Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal

This week, we're so excited to share an episode from a Bloody FM series, Re: Dracula!

Re: Dracula is a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic, featuring a full cast and immersive sound design. Every entry in this epistolary novel is turned into an episode and set to your podcatcher on the day it happens. Find out more about this award-winning audio drama at redracula.live.

May 5: Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula. This episode references the racist pseudoscience of craniometry. Transcript here.

This episode featured: Ben Galpin as Jonathan Harker; Sivan Raz as the Hungarian Man and additional voices; Mihai Matei as the driver and additional voices; Madi Opincaru as the German-speaking traveler and additional voices; Ioana Adăscăliței with additional voices; Graham Rowat as Peter Hawkins; and Karim Kronfli as Dracula. Directed by Stephen Indrisano. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Featuring music by Travis Reaves. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production.

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As they race to save Bill Tuttle’s life, Bentley reveals the truth about his role as Grim Death to Pym and Gwendolyn.  Meanwhile, in the past, young Bentley makes a bargain with Little Girl Death to help redeem his parents.

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:

Merritt Wever

Željko Ivanek

John Carroll Lynch

Craig Tate

Stephen Tobolowsky

Luke Speakman

Cora Craver

Gibson Frazier

Robbie Sublett

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

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Bentley and Gwen uncover the truth about what happened the night of Tianna’s murder and rush to save Bill Tuttle before his execution.  Meanwhile, in the past, the devastating consequences of Romulus' experiment are revealed. 

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:

Merritt Wever

Željko Ivanek

André de Shields

William Fichtner

Danny Wolohan

Maria Dizzia

John Carroll Lynch

Craig Tate

Luke Speakman

Cora Craver

Gibson Frazier

Robbie Sublett

Jennifer Morris

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentley and Gwendolyn confront Doctor Nocturne only to find themselves unexpectedly facing off against a deadly new foe. Meanwhile, in the past, Professor Romulus and Bentley’s parents face the wrath of an unleashed Little Girl Death. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains subject material that may be disturbing or upsetting to some viewers. 

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:

Merritt Wever

Željko Ivanek

André de Shields

William Fichtner

Danny Wolohan

Maria Dizzia

Luke Speakman

Jennifer Morris
 

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentley and Gwendolyn barely escape deadly confrontations with agents of chaos from Doctor Nocturne’s circus and rush back to confront him once and for all.  Meanwhile, in the past, Professor Romulus’ unconventional experiment to save young Bentley from Death proceeds--with disastrous results.

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death
 

And featuring:
Merritt Wever
Željko Ivanek
William Fichtner
Danny Wolohan
Maria Dizzia
Luke Speakman
Cora Craver
Nick Thurston
Gibson Frazier
Robbie Sublett
Jennifer Morris

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentley and Gwendolyn chase down a new lead, Charlie Huggston, who knows about Bill and Tianna, but when he refuses to give them any information, Bentley decides to secretly return alone to get answers in the form of his intimidating and formidable alter ego: Grim Death.  Meanwhile, in the past, young Bentley tries to stop Professor Romulus’ unnatural experiment before it’s too late.

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:

Merritt Wever

Željko Ivanek

André de Shields

William Fichtner

Danny Wolohan

Maria Dizzia

Jeremy Ratchford

Luke Speakman

Cora Craver

Robbie Sublett

Gibson Frazier
 

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At a dead end, Bentley reluctantly engages the help of his old friend and tenacious journalist Gwendolyn Marks. Their path leads them to the strange traveling circus where Tianna was killed and the sinister ringmaster who runs it, Doctor Nocturne (André de Shields). Meanwhile, in the past, Bentley’s relationship with Death (in the form of a little girl) strengthens as he gets weaker, while his parents push Professor Romulus to find a way to save him, even if it means defying the very laws of nature.

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:

Merritt Wever

Željko Ivanek

André de Shields

William Fichtner

Danny Wolohan

Nick Thurston

Luke Speakman

Cora Craver

Gibson Frazier

Jennifer Morris

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentley tries to figure out why Death wants him to find the murderer of Tianna Hoops when her confessed-and-already-convicted killer, Bill Tuttle (Craig Tate), is already sitting on Death Row. Meanwhile, in the past, Bentley's parents Abraham and Edwina Hawthorne enlist the help of an unconventional scientist, Professor Romulus (William Fichtner), to try and help them save the life of their sick son, whatever the cost. 

Starring:

Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death
 

And featuring:

Željko Ivanek

William Fichtner

John Carroll Lynch

Danny Wolohan

Maria Dizzia

Stephen Tobolowsky

Craig Tate

Luke Speakman

Robbie Sublett

Jennifer Morris

Gibson Frazier

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentley Hawthorne (Cory Michael Smith) lives a solitary life in an old mansion with his butler, Pym (Zeljko Ivanek). In secret, Bentley works for the angel of Death, avenging those killed before their time. It’s a heavy burden that Bentley bears alone. However, when Bentley gets a new case involving the murder of a trapeze artist, he finds himself asking for help from an old childhood friend and spitfire journalist Gwendolyn Marks (Merritt Wever).  Unfortunately, rather than solving his problem, Gwen’s research only raises more unexpected questions.

Starring:
Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death

And featuring:
Merritt Wever
Željko Ivanek
John Carroll Lynch
Craig Tate
Stephen Tobolowsky
Luke Speakman
Cora Craver
Gibson Frazier
Robbie Sublett

Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith
Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 
Produced by Best Case Studios
Adam Pincus, Executive Producer
Isabel Evans, Producer
Brent Katz, Producer
Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer
Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat
Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati
Mixed by Dennis Dembeck
Original Music by Benjamin Sturley
Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden
Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:
Development Executive: Nick Garland
Development Executive: Ben Chodosh
Development Coordinator: Madison Engle
Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly
Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde
Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson
Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko
Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this quirky, supernatural investigative thriller from acclaimed artist Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and NYT bestselling author Thomas E. Sniegoski, Bentley Hawthorne lives a solitary and mysterious life in an old mansion with his wry, long-suffering butler, Pym. Pym and Bentley's childhood friend and spitfire journalist Gwendolyn Marks don't understand why Bentley insists on a path of isolation, but that's because they don't know his secret: The gentle-seeming Bentley is actually a chosen servant of Death tasked with avenging victims who have been killed before their time. Bentley has worked alone until now.  However, he’ll need their help when Death's messenger, a raven named Roderick, charges Bentley with his strangest and most dangerous investigation yet.

Starring Cory Michael Smith (Bentley Hawthorne), Merritt Wever (Gwendolyn Marks), Željko Ivanek (Pym), John Carroll Lynch (Roderick), Craig Tate (Bill), William Fichtner (Professor Romulus), André de Shields (Dr. Nocturne), and Stephen Tobolowsky (Warden Delocroix)

Directed by Anne Kauffman

Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”

Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith

Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski 

Produced by Best Case Studios

Adam Pincus, Executive Producer

Isabel Evans, Producer

Brent Katz, Producer

Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer

Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer                                  

Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat

Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati

Mixed by Dennis Dembeck

Original Music by Benjamin Sturley

Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden

Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson

FOR ECHOVERSE:

Development Executive: Nick Garland

Development Executive: Ben Chodosh

Development Coordinator: Madison Engle

Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly

Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde

Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson

Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko

Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly

Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.