While The Obituary Writer cooks up his next obituary, we wanted to share our interview on Love Da Beat Radio’s The LOL Show with Chris Smith! We had a fantastic time chatting with Chris about the origins of Death by Dying, our favorite jokes, and teasing future episodes.

We hope you enjoy, and make sure to check out Chris’s show, The LOL Show, here: https://www.lovedabeatradio.co.uk/service-page/the-lol-show

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The bell tolled for Boundaby Dunfort, 26, and then the bell crushed Boundaby Dunfort, 26.

**Content Warning: Gore, Depiction of someone being crushed to death, Depiction of someone standing on a high-up ledge.

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Created by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

Associate Producers – Luis Resto, Samariel Koster, Robert Gulock, Jordan Percle, Angel Acevedo, Merijn Hardeman

Credits:

• Pastor Jane – Simran Bal
• Leroy/Butcher/Chester – Niko Gerentes
• Obituary Writer/Button-Eyed Raven – Evan Gulock
• Boundaby Dunfort – Gordon Johnson
• Mia Jasper – Iridian Fierro
• Walter Grimsly – Donovan Mullings
• Angel of Death – Lauren Denby
• Susan Collick – Whitney Dottery
• Sharron from Sharron’s Shoe Emporium – Samariel Koster
• Chandler Brown – Calvin Brown
• Geraldine Portidge – Finlay Stevenson
• Jonathan Jackson – Alexander Stepanek
• Additional Voices Provided by The DePaul BFA 4 Class of 2023

Re-Recording Mixer – Beau Milkis

Additional recording by studio engineers Dave Langley and Logan Reeves at The Foxhole Chicago

Music – Niko Gerentes, Savfk, Steven O’Brien, Audionautix, Tyops, Hayden Folker, Scott Buckley, Doug Maxwell, Heidi Harris

“Two Lovebirds” by the Bally-Go-Backward Boys – Arranged and performed by Noah Baldwin and Evan Gulock

Special Thanks to Our Featured Patrons: Rowan MacBean & Dante Smith

Eternal Gratitude to Matthew Cunningham and George Zarr

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Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/obituary-08

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Death by Dying Season 2 returns October 27th, 2025 with a brand new obituary! A new pastor, a mysterious death, a rival detective, The Obituary Writer being totally, definitely, completely FINE -- ah yes, it feels good to be back in Crestfall.

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Death by Dying Season 2 will return! We thank everyone for their patience. In the meantime, today we’re sharing a new episode from the horror anthology podcast DEVOUR AUDIOFILES. This story was written and narrated by our very own E.T. Gulock! So if you have missed his dulcet tones as the Obituary Writer, we hope you enjoy this twisted journey into a different kind of Dark Woods…

DEVOUR is a digital publication focusing on horror and genre short stories with a cinematic twist. Periodically, they produce audio versions of these stories, which they release as episodes of their podcast, DEVOUR AUDIOFILES, which you can listen to anywhere you find your podcasts.

If you’d like to read DEVOUR stories with your own eyeballs, visit devour-journal.com.

Grab your chainsaws and brace yourselves for… “Haustorium”

CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal ideation, cancer, self-harm, body horror, references to assault, child abuse

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A lonesome cosmonaut traverses the universe in search of his lost friend. Previously a Patreon Exclusive, the full version of the Crestfallen children's book "The Lonely Astronaut", featured in "Obituary 02: Lillian Died", is now available to everyone!

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Created by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

Voiceover Narration by George Zarr

Music: Nicolas Gasparini & Steven O'brien

Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/the-lonely-astronaut

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Mei Lou, 63, passed away peacefully in the night… after burning to death in a fire that destroyed her entire home.

