Chapter 2: Everything Falls Apart begins!

What do you do when your first feature film dies, your car gets repossessed, and your “producer” vanishes with your last $2,500?

You keep keep pressing forward. At least that's what I did...

In this raw, unfiltered episode of The Lethal Voice Podcast, I share the unraveling that followed The End of Fun — a project that started with a bang on Kickstarter and ended in the void. Now broke, half-homeless, and inhaling bug spray in a North Hollywood flop house, I put everything on the line for a second chance -- with Vengeance Turns as my means of redemption.

But... then came Slick Talker—a fast-talking “producer” who promised million-dollar budgets, big-name stars, and a golden ticket... for a small fee, of course.

This is the true story of that scam, the downfall that followed, and my stubborn refusal to let go of a dream even when everything — money, housing, and hope — was slipping away.

💥 Listen now for:

• The death of The End of Fun
• Life inside the S*%THOUSE
• Why the “million-dollar proposal” was a copy-paste joke but still a valuable lesson
• Preview of THE CROOKED BRAZILIAN -- an exclusive coming only to Procrastagram this week!

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Start with Episode Zero and the full five-part Chapter One: Putting the Cart Before the Horse – now streaming.

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What’s your barometer for knowing if you’re winning — or failing? Deadlines? Bank account? Me? Once upon a time... I used my facial hair.

In the final episode of Chapter One: Putting the Cart Before the Horse, I'm going to take you from a shady “producer” promising cash in Malibu to squatting in a borrowed guest house under security cameras — and explain how a half-wild beard became the unofficial countdown clock for my first feature film, Vengeance Turns: The Motion Picture.

You’ll hear what happened when I gambled on shady money, how background acting turned into a self-made film school, why deadlines must be broken sometimes, and how losing a beard almost cost me a gig on The Mandalorian.

This is the last stop before Chapter Two: Everything Falls Apart! so if you’re just jumping in, you can start here, then binge back through Episode Zero and the rest of Chapter One. Check out the companion newsletter for this episode to check out pictures and video showing the whole facial hair timeline and a lot more!

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One beard, one dream, a mission and a plan that has everything out of order.
This is the Lethal Voice Podcast.

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What does “Write what you know” really mean when you’re making a revenge Western from scratch? For me — Robert Christopher Smith — it meant cracking open my family secrets, pride in my mutt roots, and my need to flip the table on every tired idea about the Wild West.

In Episode 4 of the Lethal Voice Podcast, I get raw about Vengeance Turns... How pieces of my past — Native blood, shut doors, a band called Wild Love Rebellion — became the bones of Rebecca and Mia. How my co-writer Amanda’s real scars and real grit bled and fed right into Mia's claw... her rage, the brutal twists that make this story ours.

If you’ve ever wondered how deep you should dig into your own life for your art? This one’s for you. It’s messy. It’s uncomfortable. And it’s the only way I know how to make it real... and really lethal.

Hit play. Stay weird. Keep it lethal.
And don’t forget — both Vengeance Turns films are streaming free on Tubi right now. Want more? Comics, behind the scenes, and all my twisted scraps live at procrastagram.com.

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This isn’t Episode 1.
This is Episode Zero.

The Ethos of Lethal Voice.

The manifesto.
The warning shot.
And maybe some quiet subversion.

If you find any of it stings... maybe it should...

Hit play. Find out how Lethal Voice one voice can be.

Labeled Episode 100 for timeline clarity. But make no mistake—this is Episode Zero.

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Before the screenplay was finished, before the cast was in place, before the bugs stopped biting—I was already building Vengeance Turns.

In this episode, I rewind to the wild early days: a busted-up North Hollywood rental, a dying landlord as the foundation of a dream that wouldn’t quit.

Featuring my first meeting with actor Jamald Gardner (who became Jefferson Coletrain), a Malibu horse ranch with no script in hand, and the exact moment I realized that building a cult horror-western was going to take more than guts—it was going to take blind faith...

🎯 Bonus: I talk archery classes and you'll hear Amanda and me talking about how the Vengeance Turns comics began.

👉 Stream the free sequel comic Explosions of Truth now at lethalvoice.com.

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What if...? What if casting wasn’t just part of the process… but the actual writing of the final movie itself?

In this episode, Robert Christopher Smith dives deep into the emotional chaos, creative evolution, and gut-level decisions that shaped and reshaped Vengeance Turns — from its first lead Amanda Walsmith and a ranch in Texas, to unexpected magic with Kelsey Jaffer and ultimately the soul of the film: Paola Luelmo.

You’ll hear rare audition footage, behind-the-scenes memories, and the story of how a single pair of socks helped define the tone of a whole creative philosophy.

This one’s about loss, faith, and finding exactly who you need — right when you’re ready. Even when you lose? You win.

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In this debut episode, we just begin to unravel the chaotic origin of Vengeance Turns: The Motion Picture -- From a fake Brazilian "producer" to the moment the real madness began. It's not just the birth of a film... It's the end of fun... and the beginning of creative vengeance!

Vengeance Turns: Volume One and Two streaming FREE now on Tubi

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