They Called Me Billy Bones (Video)

An old pirate sits in a dim corner of the Admiral Benbow, nursing his rum and his secrets. In this AI-generated retelling of Treasure Island’s opening chapters, Billy Bones speaks for himself – confessing what Stevenson only hinted at.

This video reimagines the early pages of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island as a first-person confession. Billy Bones – the scarred, rum-soaked sailor who arrives at the Admiral Benbow inn with an oilskin packet and a lifetime of violence – tells his own story. From his days under the terrifying Captain Flint to the moment he stashed the cursed map, the narrative peels back the adventure-novel surface to reveal the “ledger of murder” behind the gold.

The piece follows Bones through key moments: his desperate search for refuge, the haunting song of fifteen men on a dead man’s chest, Flint’s final breath, the ominous visit from Black Dog, and the arrival of the Black Spot. It ends with his last, spiteful act – hiding the legacy that would send young Jim Hawkins to sea.

The story was generated by ChatGPT 5.2 with high thinking, narrated through ElevenLabs, and illustrated with OpenAI GPT-Image-1.5 using a low-style setting for atmospheric visuals.

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