#jeff akers

[nancydrewpcpolls]

Aside from Nancy

[drewlyyours]

GHOST DOGS OF MOON LAKE FANCAST

ND #7

Sally McDonald - Bella Ramsey

Red Knott - Jeffrey Tambor

Jeff Akers - Daniel Kaluuya

Emily Griffen - Elizabeth Moss

Oh, stop being so morbid. Here have some clam dip.

MHM, TRT, FIN, SSH

[incorrectnancydrewquotes]

Nancy: You’re mad at me! Jeff: I’m not mad. I’m just disappointed. Nancy: Oh, come on! Everyone knows that’s worse!

[tfg5]

[screenshotingmonstercinema]

[stopitmeg]

i fixed the post

but seriously they are all the worst

[hauntnowpod]

Episode Thirty-Three - The Epilogue

Our season, and series, finale has arrived. If you loved the show, please share your own eulogies with us a hauntnowpod @ gmail.com

So long, and thanks for all the ghosts 👻

Transcript here!

The Way We Haunt Now is supported in part by an award from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. This episode of The Way We Haunt Now was written by Courtney Floyd and Georgia Mckenzie, with sound design by Brad Colbroock and voice acting by:

Ali Hylton, Jeff Goldman, Kirsty Woolven, and Natalie Hunter as the Apartment

Aubrey Akers as Professor

Becca Marcus as Lota

Brad Colbroock as Cas

Courtney Floyd as Eulalie

Danny Spiller as Aaron

David A Meyers as Cas’s Advisor

David S. Dear as Henry

Eleanor Grey as Frankie

Georgia Mckenzie as Josie

Jess "Bear" Winston as Alicia

Kira Apple as The Narrator and Mary

Lindsay Zana as Danny

Marnie Warner as Parker

Michelle Sellers as Tricia

Paul H. Rollins as Nick

Sian Luxford as Professor 1

Tal Minear as Myrtle

Tim Lowe as Jon Harker

There’s no need to bust out your Ouija board to keep in touch. Whether you’re new to the spirit world or simply a ghost in need of some entertainment, you can visit www.hauntnowpod.com for information about our cast and crew, content warnings, and transcripts.

You can also find us screaming into the void of social media at, you guessed it, @HauntNowPod. Remember to HAUNT RESPONSIBLY.

[nancydrewandthecluecrew]

NANCY DREW CASE FILES: 7

GHOST DOGS OF MOON LAKE

A cold case comes ashore at Moon Lake, Pennsylvania, when a close friend purchases a lakeside Cabin, which is quite the fixer-upper. The cabin was once owned by a prohibition-era gangster by the name of Mickey Malone. Soon mysterious happenings start to occur at the cabin, now alone in the woods, Will these ghostly legends remain buried?...Find out when they come knocking at your door.

Lauren ash as Emily Griffen

The owner of Emily's Emporium, with an aversion to helping out, Is she possibly mudding the water of this case? Or is she simply strictly business?

Alfred Enoch as Jeff Akers

Local Park Ranger of Moon Lake, with access and knowledge of the area, constantly ensuring the protection of the park. Is the park really what he wants to keep safe ? Or is he simply protecting something he doesn't want anyone to find before he does?

Alfred Molina as Red Knott

An avid bird watcher, who sticks to the shroud of darkness and camouflage, what else could he be hiding from the light?

7.DOG 10.SHA 11.CUR 13.TRN 15.CRE 16.ICE 17.CRY 22.TOT

[glasseyekeychain]

Assuming graduation at 18 years old, Jeff Akers was born about 1971 and would be about 51 today. [Also, some info about Tyrone, Pennsylvania for people that want it.]

[bessmrvin]

Headcanon - Bess & Love: A Breakdown

Bess is a known boy-crazy girl. She loves love. She loves romance and she loves boys. Over the years, Bess has had a lot of crushes and a lot of exes. Here are a few.

some of her crushes:

Joe Hardy Joe is her closest guy friend. She's known the Hardy boys for forever. That means at some point she's. . . thought things. Imagined if they dated. She thinks they'd get along best as couple out of the two brothers. Theyre both fun-loving, they get one another's jokes, and they both love eating. However, she values their friendship too much to make a move and more often than not she does see him as a friend more so than a potential boyfriend.

