Wallpaper

Felicity and her husband John have moved into their dream home; a crumbling ivy-covered mansion by the sea which they want to turn into a bed and breakfast. 

The isolation and difficulty of the renovations begin to weigh on Felicity. She finds herself unable to sleep. Kept awake at night by noises in the attic that she knows for sure to be empty.

'The Bones Seem Good' is the pilot episode of Wallpaper, a contemporary gothic thriller exploring mental illness, inspired by The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman.

Wallpaper is a modern-day adaptation of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Our psychological horror story comes with the following content warnings: 

Content Warnings:

Minor physical injury;

A detailed exploration of living with mental illness, especially psychosis;

Unstable reality;

Death, ghosts, and the undead;

Hallucinations and hearing voices of ambiguous origin;

Intrusive thoughts of self injury;

Controlling romantic relationships.

Furthermore, this pilot incorporates hypnotic techniques in its imagery and sound design to increase immersion. We advise against listening while driving or operating heavy equipment. Listener discretion is advised. 

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Wallpaper was created by Megan Rose Thomas. Megan Rose Thomas was our lead writer; sketching the blueprints to our warm, beating hearts. 

You heard the sharp talent of Maddie Girouard as Felicity. Maddie Girouard; making our house a home.

It was Sibylle Thorn’s pleasure to be the voice of The Horrors; The Woman in the Wallpaper, The Ghost, The Wretched and Writhing, The Mockingbird; A Felicity Reflected. They voiced The House Itself. She was also our incredible Production Coordinator. Sibylle Thorn; if these walls could speak. 

Music, sound design, and related dialogue editing by Vos Dennenmoorder (it/ze/all). It was also an auxiliary writer, the script editor, sensitivity reader, and ze was the voice of John and Julia. Vos; foundational.

Hopefully Beth was here too. Beth Hope was also a part of our writing team for this episode, and recorded additional sound effects. Beth Hope; don’t worry about that sound - it’s just the house settling.

Fluegel was this episode’s lead dialogue editor, and created the cover art. Fluegel; he grew the bones himself, and they are such good bones.

We hope you enjoy our love letter to the unstable mind.

Further Links:

Meg's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crowsongjewellery

Maddie's website: https://maddiegirouard.carrd.co/

This episode was created for the 2026 PodJam event.

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