The Holmwood Foundation

Content Warning: swearing, threat, loud static, brief emergency sirens, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy, and depictions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, please consider supporting our Kickstarter for the rest of Season One:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundationThe Holmwood Foundation is a Found Footage Horror-Fiction Podcast, a modern-day sequel to the gothic novel Dracula.We follow Maddie Townsend (Rebecca Root) and Jeremy Larkin (Seán Carlsen), two co-workers at the Holmwood Foundation: a secret organisation that has been maintaining and studying the remains of Count Dracula for the last 130 years, as they are possessed by the ghosts of Jonathan and Mina Harker, and embark on a nightmare road trip, carrying Dracula's severed head across the UK, in an effort to stop him once and for all.EPISODE CAST AND CREW:Madeline Townsend/Mina Harker: Rebecca RootJeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán CarlsenArthur Jones: Samuel ClemensThralls/Foundation Phone Voice: Becky WrightNewsreader: Jessica CarrollRobert Swales: Luke KondorDracula: Attila PuskásThe episode was produced and written by Fio Trethewey and Georgia Cook.Directing by Samuel Clemens.Script Editing by Katharine Armitage.Sound Design and Engineering by Benji CliffordThe Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia CookFor more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:www.theholmwoodfoundation.comThe Holmwood Foundation Podcast © 2024 by Georgia Cook and Fio Trethewey is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

While we continue our Kickstarter Campaign, we would love to highlight trailers from likeminded shows! Englewood After Dark is a horror audio drama. College students Finn Nightingale and Eve Pemberly run a true crime conspiracy podcast from their university’s drama department. Their town, Englewood, is a hotbed of unsolved gruesome crimes and urban legends just ripe for the discussing. Their most recent case, diving into the legend surrounding The Murder Farm, pushes them to investigate the past of a long-dead serial killer professor at their university. But as they dig up more clues, they soon discover the roots of a conspiracy that stretches through history to the founding of Englewood. Some secrets are best kept hidden, and when they attract the attention of the powers that be on their campus, they are forced to rely on their wits to survive. Englewood After Dark is released Tuesdays at 3 pm (CT) every week. Created by Hannah Brown, Dennis Ortman and A. Rose. Find out more on our website http://Englewoodafterdark.com. You can also find links to all your favourite podchasers here: https://englewoodafterdark.podbean.com/

While we continue our Kickstarter Campaign, we would love to highlight trailers from likeminded shows!Wanderer’s Journal is a fantasy fiction podcast about Marigold and Pluto, two people from different backgrounds, and their unlikely friendship formed through a magical journal that links them.Each of them finds a journal, learns that their voice is recorded into it, and can be both read and played back to the other. Unbeknownst to them, they become a part of an ancient mystery, and see the world from new angles.The center of the podcast is the growing connection between Marigold and Pluto, and the story that unfolds for each of them on their journey. The main themes are friendships in spite of distance, the way places change depending on who experiences them, and how circumstances shape people and the world. Producer: Lumi Oakes (they/any) Lead writer: Timothy Rafael (he/they)Audio engineering and sound design: José Machado (he/him) Graphic Designer: CJ Tanuan (they/them) Intro/Outro music: Eyre (she/her) Cast: Marigold: Tal Minear (they/them) Pluto: Janet G (she/her) Creature: Elisabeth Allen (she/her) George: E.R Hollands (she/they)

While we continue our Kickstarter Campaign, we would love to highlight trailers from likeminded shows! Please enjoy the trailer for Cloud City Sonata.Roxanne has a problem. She's lost her body. And it's up to Jupiter's finest private investigator to find it. Before someone else does. Cloud City Sonata, the first Dakota Gold Mystery. A cyberpunk noir story of temperament, technology, and treachery. For more information, visit https://dakotagold.lawofnames.com/

While we work on our crowdfunding campaign for Season one, we want to highlight other podcasts we believe our listeners will like! Please enjoy Project: Daydream.Project: Daydream is a new queer-weird adventure series that focuses on the lives of two agents working for the clandestine British Paranormal investigations organisation “Project: Daydream”. Together with the fresh-faced new recruit, 0620 (Georgia Mea) and the mysterious agent 4815 (A.V Nobelium), they work as partners tackling anomalies, artefacts and all manner of dangers lurking under the world's surface. But sometimes, it’s not just the monsters you need to be afraid of…Where to find us:Project Daydream can be found on multiple podcast platforms, specifically Acast: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66549671f9a48400127e306fSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4d1bDZlyAbvpqwbNzNAlg3Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@project.daydream?lang=enBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/project-daydream.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offical_projectdaydream/?locale=uken1&hl=am-et

While we work on our crowdfunding campaign for Season one, we want to highlight other podcasts we believe our listeners will like! Here's Hi Nay Episode 2: Ginaw (Cold) Content Warnings : Illusion and Deception, Infants, Isolation, Motherhood, Death (past) and Near Death ExperiencesHi Nay is a supernatural horror fiction podcast with a Filipina protagonist and Filipino supernatural elements. It has multiple BIPOC LGBTQ+ characters, and primarily takes place in Toronto   Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, follows Mari, a Filipina immigrant who lives in Toronto.Those who love Holmwood's found footage element will really love the creeping dread of Hi Nay!Trailer Transcript pdfTranscript for Episode 2 pdfEpisode Summary: Soon after her encounter with the Rotting Thing, Mari and Donner team up to trace its origins, but find themselves encountering a mother's misplaced warmth and a chilling enemy from another time that only raises more questions than it answers.Hi Nay is a podcast produced by Motzie Dapul and Reg Geli and is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial sharealike 4.0 international license. Today’s episode was written and directed by Motzie Dapul, who also plays the role of Mari Datuin. The role of Donner was played by Leon Johnson.*

Hello! Georgia Cook here, one half of the writing team behind the Holmwood Foundation. We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has listened to, shared and reviewed our pilot episode over the last few weeks. We have been overwhelmed by your excitement and support for the show, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you also for listening to our amazing feed swap partners. As of recording, it’s the 3rd of November, and we have just eleven days until the end of our Kickstarter campaign for Season one. Unfortunately, as things currently stand, we cannot make the rest of Holmwood without reaching our funding goal. If you’ve enjoyed our pilot, and would like to hear more, please go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation and pledge your support. As little as five pounds will net you some great tier rewards! Otherwise, please share the show on your socials and with friends. Any support would be so, so appreciated.Thank you so much, and hopefully we’ll have more updates for you soon!OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com/