Millennial Monsters
Project Overview
Millennial Monsters is a serialized paranormal mystery story written as twelve chapters on Substack. I'm looking to adapt it into an audio drama/podcast.
Season 1 follows Wendell Batty, a 32-year-old queer, mild-mannered, vegetarian werewolf who just wants to live an ordinary life.
Framed for a string of supernatural murders, Wen reluctantly teams up with the vegan monster hunter from a centuries-old family who once tried to kill him and his almost-ex-husband, Cayden, alpha of the Howley-Kirkwood pack.
As he dodges the paranormal police and faces off against rogue werewolves, mandated therapy (and worse) they discover it all circles back to the night of the Super Blood Moon in 1993 when Wen was first bitten.
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For the span of twelve episodes the narrator will "fill in" the spaces of the story that aren't dialogue. Can be a male or female voice, but I think male will be a better fit. Voice needs to be neutral but not monotonous, and strong enough to carry the story while also not detracting from the character voices.
- english
- male adult
- warm
- neutral
- smooth
- female adult
- Not monotonous
It wasn’t a dumpster fire. It was a dumpster inferno. In the parking lot of The Edgy Veggie, behind the fast food restaurant, three massive black shaggy dogs hurled themselves at the burning dumpster.
He broke another one of his stay-safe-head-down rules. He went to the Midnight Market, a hub for all things monster and non-human, to get everything he needed to capture the hellhounds.
Wendell recited the containment spell words. Sheer, shimmery waves, like heat haze over roads on a scorching summer day, rose. Instead of thickly solidifying like a glass box, the tall barrier that encased the hellhounds into the space Wendell drew had the texture of spider webs and glittered like Christmas tree tinsel.
Lead role. He's gay so I encourage gay VAs to apply, but it's not limited to your sexuality. Don't be afraid to audition if you're heterosexual!
- english
- male adult
- Introverted
- deliberate
- Cautious
- Mild Mannered
The Crenshaw witches know what they’re doing. They wouldn’t give me a dollar store containment spell.
Wedge is right that something strange is happening. I can feel it.
It’s not normal for hellhounds to spend time in human areas, let alone for them to scavenge and dumpster dive like they’re starving stray dogs.
Main side character. Has a witchy Stevie Nicks style of fashion. Is a clairvoyant.
- english
- Sarah Bolger American Accent
- female adult
- bright
- Girl Next Door
- warm
- confident
I got the sense that something weird was happening
I can’t use my clairvoyance on demand. I wish I could, trust me.
Retrocognition? I’ve been practicing on myself, but I can’t make any promises about whether it’ll work on other people
Main side character. Is Wendell's almost-ex-husband.
- english
- Athletic
- male adult
- confident
- bold
- warm
- Extroverted
Your wolf is sick and miserable. I can see it all over you. Is that why you’ve been avoiding me?
The Howley-Kirkwoods are going to need a strong, capable, and resourceful alpha to take over when I’m gone.
How about this then. You make an appearance at Astrid’s baby shower next week, and I’ll consider signing the divorce papers.
Side character.
- english
- High
- funny
- bright
- Ariana Grande
- female adult
- Glinda Wicked Movie
- Bubbly
- confident
This is totally not cryptic, weird, and stalkery.
That’s a little morbid that you still have that, Wen. It’s a little serial killer trophy-ish.
That dude looks like bad news.
Main secondary character
- english
- Unapologetic
- confident
- female adult
- Extroverted
- Brie Larson Captain Marvel
- broadcast
- bold
- assertive
- Brave
Werewolves are an invasive species!
I was raised with purpose, pride, and the drive to do real good.
Her fight for goodness is what the Sword family continues to stand and fight for. Me, my sister, and my brother, protect humanity.
Side character with a very important role. He starts out seemingly as a sweet natured innocent boy, but is later revealed to be one of the villains, so he needs a VA who can do sweet AND sinister and weighty emotions
- english
- male teen
- happy
- bold
- enthusiastic
- Cheerful
- Playful
- energetic
- confident
I’m soooo happy you came. You brought cake too! Do you still make that caramel sauce in it?
Cayden’s here too! Why didja come separately anyways? Was it ‘cuz you were baking?
So did you see the same lone wolf that Cayden and I saw, too? He was really messed up. All yellow and bony with a plague cough.
Two episodes follow young Wendell when he's 12.
