Artwork By Aislynn Hearn
Dr Kennedy is a guilt-ridden psychiatrist, who is reviewing old recordings of his former patient Alisha in the hopes of solving the mystery of Ravenscourt. At the time he easily dismissed Alisha’s assertion that Ravenscourt was bound to evil. However many years later, his faith in that assertion and even reality itself, is starting to crumble.
Because somehow the deserted asylum has started calling to him in his dreams….
St Anne’s Asylum in Cork City
“Ravenscourt” is a gothic horror influenced ghost story about a psychiatrist who is haunted by past mistakes, the patient he failed and the place he now believes may have played a role in all of it. The story is inspired by St Anne’s Asylum in Cork City. The now derelict building was built in the 1850s and the “corridor asylum” is said to be one of the longest buildings in Europe.
This ongoing Lovecraftian tale, written by David Horgan is brought to life by thespian actor Mark D’Aughton and Irene Kelleher (Game of Thrones). With special thanks to Sean MacGearailt for the introduction and credits. Produced and edited by Epic Productions and proudly distributed by Cornucopia Radio.
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Ravenscourt Volume II: Part 1
“When God really wants to punish you, it grants your wishes”
Lily’s dream was to work at Ravenscourt. Her brother Tim’s only wish is to find his sister. Lily has been missing for over a year. Is the diary which Lily writes in on a rainy night while working at the Ravenscourt institute, a record of her sanity unravelling? Or the chronicle of her transformation into something more dreadful?
“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are” – Anne Rice
CREDITS: Performed by Irene Kelleher as Lily | Narration by Sean MacGearailt | Written and Directed by David Horgan | Edited and Produced by Epic Productions | Artwork by Aislynn Hearn
Ravenscourt Volume II: Part 2
“When God really wants to punish you, it grants your wishes”
Lily’s dream was to work at Ravenscourt. Her brother Tim’s only wish is to find his sister. Lily has been missing for over a year. Tim’s search for answers about his missing sister forces him to confront his past. To confront the spiders and flies of anxiety within…
“We think we’re living in the present, but we’re really living in the past.” – John Banville
CREDITS: Performed by Irene Kelleher as Lily | Narration by Sean MacGearailt | Written and Directed by David Horgan | Edited and Produced by Epic Productions | Artwork by Aislynn Hearn
Chapter One: A Fragile Layer of Sanity
Perhaps you could be forgiven for thinking that the trees that surround Ravenscourt are there to hide its modesty. A privacy afforded to its vulnerable patients and selfless staff. However a darker reading could be that mother nature herself is trying to swallow this evil building from view. Trying to protect us; her naïve inhabitants. The same way a parent covers their child’s eyes when disturbing images appear on the television in front of them.
But the horrors that lay in the Ravenscourt mental health facility aren’t secured behind a television screen. Instead they are only held back from our reality by a fragile layer of sanity, and a story which began with a young woman…
CREDITS
Mark D’Aughton as Dr Kennedy | Irene Kelleher as Alisha | Credits by Sean MacGearailt
Written and directed by David Horgan | Produced and edited by Epic Productions
Chapter Two: Death’s Door
Those who remember Ravenscourt can’t bare to speak its name, yet somehow they also can’t seem to forgive themselves enough to forget it…
This is because I have received a letter from what I believe to be a delusional voice in the head of my former patient, Alicia. It refers to itself as ‘Boda’. The name of child would give to an imaginary friend or a pet. But I believe this creature walks on two legs. And is far more human than I once believed…
CREDITS
Mark D’Aughton as Dr Kennedy | Irene Kelleher as Alisha | Credits by Sean MacGearailt
Written and directed by David Horgan | Produced and edited by Epic Productions
Chapter Three: A Twist of Fate
In the first half of my life I accumulated many things. An education, money, a career, a partner, a place to call home, but in the last half of my life most of these things have slipped away. I know that some losses will always happen, however there are still things I refuse to accept; such as lies and the destruction of innocence.
My colleagues say it’s unethical to share these sessions with you. But in my heart I know Alisha would want her story to be heard. She was so desperate for anyone to believe her. I didn’t at the time and now in a twist of fate, she’s the only person who can lend credence to this story…
CREDITS
Mark D’Aughton as Dr Kennedy | Irene Kelleher as Alisha | Credits by Sean MacGearailt
Written and directed by David Horgan | Produced and edited by Epic Productions
Chapter Four: Physician Heal Thyself
In my recovery I practiced mindfulness. Unfortunately it was not popular at the time I was seeing patients. I truly believe it would have been immeasurably helpful to them, some of them. The best description I’ve heard of it is that your thoughts are like a waterfall and the goal is to find a space behind the waterfall: We are not our thoughts.
Of course this does remind me of Alicia’s assertion that Boda existed in ‘the shadow behind the mirror’. A kind of dark mindfulness. A malevolent consciousness that exists behind our perceptions of reality.
There is more to this world then what is reflected back to us and I must now return back to Ravenscourt.
CREDITS
Mark D’Aughton as Dr Kennedy | Irene Kelleher as Alisha | Credits by Sean MacGearailt
Written and directed by David Horgan | Produced and edited by Epic Productions
David Horgan has been a screenwriter at Epic Productions since 2012. He has had articles published in several magazines and newspapers. His short stories have also been shortlisted in numerous fantasy and science fiction competitions.
Epic Productions is a video production company based in Ireland. They produce advertisements and promo videos, with an eye on creativity and concept development. Epic have worked on campaigns for the HSE, Laya Healthcare, the GAA and Fáilte Ireland to name but a few. They have also produced award winning short films.
Mark D’Aughton has been involved in theatre and film in Ireland for over 25 years. He has been involved in numerous radio plays on RTE Lyric FM. One of which, “Friars Walk”, was nominated for best Radio Documentary Drama at the New York Radio festival in 2018. He has voiced commercials (Lexus, Bose and FBD Insurance), audiobooks for ‘RTE’s Book on One’ and animations. His feature film credits include ‘Falling For A Dancer’.
Irene Kelleher is a Cork born actor and writer. She holds a degree and Masters in Drama and Theatre Studies at UCC and trained in the US at Shakespeare & Company, MA. Her plays “Mary and Me” and “Gone Full Havisham” have toured extensively to critical acclaim. ‘Mary and Me’ is published by Oberon and was turned into a radio drama by RTÉ. Her TV and film credits include Game of Thrones and ‘The Other Lamb’ staring Michiel Huisman (The Haunting Of Hill House)
Lorcan J O’Neill began his training at Colaiste Stiophain Naoife studying Ballet/Contemporary and Jazz under the guidance of Alan Foley, Jane Kelleghan and Patricia Crosby. He went on to further his studies in Dance and Theatre at London Contemporary School of Dance gaining a post graduate diploma Since then he has gone on to work with choreographers and dance companies both nationally and internationally throughout Europe and Asia for over a decade.
Claire J Loy is an Irish stage, film and television actress . She was born in Co. Louth Ireland and was raised in Cork. She is known for her portrayal of determined and complex women often with an edge of defiance. Claire has trained at Bow Street Academy Dublin, the Gaiety School of Acting and with the New Modern Realist practitioner and pioneer Tom Kibbe.
Volume II – Coming Soon | 27th & 28th March 2021
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