Frank Hardy Yes, if she's wondered about Joe, she's wondered about Frank. Again, she's known him almost her entire life. Frank is reliable. Sturdy, smart, logical. He makes her feel safe and heard. It's attractive to have that from someone (especially a boy). Bess knows of his crush on Nancy though. . . she didnt want to be a second-choice.

Sonny Joon (from the Shattered Medallion) Sonny Joon is probably Bess' biggest crush yet. He was just so... so... Mysterious! And eccentric! And smart! And cute! Especially cute. She lost all her charm around him and was a bit awkward to be honest - however he was always kind to her. Which honestly made her feel even more stupid and flustered and head-over-heels for him. She went a bit nuts with this crush - making edits of him on her phone even. To this day, Bess still has a crush on Sonny!

Jacques Brunais (from the Treasure in the Royal Tower) A French skier, oh la la. She asked for a picture of him ASAP when Nancy told her of this handsome man in the middle of a snowy castle landscape. He was so handsome, she nearly melted. But he has a fiance, boo. Oh well, it was a fun fluttering of butterflies.

Brady Armstrong (from The Final Scene) An actor on some of her favorite trashy teen movies Lie Like a Rug and Doctor Salsa. He has such a boyish look to him Bess couldn't help but imagine every cliche high school romance trope with him as the star. Nancy meeting him made her very jealous! She begged her to give him her number - who knows what could've happened!

Rick Arlen (from Stay Tuned For Danger) A soap opera star who is just a DILF. Even if he wasn't a dad. . . or even that old. She's watched all of his soap operas and can't believe he told Nancy to stay beautiful, oh my gosh!

Jeff Akers (from the Ghost Dogs of Moon Canyon) This was a purely long-distance crush based on what Nancy told her via phone calls. Oh, how she made Jeff to be so dreamy. He was a park ranger - obviously he was cute. She eventually lost interest in him within a few hours especially when Nancy spoke about all the busy-work he gave her. Ugh. Buzzkill.

some of her ex-boyfriends:

Matt Deon (from the Haunted Carousel) Matt was the cute boy at the movie theatre she had a huge crush on. She had slipped him her number when she went to get her popcorn bucket refilled after watching a movie. He waited so long to call her (i.e. the next day). She had approached him solely on his looks (and that he always gave her extra popcorn). Their shared interests were listening to music and shopping. He was actually amazing at coming on shopping trips and she had a great time with him a lot. They broke up when he moved away from River Heights (despite trying to be long-distance for a month or so).

Dave Gregory (from Secret of Shadow Ranch) Bess did not have a steady back home, Dave Gregory. Dave and her were a summer fling while she stayed at her aunt and uncle's ranch. He was a bit shy and Bess was. . . not. Their relationship was fun and flirty. He taught her to ride a horse. They went on fun dates around the town. . . they went to a carnival together. But he kind of ignored her (at least it felt like it) and she quickly ended the relationship that night.

Dave Evans Yes, Bess dated another Dave back-to-back. Dave Evans was a 'skater boi' and a bit of a tech nerd. Visually, they didnt vibe. Him grungy and her bubblegum pink. But they got each other so very well. He loved her softness and spice and energy. She loved his smile, his cleverness, and his Labrador gamer ways. They dated for a year and half before they mutually broke up.

Kevin Kim (from the Last Train to Moon Canyon) Kevin is a clumsy boy who worked at the local ice cream shop Scoop. He had moved to town that fall and Bess claimed it was love at first sight. She began flirting with him immediately (despite George's warnings). They lasted one month, separating after she caught him on a date with another girl. . . at the ice cream shop too!

Charlie Marino (from The Haunting of Castle Malloy) Charlie is a local boy from River Heights; she's known him most of her life from kindergarten to college. They get together at a pool party hosted by the Dunhills. Their relationship lasted the summer - a summer of pool dates, sunscreen-flavored kisses, and cuddling in the back of a pick-up truck. When he went back to college, he broke up with her.

Logan Mitchell (from Shadow at the Water's Edge): Savannah Woodham's assistant. Bess' initial interaction with Logan was to get him to help Nancy, flirting with him to get Nancy access to Savannah. It was a bit mean but fun. He bought her a new outfit even! And when they got talking. . . they really had a lot in common. They both liked researching things so they could talk about random things in circles and they both liked exploring different foods and he was really sweet. They dated long-distance for about a year. He began to get more invested with work and Bess saw their phonecalls and texts become secondary to his work. She broke up with him. Nancy later told her that he was also fired from his job a few months later.

