About Us

 
DSC_7810_crop.jpg

Dread and Breakfast is a collaborative storytelling/roleplaying podcast where we create short, terrifying tales one bad pun at a time. How? Why, by playing through the horror RPG Dread, of course. After each story concludes, join us for the Breakfast episode where we discuss the what-could-have-happened’s, what-went-wrong’s, and Christine’s (possibly) cursed cuisine.

Searching for our Press Kit? Look no further.

Meet the Cast

Fabrice_about

Fabrice

You know his name (it’s right above these words) and no, that’s not the name of the skull. (Yes, the skull has a name and yes, it’s a secret.)

Fabrice is one of our Dread Masters, and when he’s not hiking, biking, playing too many board games, or lazing in front of YouTube, he’s thinking about made up stuff. His favorite hobbies are creating stories and hanging out with his friends. This podcast is an excuse to do both. We hope you like it.

Favorite breakfast food: A savory croissant

DSC_7851.jpg

Christine

Does it involve accents or dad jokes? Christine’s in. Don’t mind the bizarre characters who emerge from somewhere deep within her every now and then; they’re usually harmless. Christine is also one of our Dread Masters. If you’re lucky enough to spot Christine in the wild, she’s probably on a stage or hunched over her laptop working on her novel.

@christineishavingfun on Instagram

Favorite breakfast food: Coffee. But if that doesn’t count as a food, then probably chocolate chip pancakes

DSC_7860.jpg

Jacob

The master of microphones. The elite editor. The exceptionally nice tech guy. He’s so nice, in fact, that Richard once named a cocktail after him. Who’s Richard? Don’t worry about it. Jacob does about a million different things to make us sound good. In his spare time, he also smokes some pretty excellent bacon. Our raven friend agrees.

Favorite breakfast food: Bacon. Obviously.

Marissa

Cocktail connoisseur, charcuterie enthusiast, and gigantic klutz. Marissa is one of our Dread Masters, and also sprinkles in some post-production sound effects. When not dreaming up new ways to terrify her friends, you can find her wandering the woods, reading a book, or playing D&D. You know, like a nerd.

Favorite breakfast food: An omelette stuffed with as much cheese and veggies as humanly possible

Morgan Thomas-Mills

Morgan Thomas-Mills is an Ohio native and currently Cleveland-based musician, composer, and producer. His native Ohioan urge to communicate with spirits and translate the strangeness of the world around him compelled him to start writing music. His musical preferences range from Lo-fi soundtrack music, heavy guitar based music, progressive rock and atmospheric “sound paintings.” Morgan is involved in various musical and theatrical projects and can be seen onstage in bands or theatrical productions. He is currently involved in several bands (including two of his own, Greyvoice and Dustronaut.)

You can listen to Greyvoice here:
Spotify
Bandcamp

Favorite breakfast food: Do biscuits count? If it’s got biscuits involved, I’m down

Mallory Swisher-Kroll

Mallory is a theatre artist and everyone’s favorite bird bard on Roll 4 Your Life: a D&D podcast. She is a lighting designer, actor, playwright (The Wood and Beyond the Garden Gate), and a founding ensemble member of the Impostors Theatre Company. Recently, she was nominated for best Theater Designer by The Chicago Reader and recognized for her designs by BroadwayWorld Chicago. Lately, she has been adventuring into voice acting and is grateful to the Dread team for this super fun opportunity! You can find her snuggled up with her cat reading a good book or playing D&D with her favorite people.

Follow Mallory’s work here:
@malswish on Instagram
Roll 4 Your Life
Impostors Theatre

Favorite breakfast food: an oversized veggie omelette (hold the broccoli and onions)

Eli

No scary story is complete without a scary soundtrack, and Eli is our resident musical genius. He writes cool tunes and sick beats that gives us spine-tingling, bone-chilling, make-all-your-hairs-stand-up-on-end nightmares. Thanks, Eli.

Check out more of his work here:
@ecs._.13 on Instagram
Eli Schneider Music on YouTube

Favorite breakfast food: Corned beef hash

Mannon

Did you know we have an intern? We have an intern! It’s Mannon. She’s definitely our intern. She helps us with intern-y things. You know, like an intern would.

Mannon is also a talented film artist. You can find all her projects here:
MannonElysse on Vimeo
LittleGoodBoutique on Etsy
mannondorantes@gmail.com

Favorite breakfast food: The classic: eggs and bacon and hash browns

Dying to Know More?

If you would like to find out more about Epidiah Ravachol’s horror RPG Dread, or if you’d like to learn how to develop your own spooky sessions, we encourage you to visit the game’s website.