- english
- male teen
- warm
- Shy
- nervous
- Cautious
- friendly
There are definitely aliens. Ghosts, hellhounds, fairies, vampires, and stuff, though? They’re all made up.
It’s so weird that a whole amusement park is here! I wonder how long it was here.
I don’t think coyotes howl like that, Scoutmaster.
Boy Scout. Is one of the main characters in two episodes. Has a death scene.
- english
- bold
- Passionate
- male young adult
- warm
- Brave
- boyish
Maybe we should bring our notebooks with us. We could sketch out some of the plants we see for our Botany merit badge.
Is that a dog? What’s a dog doing out here? I think he’s limping… I think he might be hurt.
Scoutmaster Scott is keeping secrets from us. I think he knows more about that old amusement park than he’s telling us.
- english
- direct
- Saoirse Ronan
- bold
- female adult
- Sharp
- irish (general)
- warm
Aye, that’s all well and dandy, Aurora, but ye need a permit to do witchcraft in areas with a highly concentrated human population. I’d say The Edgy Veggie’s parking lot fits that assessment, don’t ye?
Mind yerself, Aurora. Something strange is brewing out there.
Well, as much as I appreciate yer cracking citizen detective work with Saoirse, next time report the hellhounds to us. Yes. I did hear about that.
Boy Scout. Has a few lines for one episode.
- english
- bold
- bossy
- boyish
- male young adult
- Unapologetic
- Judgmental
- direct
Our smiles would be bigger if it wasn’t the fourth time we took a whole troop photo.
I'm sharing a tent with you two. You’re not morons, unlike some of these dingbats, and neither of you snore.
Where were you two!? I can’t believe you both left me here while you two went off and what? Tried to get a jump on your Botany merit badge?!
Minor side character with a small but important appearance across and a death scene.
- english
- patient
- Collected
- polite
- female adult
- calm
- approachable
- warm
In our first session I brought up how childhood traumas can, and do, inform our adult lives and how we face the world. I want us to go back to your family.
You’re here for a reason, Wendell, and I don’t think it’s to sit with your head down staring at my carpet.
I asked you about your marriage and Cayden, and you described him as your, what, almost ex-husband? Why don’t you tell me more about that?
Side character that appears in two important episodes. He's a human who wants to become a werewolf and is impersonating a paranormal police officer. DONHE is pronounced "Don-he", the he as in he/him.
- english
- Impatient
- Pretending to be serious
- Nonchalant
- male young adult
- boyish
Agent Gideon Crow. I’m taking over your case.
Your record hasn’t been updated yet for this year. You’ll need to report to the Southwestern Connecticut DONHE Clinic to get your blood work, dental x-rays, and other vitals done.
I don’t have all day, Wendell.
Dacian has just one appearance. He's a wrongfully incarcerated werewolf and he's FURIOUS about it. His appearance ends in a death scene where he's poisoned. Role requires screaming.
- english
- Enraged
- male adult
- gritty
- Angry
- furious
HE’S the reason they’re dead! Don’t listen to HIM!
HE’S in your head now, HE’S coming for you next!
DON’T LISTEN TO HIM! HE’S THE REASON THEY’RE DEAD! HE IS!
Wrongfully incarcerated werewolf sharing a cell with her husband Dacian. She's absolutely devastated in contrast to his fury. She's in just one episode and has a death scene also by poison. Role requires screaming.
- english
- Hysterical
- Hopeless
- female adult
- Devastated
- Distraught
We’ll be in here forever.
We’re never leaving, we’re never leaving, we’re never leaving.
WE’LL BE IN HERE FOREVER, OH WE’LL BE IN HERE FOREVER!
Character appears in just one episode and is played for comic relief. For his vibe think Kronk from the Emperor's New Groove. Dumb jock vibes.
- english
- comic
- dumb
- Jock
- male adult
- funny
What? Dirk isn’t good enough for you? That’s me. I'm Dirk.
I’ve never seen a fat werewolf.
Well, it’s too bad you never made me that Pie Daddy apron. lf I had those creds I would be on it in a snap.
Character has a SINGLE line.
- english
- anxious
- male adult
- uneasy
- cartoonish
- nervous
- weird
You’re not going to pee on me, are you? The last werewolf whose case I managed popped his leg every time I came around. I had to start wearing my waterproof hiking pants. I think he could smell the tree in me.
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