[obscurum-passagium]

if you forgot what that is it’s the big skunk with tits in the ranger station

[c0ldcased]

〈 𝟎𝟐. 〉 ⋟ ┈ * 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴 𝙵𝙸𝙻𝙴 .

ㅤ 𝙲𝚄𝚁𝚁𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙶𝙽𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃 : ND GAMES .

⌕ — elliot chen . . . the procrastinating artist . 20s . he / they . pan . canon divergent . FILES : pins . notes . ic tag .

THE CASE OF THE MISSING CAROUSEL HORSE : wanted in connection with amusement park accidents, forgery . . . known associate of captain's cove staff . connections with the black market ( accomplished art forger ) .

⌕ — frances humber . . . the sheriff's daughter . 20s - 60s . she / her . bi . mostly canon compliant . FILES : pins . notes . ic tag .

THE CASE OF THE DAISY STITCH : wanted ! if found, please contact sheriff humber . . . known associate of meryl humber + dirk valentine . rumored lover of infamous outlaw . talented cross stitcher, pianist, baker .

⌕ — jake rogers . . . the blackmailer . 17 . he / they . pan . headcanon based . FILES : pins . notes . ic tag .

THE CASE OF THE HIDDEN CIPHERS : wanted for suspected blackmail, theft . . . known associate of multiple paseo del mar students . aspiring film student . disliked by most of his peers .

⌕ — jeff akers . . . the park ranger . late 20s . he / him . bi . mostly canon compliant . FILES : pins . notes . ic tag .

THE CASE OF THE SPEAKEASY'S KEY : wanted in relation to mobster's hidden loot . . . no known associates . moon lake's singular park ranger . takes his job way too seriously .

⌕ — jessalyn thornton . . . the heiress . 20s . she / her . bi . mostly canon compliant . FILES : pins . notes . ic tag .

THE CASE OF THE VANISHING FIANCÉE : wanted ! help bring our jessie home . . . known associate of the thornton family + the birchfield family . heir to the thornton fortune and agricultural conglomerate .

[drewlyyours]

Ranger Akers out here not even letting me HAVE trash

[incorrectnancydrewquotes]

I’m not really a big fan of juice. I prefer nature’s juice - water.

Jeff Akers, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

[leagueofleaguesff]

ILL FL NFL Breakdown🏈🏉🏈🏉🏈🏉🏈🏉🏈

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins are slated to be a presence in the AFC East. Besides being one of the few teams who could possibly sustain two #1 receivers (fantasy wise). Tua's health will of course always be a concern given the recent history of concussions but at his ADP (average draft position) he is a great value In the rounds he was taken, unless reaches for. Tua could be a fringe QB1. With thier yound gen z head coach implementing a similar style that brought him success in San Frann the RBs committee would be more likely. Moestart is great when healthy. Jeff Wilson is familiar with the system. Achain the rookie is one to keep an eye on. Dolphins also added on defense with Ramsey across from Howard - arguably the best duo of secondary in the league. Geseki is out so all the volume should funnel to Waddle & Tyreek. This was especially evident in week 1.

Atlanta Falcons

Desmond Ridder, is he the future or is he a bust? The season might be the indicator. The NFC South is open thanks to the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady retring for the NFL. The exciting new draft prospect RB Bijan Robinson showed a why he was the 1st RB off the board. What was surprising was the usage Tyler got particularly in the receiving end. It could be an easy in of Bijan OR perhaps a split carry backfield. Drake London was a receiver in the 3 to 6 rounds filling in as a key cog player on many teams. What was more concerning than the output was the lack of targets from the get go. ATL may be a run 1st offense leaving Pitts and Drake in the lower rank of options for the play calling which doesn't bode well for those who drafted them. Teams who invested in Pitts as a mid tier TE are especially angry. The Falcons defense are not that stout but the team could have enough juice to compete for that division with weak offenses with the other NFC South teams.

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams were largely written off. Kupp injury woes had fantasy players skittish about drafting him despite being a target hog from Stafford who usually serves as a via low end QB back up on many teams bench. With news of Kupp out, some in the fantasy world thought Van Jefferson would step up but it was preseason darling Puka who shined in their season debut. Will the rookie be viable once Kupp returns? Will Kupp return? If you have to see a specialist for your hamstring it can't be good. He is this offense. TuTu Atwell has been a gadget player at best, not reliable week to week. Cam Akers was being passed up in drafts due to obvious reasons. Regardless of Akers clear volume opportunity, it was 2nd yr K. Williams that made the most of his snap share. Perhaps with Rams Defense they can be a bye plug n play. Questions about Aaron Donald's will to actually play (contemplated retirement after the superbowl) and loss of Ramsey, we'll have to see where they land in rank. TE Higbee might be the Sleeper late round flier or waiver add that has the most upside.

