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Developed with Art House Productions, this post-colonial, nautical ghost story is a gothic gallimaufry of murder mystery, supernatural suspense, and psychological thriller tackling grief, queerness, and neurodiversity. Cloaked in a haunting atmosphere, the narrative explores the violence inflicted upon neurodivergent minds, transforming societal neglect into a predatory, spectral threat. Guided by vivid character work, it culminates in a powerful finale balancing agony with emotional catharsis.

A fun & scary gothic horror in its own right, Osmundsen's ghost story opens up further as you gradually realize its scope. Nestled in a narrative about how we treat (and fail) neurodivergent people as a society is an exploration of how the very stories we tell might haunt us as individuals. Similarly, these ghosts are more than the customary metaphors for grief or regret, but physical antagonists, bringing personal stakes to a thrilling tale about what it means to live in this world, dead or no.

In We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming back, Dave Osmundsen writes a compelling and thematically rich companion piece to his brilliant The Wonderful Out There. Osmundsen has much to say about the role of a storyteller and how stories can be shaped by those who tell them as much as their subject matter. Nuanced representation of grief, queerness, and neurodiversity define this promising script. Haunting and healing.

We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back masterfully blends mystery, history, and supernatural suspense. Osmundsen crafts a tender, emotionally charged narrative where personal and literal ghosts collide. A hauntingly beautiful story about facing fears and finding redemption.

Osmundsen takes us on a contemporary ghost tour which blurs the boundaries of mystery, history, suspense and poetry. Good cyclical storytelling with tales of ghosts throughout. Well-drawn characters, a compelling and empathetic storyline with a satisfying conclusion full of release, promise and... ghosts. Bravo.

For all of mankind's fascination with novel amusements, nothing quite hits like a good ghost story. While the majority of the action surrounds the local folklore of Crichton-by-the-Sea, the fantastic and phantasmic emerge by way frighteningly personal connections to the characters themselves.

Like all good campfire emcees, Osmundsen spools out details at a deliberate pace, keeping the audience engaged instead of trying to puzzle it out for themselves.

Tender, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive; "We'd Rather Know If You Weren't Coming Back" makes monsters of our worst days while reminding us that the silver bullet is in our possession.