a book. Each character has its own voice, the lines are directed for pace and emotion, and the story plays inside a live sound environment — stone echoes and a wind that finds every gap — that shifts as the scenes change. The voices are synthetic (high-quality text-to-speech, directed by people), and the words appear on screen as they are spoken, so you can read along or follow in a second language.
Questions
How violent is it?
Rated 13+. There is gang violence and supernatural horror, described rather than lingered on; strong language is limited.
How much does it cost?
The opening is free to hear right now, no account needed. The full story is $2.99, a one-time purchase with a free account that stays in your library. Several stories on this site are free in full.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Press Play and it opens in your browser. It works on iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop.
Can I read along?
Yes. The text is highlighted word by word as it is spoken, and you can switch the on-screen text to Spanish while listening in English (or the other way round).
Source and rights
"Fishbelly Voodoo" © John Sunseri. All rights reserved. Audio production © Nightstand Labs LLC (ImmersivePage). Distributed under license; no part of this work may be reproduced without permission. Cover art created for this edition.
