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The Holmwood Foundation is a Found Footage Horror-Fiction Podcast created by Fio Trethewey @fiotrethewey (Big Finish: Gallifrey War Room, 18th Wall Productions) and Georgia Cook @georgiacooked (Big Finish: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles, Gallifrey War Room, BBC Books, The Dracula Daily Sketch Collection). It is a modern day sequel to the gothic novel Dracula. 

What is the Holmwood Foundation about?

Our story follows Jeremy Larkin (Played by Sean Carlsen) and Maddie Townsend (Played by Rebecca Root), two co-workers at the mysterious Holmwood Foundation, as they are possessed by the ghosts of Jonathan and Mina Harker, and embark on a road trip across the country in an effort to achieve their ghost's wishes: to stop Dracula once and for all. This is a story about identity and self discovery, family loyalty and devotion, all wrapped around a nightmare of a road trip with a rejuvenating severed head, incredibly sincere Victorian ghosts, and an analogue recorder. (General Content Warnings for blood, horror themes and possession)

Where can we listen to The Holmwood Foundation?

You can listen to all of season one of Holmwood on our RSS Feed below, or wherever you get your podcasts!

We are currently working hard to secure funding for Season Two, and will keep you updated as production progresses.

Who are the Cast and Crew?

In Season One we have:

Rebecca Root as Maddie Townsend and Mina Harker, and Seán Carlsen as Jeremy Larkin and Jonathan Harker.

In Season One, we will also be joined by:

Basil Waite as Tom Van Helsing Michelle Kelly as Henri Martin Samuel Clemens as Arthur Jones Andrew Biss as Jonathan Harker 3rd Jackie Calistaah as Elena David Ault as Dr Timothy Lake Candace McAfee as Magdalena Swift Robyn Holdaway as Cam / Finn Karim Kronfli as Dave Anusia Battersby as Francesca Royale Lou Sutcliffe as Collins Flloyd Kennedy as Fay Townsend/Lucille Young Alasdair Stuart as Farmer Andy Dan Tyrie as Security Officer Elliott Crossley as Extraction Officer Alex Galdwin Becky Wright as Thralls & Phone Voice Jessica Carroll as Newsreader / Ruby Helen Stirling-Lane as Sophie Peter Wicks as Computer Voice Luke Kondor as Robert Swales Jonathon Carley as Francis and featuring Attila Puskás as Dracula

Joining our crew we have Samuel Clemens as Director, Katharine Armitage as our Script Editor and Benji Clifford as our Sound Engineer and Designer

More Cast to be announced if we are hit our target for Season Two

Extra Content:

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As well as episodes, we also release small pieces of content related to the Holmwood Foundation. These might be emails, or obituaries, maybe even interviews. Follow the links below to find all of that content together:

Extract List - Updated as of 30/09/25

Tags: Frequently Asked Questions Release Schedule Production Updates OOC Answered Asks Extracts Foundation Emails Holmwood Foundation Art

Hello friends, hope you're enjoying your week! Travelling Light is on a wee break right now but we're not leaving you high and dry - head over to our feed right now to listen to Across the Moors, Episode One of The Holmwood Foundation, a found footage, modern day sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula 🧛🦇

The eponymous foundation has spent the last 130 years studying Dracula's remains. The show kicks off when two of its employees are possessed by the ghosts of Mina and Jonathan Harker and must travel across the country to stop Dracula once and for all. 🩸🗡️

📻 The SEASON TWO TRAILER for MOONBURN is HERE! 📻

You’ve waited. You’ve wondered. And now, it’s time to press play.

If you thought Season One was a ride, be sure to subscribe and listen to the trailer now on APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY, and AMAZON MUSIC! And don’t forget— Season One is still streaming, so catch up now before the story continues on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND!

In particular, I love the Harvey Dent moment we get in Season 1 - Episode 6 - “The Whale of Damocles”:

I have to first off praise the inspired creative choice the series makes to give Two-Face the dynamic that his personas are essentially like constantly bickering twin brothers - arguing, name calling & posturing but still inseparable at the end of the day.

In the scene in question, Harvey’s binary obsession has allowed The Penguin to easily lure Dent to his favorite pier on the Gotham Wharf, Pier 2, to prevent a planted bomb from destroying it. Batman arrives soon after as Dent’s desperate search brings him to the most perilous part of the pier. Batman is so earnestly trying to appeal to Harvey to stop that he almost can’t prevent slipping into his Bruce Wayne voice when we then get an excellent memorable moment (@ ~31:50) where we get a glimpse at the tortorus psychosis Harvey is living through:

Harvey gives this tragic peek into his mind as he extols the awe-inspiring & nightmarish gospel he shares with his violent other half. It’s not only a very well written torrent of mad thoughts but also brilliantly & emotionally performed by Harvey/Two-Face’s VA: Ike Barinholtz. Batinholtz truly makes Harvey sound simultaneously mesmerized, terrified & sorrowful - on the verge of tears as he tells his former friend about the completely fractured way he views the world now & Batman’s actor Jeffrey Wright matches it with his desperate pleas to Harvey’s true self colored by the unflinching compassion he has for Dent.

For how invested the show is in genuinely trying to revive a bit of the Adam West era charm and fun camp & IMO successfully making the show legitimately funny, I believe it’s also equally in touch with the aspects of the franchise exemplified in shows like BTAS ie the darkness of the setting & emotionally resonant tragedy of both Batman himself and the different members within his rogues gallery. The show is not just sharp on a comedic level but also earnestly intriguing & engaging dramatically as well.

Episode 19 is out today!

Ford goes for a drink while Fig attends book club.

FEATURING Sean Persaud as Ford Phillips Matthew Mercer as Mo Beats and more