“Shroud of Idolatry” is short fiction written by John Michael Alaia and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 2 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast. “Shroud of Idolatry” is a fiery short story that slips the genres of fantasy and horror to create a unique and stunning atmosphere where evil lurks among the living, preying upon them.

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“The Unsuspecting” is a poem written and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 2 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast.

“The Unsuspecting”

I grow so tired

Of that old cliché

populating

Science fiction, comic books,

And video games –

The one where some

Mad scientist

Or

Evil corporation

Creates

A gateway to Hell

And

Out pour the demons.

/

When will someone

Puncture a hole

Into

Heaven

Releasing angels

To overrun

The unsuspecting?

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“New Stanton Noir 2: Late Night” is a series of six-word stories that use characters, settings, items, and themes from my novel, New Stanton, to tell other stories (or the same old story in a new way) written and read by Maxwell Vagus, featured on Season 2: Episode 2 of The Atomic Voodoo Lounge Podcast. This will be the first of many “New Stanton Noirs.”

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