With their historical folk horror game Hunter’s Moon due out on October 26 for the PlayStation 5, developer Twin Swans Limited has revealed the extensive voice cast for the game, which will feature a fully-voiced narrative. In all, the game will features over 100 fully voice-acted characters.
Based on England’s real-life witch hunts, Hunter’s Moon follows the story of Lilith Thorne, an accused “witch” on the run through a 17th-century rural village and its surrounding forests and moors on the night of the Hunter’s Moon in search of safety. She is stalked and hunted by the Witchfinder General, the village magistrate, and a local huntsman. Players must use stealth and cunning to evade capture. And by eavesdropping at windows, you may gain knowledge and aid that can help her survive the night.
“The witch is an eternally popular mythical figure, and in our contemporary media landscape, we often forget where these stories come from,” said writer and director Alicia Contestabile in a press release. “I wanted to create an interactive theatre, set in this era of magical thinking, and immerse the player in the perspective of an accused woman. Exploring how these beliefs could drive a community to enact such cruelty, the player can experience what it might feel like to face these accusations, from family, friends, and neighbors, and know that your life is at risk.”
Here’s the full cast list:
- Hannah Morley – Lilith Thorne
- Gregg Lowe – Witchfinder General
- Anthony Howell – Anthony Talbot
- Joe Pitts – John Purdy
- Laurence Bouvard – Mother Sontheil
- Kingsley Judd – Singing Mummer
- Kymberley Cochrane – Mum Mummer
- Siu-See Hung – Little One
- Gabriel Paul – Pedlar Mummer (and additional)
- Sophie McShera – Maggie Kindreth, Isobel Blacke
- Kristin Atherton – Miriam Kindreth, Thomasin Device
- Matt Stokoe – Abel Towers (and additional)
- Fenella Norman – Ma Mallory (and additional)
- Michelle Fox – Alice o’ the Woods (and additional)
- Lyn Paul – Nell Harsnep, Beatrix Knipe (and additional)
- Martine Brown – Nan Harsnep (and additional)
- Sarah Earnshaw – Katherine Crosthwaite, Dorothy Allerton
- Eleanor Kirby – Mary Crosthwaite, Annie Hawker
- Ewan Bailey – Parson Benedict Whittaker, Ambrose Wiseman (and additional)
- Dan Parr – Henry Ashburn, Silas Creary (and additional)
- Luci Fish – Ellen Ashburn (and additional)
- Mark Stanley – Thomas Carpenter, Victor Goodale (and additional)
- Claire Cooper – Janie Goodale (and additional)
- Danielle Phillips – Sissy Miller, Jannette Rutter (and additional)
- Neil Bell – Jacob Crosthwaite, Robert Carpenter (and additional)
- Alastair Parker – Richard Allerton, Edward Blacke (and additional)
- Ben Hunter – Jack Marsh, James Hale (and additional)
- Amy Forrest – Margery Towers (and additional)
- Isobel Steele – Cicely Glover (and additional)
- Frazer Hadfield – Billy Allerton (and additional)
- Christopher York – Eddie Sadler, Bryan Goodale (and additional)
- Danielle Steers – Madam Whittle (and additional)
- Jennifer Daley – Grace Kirkby, Jellian Hodges (and additional)
- Emily-Mae – Bess Hodges, Nessie Lambe
- Leah Brotherhead – Peggy Purdy (and additional)
- Iona Champain – Mary Phillips (and additional)
- Alasdair Linn – George Towers, Edmund Glover (and additional)
- Harriet Carmichael – Jeremiah Allerton, Maude Blacke, Rachel Towers
- Claire Morgan – Samson Allerton, Isaac Towers (and additional)
- Clare Louise Connolly – Mercy Towers, Amy Blacke
- Eleanor Bennett – Jane Blacke (and additional)
- Shannon Rewcroft – Patience Towers (and additional)
- Samuel Barnett – Roland Glover (and additional)
- Jacob Dudman – Christopher Talbot (and additional)
- Charlotte Bellamy – Margaret Carpenter (and additional)
- Sarah Belcher – Ailis Sinclair (and additional)
- Laura Elsworthy – Frances Miller (and additional)
- Natalie Anderson – Elisabeth Glover (and additional)
