The Kickstarter has officially ended, and unfortunately we didn’t meet our goal or make the amount needed for Season Two. The money will now return to everyone who pledged it.

It’s a blow, but made softer by the wonderful support, messages and donations we’ve received over the last few weeks. Whether you’ve been with us since the first Kickstarter, or found us only a few days ago, we cannot overstate just how much your listenership, love and support means and has meant to us.

What comes next?

We are not giving up on season two! We’re going to finish and lock the scripts, as we always planned, and see what we can do with alternate avenues of funding, ready to jump into production as soon as we find ourselves able.

It means a much harder, slower road, especially with arts council funding all but dried up for podcasts, and with no money, backing or networks supporting us at this current time. We’re going to start putting out feelers, and see what we can do into the new year.

As a huge thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us, we intend to produce a small bare-bones winter special over the next few months. We’ll keep you updated as we can, but we can reveal it will center around Jonathan Harker the Third and The Sister. (And if we can’t produce it, we might simply post the script!)

Just to reiterate the above, thank you so much for everything. We're going to find a way to make Holmwood somehow. We're not going anywhere, and if you have any questions at any time, you can ask us on any of our socials.

Thanks again, Fio & Georgia

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KICKSTARTER LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation-season-two

(My apologies for any phlem and mouth sounds during this message. I'm currently battling a cold)

Hello everyone. Georgia here, one half of the writing team behind the Holmwood Foundation. 

We now have two weeks left to go on our Kickstarter for season two. Unfortunately we are currently only 18 percent funded, and are running out of time to secure the full amount.

If we don’t raise the amount needed, we simply can’t make season two. We have no outside funding, and no current sponsors. We are not a large production company. Holmwood is just the two of us writing, producing, and finding the money to pay our cast and crew. 

If you like what we’ve produced for season one, and want to know what happens next to Maddie, Jeremy and the Harkers, please consider donating to the kickstarter. We have a range of exciting tier rewards on offer, including cassette tapes of the pilot, stickers, postcards and a deck of playing cards designed around the main cast.

If you lack the funds right now, please know that any shares, reviews and recommendations go just as far, and we appreciate any and all assistance in spreading the show’s reach.

We’ve loved making Holmwood so far, and we are so excited to bring you season two. We know exactly where we’re headed in the story, but we need your help to get us there. 

Thank you so much for listening.

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Hello everyone, This is Fio Trethewey for your update on The Holmwood Foundation.

Following our successful seven-episode first season, we’re back to crowdfunding for Season Two, and this time we want to bring you ten brand new episodes to continue this story and expand the world of The Holmwood Foundation! 

We estimate that we will need £40k to make Season Two a reality. This includes paying our cast and crew a fair rate, distribution, website costs and tier rewards. 

If you'd like to support the show, here are the rewards you can receive for backing our campaign! Including Stickers, Postcards, High Stakes fandom goodies, a deck of cards, and a physical cassette of our pilot with unique packaging! 

Should this Kickstarter be successful, we aim to record in mid-2026, in time for a bi-weekly release schedule in Autumn/Halloween 2026. 

We’re crowdfunding until November 13th so please do support us to make Season Two a reality. Find our Kickstarter at the following link 

www.tinyurl.com/thf-s2

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As we continue to prep for our Kickstarter launch in October, have a listen to the last of our Season One feed swaps: Before The Tone!

WEBSITE: https://knaveofhearts.com/before-the-tone-2/

TUMBLR: https://knaveofheartsad.tumblr.com/

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SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

Hello everyone. I’m Georgia Cook, one half of the writing and production team behind The Holmwood Foundation. With Season One now ended, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has listened along, posted theories, made fanworks, or just enjoyed the adventures of Maddie, Jeremy and the Harkers up to this point. 

Whether you've been with us since before the pilot, or joined us along the way, we couldn't be more grateful that you've chosen to spend your time with us. And we sincerely hope you enjoyed what we've given you!

So, what comes next?

We've got two more seasons of Holmwood planned. At the current time of recording, Season Two Scripts are fully outlined and about 3/4s complete, and will be ten episodes long.Same as with Season one, we will be Kickstarting Season Two. We're just putting the final touches to our Kickstarter campaign, which we plan to launch in October, so keep an eye out for that! We should be posting the pre-launch page to our socials very soon.

Due to actor availability, Season Two (should we secure funding, and nothing unexpected happens) should be out around October 2026.

We'll also be looking to cast three new roles for the coming season, so keep an eye out for more information if you're interested in joining the team!

