RHAPTONSTALL LIVES!

About this episode

In this episode, a cosplayer threatens drastic action after his favorite character is killed off in a movie adaptation.

RHAPTONSTALL LIVES! an audio drama by David Golden. Jimmy Bannion is a cosplayer and a super fan of the Feldstar movie series, but when the director kills off his favorite character, Rhaptonstall Oakshield, he threatens to jump off the roof of the Comic Con Convention Center if they don't redo the movie. Written by ⁠David Golden Directed by⁠ Jonathan Cook⁠ Performed by Hollis Bowden as "Jimmy Bannion" & Jessica Mousley as "Jill Dunbar" Sound design and editing by Jonathan Cook Title music by ⁠JK/47⁠ Additional featured music by The Hot Rod Elegants & Josh Tarp Cover Art by Claire Rodriguez (00:00) Intro (01:57) Audio Play - RHAPTONSTALL LIVES! (10:12) Outro Gather by the Ghost Light merchandise is available at ⁠www.ghostlightpubs.com⁠ If you would like to further support this podcast, please visit ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/ghostlight⁠ If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating on your preferred podcast app! For more info or if you wish to contact us, please visit ⁠www.gatherbytheghostlight.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Jimmy Bannion, Jill Dunbar, Hollis Bowden, Jessica Mousley

Topics covered

• audio drama
• cosplay
• fan culture
• movie adaptation
• Comic Con

Keywords

• Rhaptonstall
• Comic Con
• audio play
• David Golden
• fan
• cosplayer
• movie series
• drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JK/47, The Hot Rod Elegants, Josh Tarp, Claire Rodriguez

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