The Dark

Michelle Walker

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Audiobooks

Description

This was a children's book a narrated, voiced, sound designed, and mixed. *For demo purposes only*

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Child (5-12)

Accents

North American (General)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
the dark by lemony Snicket narrated, performed and sound designed by Michelle walker. Laszlo was afraid of the dark last low come inside now it's time for bed. Okay, mom? The dark lived in the same house as Laszlo, a big place with a creaky roof smooth cold windows and several sets of stairs. Sometimes the dark hidden in the closet. Sometimes it sat behind the shower curtain, but mostly it spent its time in the basement all day long. The dark would wait in a distant corner, far from the squeaks and rattles of the washing machine pressed up against some old damp boxes and a chest of drawers. Nobody ever opened at night of course the dark went out and spread itself against the windows and doors of Laszlo's house. But in the morning the dark would be back in the basement where it belonged. Laszlo would peak at the dark every morning. Hi. He would say hi dark. Laszlo thought that if he visited the dark in the dark room maybe the dark wouldn't come visit him in his room. But one night it did, yeah, mm hmm. The dark said in the dark, the voice of the dark was as creaky as the roof of the house and as smooth and cold as the windows. And even though the dark was right next to Laszlo, the voice seemed very far away. What do you want? Asked Laszlo, I want to show you something. Said the dark in here said the dark here said the dark downstairs downstairs. Yes, said the dark in Laszlo's living room was the biggest window in the house. Laszlo looked out at all the dark outside above him the roof creek and he closed his eyes Now. The dark was all Laszlo could see. No, no, said the dark again. Not there down here in the basement? Ask Laszlo. Yes, said the dark. Laszlo had never dared come to the dark room at night, said the dark. Laszlo came closer. Even closer said the dark. You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That's why the dark is always close. By the dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door and you can see the dark up in the sky almost every night, gazing down at you while you gaze up at the stars without a creaky roof, the rain would fall on your bed and without a smooth cold window you could never see outside and without a set of stairs you could never go into the basement where the dog spends its time without the closet you would have nowhere to put your shoes and without a shower curtain you would splash water all over the bathroom and without the dark everything would be light and you would never know if you needed a light bulb. Bottom drawer, said the dark. What bottom joy said the dark, open the bottom drawer. Thank you, said Laszlo. You're welcome, said the dark. By the time Laszlo got back into bed the dark was no longer in his room except when he closed his eyes to go to sleep. The next morning Laszlo visited the dark in the basement high. He said, hi dark. The dark didn't answer, but the bottom drawer was still open so it looked like something in the corner was smiling. The dark kept on living with Laszlo Laszlo. It's dinner time, but it never bothered him again.