Please follow our socials if you haven’t already, or join our Discord! Links to all will be in the show notes for this episode.

And last of all: what did you think of Season One? Did we meet your expectations? Do you have a favorite character/episode? Are there plot points or themes you wish we'd handled differently! Let us know!

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The Holmwood Foundation S2 Prelaunch is now live! You can be notified of when it goes live here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation-season-two

Content Warning: static, swearing, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy and depictions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

The 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 Root

Jeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán Carlsen

Arthur Jone: Sam Clemens

Magdalena Swift: Candace Mcafee 

Dracula: Attila Puskas

Jonathan Harker the Third: Andrew Biss

The Sister: Jackie Calistahhh 

Security Officers: Peter Wicks, Brandon McCaffrey and Benji Clifford

The 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 Clifford

The Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia Cook

For more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:

The 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/

Join our Discord here to join the community: https://discord.gg/TCAez2UcDB

You can find out more about The Holmwood Foundation on our website: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

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In these weeks between episodes, we'd like to highlight and share some of our favourite fellow podcasts and shows! This week, it's The Westward Eye!

Whilst the show will officially end its first season next week, we will still highlight our favourite shows and creators from time to time.

The Westward Eye is a gothic horror audio drama created by Mar Smith.

Follow three young adventurers as they travel into the unknown West! New episodes air on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month!

CONTENT WARNINGS: Body horror (creature), Teeth, Distorted Features, Scabs, Child Suffering, Darkness, Loss, Bone Breaking.

We guarantee that The Westward Eye will never contain themes of Sexual Assault of any sort, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Graphic Sex, Suicide, Self Harm.

Performances:

"Carolyn" - Booklyn Kate

"Robert" - Owen Briggs

"Child" - Kyle J. Nelson

"Narrator" - Luana McTiernan

Listen to the rest here: https://shows.acast.com/the-westward-eye

You can find out more about The Holmwood Foundation on our website: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

The 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/

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The Holmwood Foundation S2 Prelaunch is now live! You can be notified of when it goes live here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation-season-two

Content Warning: static, swearing, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy and depictions of violence, including implied offscreen violence to an animal. Listener discretion is advised.

The 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 Root

Jeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán Carlsen

Thomas Van Helsing: Basil Waite

Henri Martin: Michelle Kelly

Magdalena Swift: Candace Mcafee 

Dr Lake: David Ault 

Dracula: Attila Puskas

Arthur Jones: Samuel Clemens

The Farmer: Alasdair Stuart 

DJ Dave: Karim Kronfli 

The Sister: Jackie Calistahhh

The Thralls: Becky Wright

Security Officer: Dan Tyrie 

Jonathan Harker the Third: Andrew Biss

Computer Voice: Peter Wicks 

Phone Voice: Georgia Cook

101 Operator: Fio Trethewy 

The 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 Clifford

The Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia Cook

For more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:

The 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/

Join our Discord here to join the community: https://discord.gg/TCAez2UcDB

You can find out more about The Holmwood Foundation on our website: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

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In these weeks between episodes, we'd like to highlight and share some of our favourite fellow podcasts and shows! This week, we present something a little different. This is an in-universe podcast for a book about audio drama written by Leon Egan of Tell No Tales, who introduced this for us with some context!

Listen Closely is a heartwarming, cosy YA romance, perfect for fans of You've Got Mail, Jenny Han, Beth Reekles, and Heartstopper, from the highly-acclaimed author of Lover Birds.

Narrated by Cloud Quinn and Maggie Bain.

Find out more: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/listen-closely-leon-egan

You can find out more about The Holmwood Foundation on our website: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

The 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/

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The Holmwood Foundation S2 Prelaunch is now live! You can be notified of when it goes live here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation-season-two

Content Warning: static, swearing, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy, depictions of violence, including implied violence to animals, and extended sounds of a car crash. Listener discretion is advised.

The 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 Root

Jeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán Carlsen

Thomas Van Helsing: Basil Waite

Henri Martin: Michelle Kelly

Magdalena Swift: Candice Mcafee 

Arthur Jones: Samuel Clemens

Dr Lake: David Ault

Dracula: Attila Puskas 

The Sister: Jackie Calistahhh 

Cam: Robyn Holdaway

The 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 Clifford

The Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia Cook

For more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:

The 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/

Join our Discord here to join the community: https://discord.gg/TCAez2UcDB

You can find out more about The Holmwood Foundation on our website: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

The 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/

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