Cleveland Browns

No one should be surprised about the dominant Browns defense. Sure the off timing of Burrow and company pooped 💩 the bed, but Myless Garrett and friends have played this divisional matchup close in the past 5 years. They knew how to shut the Bengals out & get to Burrow. Chubb I fell has been disrespected as others were ranked higher than him in the draft. He has always produced consistently with only few injuries. Hunt is now gone from the team so the passing volume only boosts his value as a top tier RB. Ford is the back up but observing his week 1 work, on the offset, doesn't seem to be factored in the running game plans. Watson again hasn't played a long stretch of football in about 3 years so adjusting will take longer. The hope he can return to form from his Houston days are the crutch. He has skills that separate him physically from other QBs. He'll need to capitalize on those to justify where he was drafted on teams as a starter. His resurgence leads in the the Amari Coopers and People's Jones of the world. Njoku chemistry with Watson is what to watch.

Dallas Cowboys

Everything is bigger in Texas. The big D put a hurting on the G-men. The past few years with Dan Quinn as coordinator has shown Dallas steadily becoming one of the best (if not the best) defense in the league. Parsons, Diggs, this team is not slacking in defensive Stallworths. Questions abound about Daks place in the organization. The team is loaded and expectations are even higher. This may be common for 🤠 cowboy fans but this year is especially interesting. Take into account the 40-0 prime time win. The box score didn't match the fantasy output. Prescott didn't max out his line and newly acquired Cooks got injured. Pollard showed why the fantasy world were vouching for him to start. Jerry Jones and Zeek parted ways leaving that opportunity for Pollard to become the #1 RB. Gallup is not really a factor. They have a promising crop of new TEs with Dalton off to the other side of Texas. Kellen Moore the coordinator left for the Chargers. Mike McCarthy is now calling plays in addition to his head coaching duties. He too is on the hot seat. Let's see if he can replicate his Green Bay calling Days for this offense.

Detroit Lions

Lions hype train is real. The Lions have built upon thier first winning record season in a long time upsetting a division rival (costing them the playoffs after thier slim hopes were dashed right before the start of the game) running off Rodgers to the Jets. Lions beat the defending Super Bowl Champions Chiefs arguably an upset but smart betting hedge. The Lions are feisty. They have adopted the head coaches moxy and it shows. Goff is slightly more than serviceable. His stat line off the charts. AmonRa is a top tier WR. Gibbs the rookie has high hopes. Even with Montgomery from the Bears coming over and padding his stats, Gibbs is the future. It may be a 60/40 split but as the season progresses we may see a shift. Swift is out and this new RB duo is the immediate payoff. Marvin Jones is back with his OG team but was not a factor. Be on the lookout though. Since week 9 of last year the Lions have played zone defense. After being one of the historic worst - they have gradually become a better pass defense. With Hockenson traded mid season last year, the TE shares are up in the air.

New York Jets

Biggest hype of the off season came to a crashing halt. 4 plays in the first drive of NY great hope Rodgers...out for the season with an Achilles injury. Devastating 💔

Hard knocks, Aaron Rodgers media narrative, the recent lackluster history of the Jets franchise, big QB move, front office drama, arguably one of the best recent drafting years by the GM of the Jets with thier defense (Quinen) and offense (Garrett Wilson), all the stars aligned but a comet came crashing through. Now Wilson's stock plummets. The defense should still be one of the( if not THE) top Defenses in the league. Any of the carry overs from Green to Green (Cobb & Lazard) will not be a factor. The team is being pressured to bring in a vet preferred over the irractic Zach Wilson. But who is out there? Breece Hall may be worked back in slow but he showed out. Those who invested in Cook may have felt let down in week 1 but hold steady. They paid him big money...he will be used.

