Grimsey: A Burtonesque Animated Dark Fantasy (Talented Voice Actors Needed!)
Justin Reighard for Mr. Grimsey
Mr. Grimsey is a tall, mysterious figure. He has very much a bass voice and a clean, narrator-like way of speaking. For comparison, I am looking for a tone, accent, and way of speaking very similar to that of the Ghost Host from Disney's Haunted Mansion. In the original writing for this story, Adam described Mr. Grimsey like this: "Grimsey spoke slowly and calmly, his voice having a distinctive low tone. He had this subtle, elegant way of speaking that drew me into his conversations, yet he also unsettled me because I could never quite tell what he was thinking. He would often grin as he spoke, creating a strange balance between sinister and welcoming. There was something foreboding about him, yet mesmerizingly calming at the same time." Mr. Grimsey knows a lot that Adam, and the audience, don’t know. The occurrences that we see are strange to us, but are completely normal to him, and he seems to take a macabre delight in watching his guests slowly learn the horrific truth. He is polite and charming, but we are never sure if he is good or bad.
Welcome. My name is Mr. Grimsey. We’ve been expecting you.
You’re a persistent man, Adam. A man with many questions, and understandably so. This experience is entirely new to you, and you want an explanation. And now that you see this unfortunate predicament that you are in, I shall elaborate. You have no recollection of who you were, do you?
But beneath the façade of an upstanding husband and father was a hot-headed, selfish man. Your pride, though it started as a small seed, grew into a vicious weed that devoured you. You became dissatisfied with your life. Your lust for money overtook you. You ran after it, putting it above those that you loved.
Really good 👍
Phenomenal! You hit so many beats that matched what I had in mind