About the Project:
The Mortuary Chronicles is an audio drama about a blogger investigating the abduction of thirteen young adults, who are trapped in an underground bunker and forced to participate in a deadly game. It is inspired by series such as Danganronpa, Her Story, Werewolf Game, and Saw. The story is made up of two sides:
The OUT:side follows a blogger in the aftermath of the incident as she attempts to piece together evidence and figure out what happened inside that bunker. This side is told through blog posts, with links to images, videos, and more to allow the audience to uncover the truth alongside her.
You can currently follow our protagonist on Twitter
The IN:side tells the story of the thirteen victims through a series of audio files that will be linked through the OUT:side blog. These files are direct recordings of the events inside the bunker, and will be uncovered one by one to tell the story.
The role of Cecil Wycliffe is being recast due to the previous voice actor stepping down due to scheduling conflicts.
Disclaimer:This project is intended for mature audience, and will contain content such as death, violence, suicide, mental illness, disturbing imagery/audio, and crude language. There will be mild sexual discussions in dialogue, but nothing explicit will be shown or acted. Subjects such as bigotry, sexual assault and abuse may be referenced in backstories, but are not depicted directly in the story.
This project does not and will never use, nor condone the use of generative AI. Our story and art are completely human made.
Progress:The entire first draft of the IN:Side is completed, spanning a prologue + five chapters, and totalling over 290,000 words. The Out:SIDE will have a smaller number of voiced scenes, which are currently being written as the first draft of IN:Side is being revised. Voice Actors will receive lines directly upon being cast, and their input will be taken into account in regards to their character's dialogue.
Requirements:Must be 18+ to audition.
If you are 18 years old by June 30th, 2026, you may still apply.
The role will be selected based on performance and audio quality.
The role will not be cast before the deadline.
Discord will be the primary communication method for staff.
This is an unpaid, volunteer project.
As with any project, reliable communication and delivery of lines is important.
You will be expected to keep confidential story information private.
You may include up to two takes per line. Use ABCABC format
In your submission note, please include:
Your name (A screen name is acceptable)
Your age
Preferred pronouns
Your Discord handle (Preferred)
If you do not have a Discord handle, please include the social media handle/s you would like to be contacted via.
Recording setup/equipment
Auditions will close on June 30th, 2026, @11:30 PM CST (UTC -6)
For any other questions, feel free to contact @maddiinosaur or @starlightdetective on DiscordThank you all so much for your incredible auctions for Cecil. We have reached out to the chosen actor and confirmed casting. We truly appreciate your time and effort and enjoyed listening to everyone’s submissions! We hope you look forward to the upcoming release. 💜
Age: 21
Recruited Skill: Taxidermy
Gender: Male
Voice Description: Medium masculine voice. British accent. Loud, excitable, enthusiastic. Struggles to keep his volume at appropriate levels, especially when eager. Can speak rapidly and sometimes trail off with an occasional irregular rhythm to his speech. When miming with his fox scarf, must be able to do silly, theatrical sounding voice with a cockney accent.
Cecil is what one would describe as eccentric to his very core. He greatly enjoys discussing his hobby with anyone who will listen. Coming from England entirely homeschooled, he’s not the best when it comes to socializing. Missing certain cues, metaphors flying over his head, and an insatiable fascination with taxidermy (to the point almost every conversation one has with him leads back to it somehow) make him a bit difficult to talk to. Not that he means to be. He’s occasionally blunt, but has good intetions and is overall harmless. Cecil is far from a fool, however, having a heightened sensitivity to details around him and an incredible ability to recall small things most would otherwise forget. And do be sure to be polite to Snoot (his taxidermed scarf) if he pipes up in conversation.
"Ah, yes! You’ve noticed Snoot, have you? Say hello, Snoot! [Snoot voice] ‘Allo govna’!'" (Bright)
"You can’t ask me what my favorite thing to taxidermy is- no no no! You see, there’s far too many possibilities to choose from! Take felines- sure, they’re elegant, but are their faces ever tricky to get right, the first one I did went so terribly I nearly cried!" (Rambling)
"What did I even do?! I haven’t given you any reason to hate me! I don’t understand!" (Upset, yelling)