**Content Warning: Reference to burning to death, Discussions of Grief

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Created by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

Sensitivity Reader: Kienna Shaw

Associate Producers – Luis Resto, Samariel Koster, Robert Gulock, Jordan Percle, Angel Acevedo

Credits:

• The Obituary Writer – Evan Gulock
• Fen Lou – Erika Ishii
• Mia Jasper – Iridian Fierro
• The Wild Man / The Butcher / Chester the Goat / Shady Sea Captain / OW's First Lover – Niko Gerentes
• Eugene Portage – Noah Baldwin
• Grandma Lou – Su Ling Chan
• Additional Voices Provided by The DePaul BFA 4 Class of 2023
• Music – Niko Gerentes, Steven O’Brien, Migfus20, ErikMMusic, Tyops

“The Obituary Writer’s Ditty”

• Arranged by Niko Gerentes
• Sung by Noah Baldwin & Niko Gerentes
• With Lyrics by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

“The Wailing Wharf Widow”

• Arranged & Sung by Noah Baldwin
• With Lyrics by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

Portions of this episode were recorded at The Foxhole Chicago by studio engineer Dave Langley.

Special Thanks to Our Featured Patrons: Aster Kubo & Hei

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Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/obituary-07

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Do the dead really stay dead in Crestfall? Welcome to the Season 2 premiere!

**Content Warning: Gore SFX, Explosion SFX, Depiction/description of dead bodies, Intense situations, Bodily harm

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Created by Evan Gulock & Niko Gerentes

Indiegogo Associate Producers – Luis Resto, Samariel Koster, Robert Gulock, Jordan Percle, Angel Acevedo

Credits:

• The Obituary Writer / The Button-Eyed Raven – Evan Gulock
• Walter Grimsly – Donovan Mullings
• ??? – I Thought He Died
• Niko Gerentes – Marcus & Maggie the Maggots / News Anchor Maggot
• Silent Nuns – Hedley Knights
• The Angel of Death – Lauren Denby
• Charlotte Dawson – Angela Morris
• Music – Savfk, Doug Maxwell, Scott Buckley, Hayden Folker, Nicolas Gasparini, Daren Curtis, Steven O’Brien, and Niko Gerentes

Portions of this episode were recorded at The Foxhole Chicago by studio engineer Dave Langley.

Special Thanks to Our Featured Patron: September Brogan

Eternal Gratitude to Matthew Cunningham and George Zarr.

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Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/obituary-06

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A missing friend, a rival detective, a new pastor, an unhinged Obituary Writer. Season 2: Part 1 will release every Wednesday in October, starting October 5th, 2022.

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Agent Ted returns to Crestfall at the behest of a phantom bicycle therapist. He faces his toughest case yet: Who is the One-Wheeled Wonder?

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Credits:

• SCP Archives Showrunner/Sound Designer - Pacific S. Obadiah
• SCP Archives Producer - Tom Owen, Brad Miska
• Writer - Evan Gulock
• Host - Jon Grilz
• Agent Kithe - Atticus Jackson
• Maria - Nichole Goodnight
• Wild Man, Andy the BMX Dirt Bike - Niko Gerentes
• Music - Tom Rory Parsons
• Script Curator- Jesse Hall

Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/scp2

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Before murderous farmers, man-eating cats, and the Shadow in the Dark Woods, there was Gary. Gary Wickersham, 47, was found dead face-first in a birdbath behind Carlson and Carlson's Delicious Pastry Shop. Was this an accident, or a sweet, sweet murder mystery? The Obituary Writer intends to find out in his first, previously unreleased adventure.

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Created by Evan Gulock and Niko Gerentes.

Credits:

• The Obituary Writer - Evan Gulock
• Pastor Jeff/Aunt Agatha - Joshua Giordan
• Townsfolk - Joshua Giordan, Annie Collick, Noah Baldwin, Chase Gehrlich, Joanne Cimarosti, Lauren Denby, Tad Deleonabreu, and Alex Klein.
• Music: Nickleus, Gibson, Kevin Macleod, Steven O'Brien, Nicolas Gasparini

Credits and Transcript: https://deathbydyingpod.com/obituary-00

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A most woebegone funeral. But perhaps the dead don't stay dead... Season 2 is coming! Help us bring Season 2 to life: https://igg.me/at/deathbydyingpod

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