New England Patriots

Patriots were slated to be an afterthought. They brought it against the eagles. Now they look competent? Well, pencil pavorati (Matt Patricia) is no longer calling the offense. WHY!! Why would Bill have a defensive coordinator call offense plays? A genius but also a wildly abstract choice (wasn't Bills first). Lets face it. A belichick led team is the worst to figure out. He cares about winning and adjusts on the fly. Or doesn't. Makes him a hall of fame coach but a point of contention in the fantasy community. Juju added....nothing. His days are long behind. Mac Jones showed improvement but how much can you bank on with this teams fluid scheme? Bourne might be the best WR they have even if Parker returns. Ramandre still should get the focal point but with Zeek there now, that takes volume. Goal line? Pass targets? We have to wait and see how things shake out. Defense is still viable. Henry is still the TE or is Mike Geiseki gonna factor? Are either getting looks or game planned in?

Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens beat the Texans but boy did it look bad. Dobbins (as bad as I feel for the person) is useless. Injury prone isn't even the word to describe. OBJ addition and Duvernay or Bateman healthy, we should see something in the air yards for Lamar. A new coordinator and Andrews injury status should have shown some promise. Truly is was more of the same. Lamar steals run yards from the RBs. Hill stepped up but Melvin Gordon on the practice squad. Fournette and Hunt haven't signed yet. The Ravens, historically, have a revolving door of RBs who outplay the RBs who made the team or were already signed before the summer OTAs. Hopefully Lamar can repeat that one year he became MVP. Time will tell.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers defense football wise will donwhat they always do under Tomlin...get better and be more of a nuance. TJ Watt as an IDP is ideal. The preseason was kind to the Pickett Pickens duo but none of that materialized in week 1. In fact it was the opposite. Pickens almost regressed it seemed. Very concerned 😟 Dionte Johnson hurt doesn't help matters. Najee will have the majority of the snap counts so let's see if he can raise himself out of the mid tier RB 3 flex type tanking. Pat F is a TE that is a fringe TE2 that could produce.

Thank you for indulging me in my NFL team by team soap box. Let's check out the Sleeper League below and good luck to all in the ILL this year ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

[cosmicgesture]

Purple Rose WIP

There's something about roles in The Purple Rose of Cairo that fascinates me.

Cecelia (Mia Farrow) lives in a small New Jersey town, a clumsy, daydreaming waitress; a meek, downtrodden wife. Her husband is a layabout that shows no effort to try to gain employment, drinking and looking at other girls, and making excuses at every suggestion that he might do something about their situation. Cecelia is thoroughly forced into the role of the breadwinner, trying to make ends meet while her not so loving husband does as he pleases. It's no wonder that she seeks solace in the form of movies, drinking in the enchanting lifestyles of the characters on the silver screen. Perhaps she even goes as far as imagining herself as part of that lifestyle, something rich and fanciful and full of life that her drab little town lacks.

Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels) is a character - in a literal sense! He is featured as a "minor character" in the Jewel Theater's latest showing The Purple Rose of Cairo, a joyful bound of energy snatched from a pyramid in Egypt to join the high life of rich society and eventually marry fellow character Kitty Haynes (Karen Akers). That is his role, scripted from the film writers and portrayed by Gil Shepherd (also Jeff Daniels), to be repeated with every rewind of the reel.

Gil Shepherd is an actor from Hollywood, a suave, charming man who has changed his name to fit in with the Hollywood Image. His career is just beginning, and he has high hopes for his future in the silver screen to take big name roles and forge ahead in fame, riches, and glory that few can obtain in the Depression era.

Each of these roles summarily fall to pieces when Tom Baxter breaks character in the middle of the film to address Cecelia in the audience during her fifth watch, much to the bewilderment of all present: characters, audience, and even the second audience - the viewers of Cecelia's story. To make the matter more amazing, Tom goes as far as to step off of the black-and-white screen, flushing with color as he plucks Cecelia from the seats and whisks her away from the ensuing chaos. There is a naive eagerness about Tom that is so true to form as he convinces Cecelia to hide him somewhere, vowing to never return in the face of this new possibility of living life as real people do.

Yet despite stepping out from the movie screen, a movie is all Tom knows. He speaks of his father, who "died before the movie began," and when he wraps Cecelia in a loving embrace to kiss her passionately, he falters upon realizing that there's "no fade-out" for the pair to presumably make love. Still, he returns eagerly to excitement, hungry for the human experience he could not experience as a character in a singular movie.

Cecelia, no matter her starry-eyed puppy love for the character, expresses her doubts on numerous occasions. She knows Tom Baxter belongs in the movie, not in the real world. Even though she does not return to the Jewel until much later, she knows things simply aren't right.