Dead Belt: True Tales of the Gasping Frontier
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Creator: Shawn Drake
Science fiction, Horror, Western Single-voiced Anthology Audio Book
Synopsis:
Dead Belt: True Tales of the Gasping Frontier is a space-folk horror anthology podcast of strange happenings on the fringe of settled space. Close encounters, weird happenings, narrow escapes, and lonesome deaths far beyond the stars we know. Drawing on old mariner's tales from the oceans of Earth, filk tradition, and the superstition and ghost stories of the American West, Dead Belt is written for those that know that when we push out among the darkness between the stars, sometimes it pushes right on back. Dead Belt is inspired by the tabletop RPG of the same name by A Couple of Drakes.
Format: Audio Book
Continuity: Anthology
Voices: Single
Genres: Science fiction, Horror, Western
Framing device: Journal/Log
Maturity: Mature
Creator demographics: / Disabled / Neurodivergent
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Country of origin: United States
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Episodes:
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:45:37 GMT
I told you, ain't none of us lucky. But we're not a Rockdog like Mic Arliss, stuck down in a hole and working off a one-way ticket to the edge of Concordat space. We ain't in the way when the Corps dig too deep and find something powerful strange.
Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:13:03 GMT
Howdy Belters
Today we're going to talk about one of the stranger things about life out here on the raggedy edge, or at least gettin' out here to the raggedy edge. We're going to talk about Slipspace and the Angels that live there. It gets a little personal, so hopefully you'll indulge crusty ol' Chariot for gettin' on the soap box. Some things just gotta be said, y'understand.
Episode 7: Black Contract (Part 2)
Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:36 GMT
Howdy Belters,
Y'all take a couple deep breaths? Grab a drink and something to eat? Y'all ready to get back in it? Milo Grigg's ready to do what he can to get himself back out of it. Them cutworms is closin' in. The hell you waitin' around here reading for.
Thanks again to Rook for hashing out just what can go wrong with Spacer's Patch. That was some good stuff, friend.
Episode 6: Black Contract (Part 1)
Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:33 GMT
Howdy Belters. Y'all been waiting on this one longer than I meant for you to. There's a thin line between building suspense and just--y'know--disappearing. Fair certain that I can't see it from here, and I apologize for it. Hopefully, the tale of Milo Grigg and his Black Contract are enough of an apology to make us square.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:00:44 GMT
Today, old Chariot's got a good one for you, Belters. We're talking about the thing that all wise Belters, leastways those of y'all want to live to maybe see retirement, fear. That's right, we're talking about the Rep. Our very own Man in Black come on behalf of the bank and the corps and all them that want to get us killed for our own greed. Don't you dare trust him.
Want to let y'all know we're getting powerful close to 1000 downloads, and I want to thank each and every one of y'all for it. But in lieu of that, I'm going to drop a link to our upcoming Kickstarter for the expanded version, and the physical version, of the game that inspired Dead Belt. If you're looking to see if you've got the makings of a Belter yourself, come check it out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acoupleofdrakes/deadbelt
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:25:44 GMT
Jesse Ford's having a bad day, Belters. What he thought was a rich prize, an old military frigate still lights on and holding atmosphere, turned out to be a ghost out of Jesse's past. Now, face to face with his own demons and a phantom Mech Jock who seems to know him, Jesse's got to find a way back to his ship. The ship that the haunts just decoupled and jettisoned out into space.
Just another day in the life of a resourceful Belter, right? Well, let's just wait and see.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:01:57 GMT
Doc Burrell and I were swapping stories over a bulb of snakebite tonic, and eventually the talk turned to Jesse Ford. Mech jock that Doc'd known back in the bad old days.
They say you can't go home again, Belter, and any vet of the Consolidation knows that for certain and true. But Jesse? Well, Jesse might just --through no fault of his own-- try. It's a long story. But settle in and stick with us. It's a good one.
Episode 2: The Catchfire Queen
Mon, 02 May 2022 19:09:45 GMT
The Belt ain't claimed us yet, y'all. In light of it being the day after May Day, we've got the tale of The Catchfire Queen, the quick zipper courier that earned her place amid the legends of the Belt in fire and fear. Bright and Sturmwell don't want you listening to this one, but screw your ears on and hear about a good deal gone bad, and the legend that it spawned.
Never trust a sure thing, Belters. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably means to kill you somehow.
Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:38:45 GMT
In this episode, we learn about the Last Call, a cursed transmission that's been floating and bouncing around the Dead Belt since the destruction of Wayfield Station. And we learn about Arnie Hutchins, a desperate survivor determined not to die gasping out here on the Frontier.
Remember to take care of each other, Belters. Else you might learn why they call it the Last Call.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:20:04 GMT
Howdy, Belters. Chariot, here.
Figured I'd introduce myself with a little poem I jotted down for you. It's a kinder introduction to the Dead Belt than most of us get, so if you're new in these parts count yourself lucky. There'll be plenty of time to swap stories of doomed spacers as we go on, but for now you just float there and whet your appetite.