Frankelda, a mysterious ghostwriter, tells tales of terror with the assistance of her grumpy enchanted book Herneval, primarily focused on children encountering supernatural entities such as gnomes, witches, sirens and the Coco collectively known as "Spooks", that rely on human fear to survive. Trapped in the consciousness of a sentient haunted house for 150 years, telling stories allows the two an opportunity to gradually regain their strength and make an escape plan, though with the obstacle of the house itself waking up.
Charactersedit
Frankelda (voiced by Mireya Mendoza), is the show's narrator. She is the energetic ghost of Francisca Imelda, an aspiring horror writer from 1870s Mexico. Growing up with a fondness for reading and writing scary stories, her passions were discouraged by her family and her manuscripts were rejected by sexist publishers, resulting in her taking on her pen name. She takes an offer from Herneval to become his new Royal Nightmare Writer, allowing her stories to find an audience in people's dreams, though her consciousness has to be separated from her body to make the trip to the realm of the Spooks. However, with the journey turning into a one-way trip and the nature of dreams leaving her anonymous, she has become a literal ghostwriter.
Herneval (voiced by Arturo Mercado Jr.) is Frankelda's cautious and grumpy enchanted book. Prior to taking on his current state, he was an owl-like creature that was the Prince of the Spooks Kingdom. Admiring her work since the two were children, he makes a romantic offer for her to become the Spooks' new nightmare writer. Herneval can make people sleep by touching them and can induce astral projection in humans.
Procustes (voiced by Luis Leonardo Suarez) is a giant spider monster that was the previous Royal Nightmare Writer of the Spooks. When his stories had become tired, cliche and less effective for creating the nightmares the kingdom needed, Herneval sought to replace him with Frankelda. In revenge he made sure Frankelda's consciousness would not leave the Spook realm, and through unknown circumstances, he has transformed into a living haunted house that has trapped Frankelda and Herneval within the walls of his mind.
Productionedit
Frankelda's Book of Spooks was initially pitched as a small web series with a four-minute pilot episode being released in 2019 on the Cartoon Network YouTube channel, inspired by Tales from the Crypt and The Storyteller. When the series was backed by HBO Max as part of their larger initiative to develop 100 projects in Latin America, the Ambriz brothers expanded the scope of the project into something more dramatic with musical numbers. 122 puppets and 42 sets were created for the series.[1]
The series was dubbed into English twice over, first by the Miami-based studio BKS as a language option for its initial HBO Max Latin America release and a second time by Keywords Studios in Los Angeles for its October 12, 2023 US release. This second dub had the three leads of the Mexican cast reprise their roles in English.
The series is being positioned as a "calling card" for Cinema Fantasma, with the Ambriz brothers describing Frankelda's extended backstory as offering enough depth as a hook for potential later seasons or a movie.[2] A spinoff exploring the backstory of Frankelda and Herneval further was announced at the Pixelatl 2022 festival, titled Frankelda and the Prince of Spooks,[3] later being confirmed as a movie when it was announced it would be featured as a work in progress at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Festival as part of a showcase of Mexican animation.[4]
Fernando Rendón, Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
October 12, 2023
Frankelda tells the story of Nemo, a boy who is willing to offer a gnome the most valuable thing he has in exchange for free time.
2
"You Can Transform Yourself"
Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
Fernando Rendón, Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
October 12, 2023
Frankelda tells the story of Magali, a girl who accepts a deal with three mysterious women, seeking to change to fit in.
3
"They'll Drown in Their Fears"
Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
Fernando Rendón, Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
October 12, 2023
Frankelda tells the story of Uli, a boy who will have to overcome his own insecurities to rescue his friends from the clutches of a mythological aquatic being.
4
"Let's Get Out of the Dark"
Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
Fernando Rendón, Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
October 12, 2023
Frankelda tells the story of Tere, a girl who makes a deal with the charismatic El Coco to stop suffering from her passion for theremin music.
5
"Invisible Ink"
Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
Fernando Rendón, Arturo Ambriz Rendón and Roy Ambriz Rendón
October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
October 12, 2023
Frankelda tells the story of her mortal self, Francisca Imelda, who decides to challenge the world with the help of a mysterious being to dedicate herself to writing horror fiction.
Referencesedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Frankelda s Book of Spooks news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Frankelda s Book of Spooks Spanish Los Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda is a Mexican stop motion animated television series created by brothers Arturo and Roy Ambriz Rendon and produced by the animation studio Cinema Fantasma for Cartoon Network Latin America and HBO Max Frankelda s Book of SpooksSpanishLos Sustos Ocultos de FrankeldaEnglishFrankelda s Book of SpooksGenreAnthology Horror FantasyCreated byArturo Ambriz Rendon Roy Ambriz RendonDirected byArturo Ambriz Rendon Roy Ambriz RendonVoices ofMireya Mendoza Aturo Mercado Jr Lourdes Ambriz Anahi Allue Sergio Carranza Luis Leonadro Suarez Magda Giner Assira Abbate Jessica Fam Gina H Amelio Sebastian AlbaveraOpening theme Tinta Invisible ComposerKevin SmithersCountry of originMexico United StatesOriginal languagesSpanish EnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes5ProductionExecutive producersRodolfo Ambriz Avelar Adriana RendonProducersArturo Ambriz Rendon Roy Ambriz RendonRunning time12 16 min Production companiesCinema Fantasma Darkframe Digital Cartoon Network Latin America Original ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkHBO Max Latin AmericaReleaseOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 Latin America October 12 2023 2023 10 12 United States and Canada Contents 1 Premise 2 Characters 3 Production 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External linksPremise editFrankelda a mysterious ghostwriter tells tales of terror with the assistance of her grumpy enchanted book Herneval primarily focused on children encountering supernatural entities such as gnomes witches sirens and the Coco collectively known as Spooks that rely on human fear to survive Trapped in the consciousness of a sentient haunted house for 150 years telling stories allows the two an opportunity to gradually regain their strength and make an escape plan though with the obstacle of the house itself waking up Characters editFrankelda voiced by Mireya Mendoza is the show s narrator She is the energetic ghost of Francisca Imelda an aspiring horror writer from 1870s Mexico Growing up with a fondness for reading and writing scary stories her passions were discouraged by her family and her manuscripts were rejected by sexist publishers resulting in her taking on her pen name She takes an offer from Herneval to become his new Royal Nightmare Writer allowing her stories to find an audience in people s dreams though her consciousness has to be separated from her body to make the trip to the realm of the Spooks However with the journey turning into a one way trip and the nature of dreams leaving her anonymous she has become a literal ghostwriter Herneval voiced by Arturo Mercado Jr is Frankelda s cautious and grumpy enchanted book Prior to taking on his current state he was an owl like creature that was the Prince of the Spooks Kingdom Admiring her work since the two were children he makes a romantic offer for her to become the Spooks new nightmare writer Herneval can make people sleep by touching them and can induce astral projection in humans Procustes voiced by Luis Leonardo Suarez is a giant spider monster that was the previous Royal Nightmare Writer of the Spooks When his stories had become tired cliche and less effective for creating the nightmares the kingdom needed Herneval sought to replace him with Frankelda In revenge he made sure Frankelda s consciousness would not leave the Spook realm and through unknown circumstances he has transformed into a living haunted house that has trapped Frankelda and Herneval within the walls of his mind Production editFrankelda s Book of Spooks was initially pitched as a small web series with a four minute pilot episode being released in 2019 on the Cartoon Network YouTube channel inspired by Tales from the Crypt and The Storyteller When the series was backed by HBO Max as part of their larger initiative to develop 100 projects in Latin America the Ambriz brothers expanded the scope of the project into something more dramatic with musical numbers 122 puppets and 42 sets were created for the series 1 The series was dubbed into English twice over first by the Miami based studio BKS as a language option for its initial HBO Max Latin America release and a second time by Keywords Studios in Los Angeles for its October 12 2023 US release This second dub had the three leads of the Mexican cast reprise their roles in English The series is being positioned as a calling card for Cinema Fantasma with the Ambriz brothers describing Frankelda s extended backstory as offering enough depth as a hook for potential later seasons or a movie 2 A spinoff exploring the backstory of Frankelda and Herneval further was announced at the Pixelatl 2022 festival titled Frankelda and the Prince of Spooks 3 later being confirmed as a movie when it was announced it would be featured as a work in progress at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Festival as part of a showcase of Mexican animation 4 Episodes editSeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast airedPilotNovember 11 2019 2019 11 11 15October 29 2021 2021 10 29 Pilot Air Date Platform DurationSustos ocultos de Frankelda November 11 2019 Cartoon Network YouTube 4 17 minNo TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateEnglish release date1 What s Your Name Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonFernando Rendon Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 October 12 2023Frankelda tells the story of Nemo a boy who is willing to offer a gnome the most valuable thing he has in exchange for free time 2 You Can Transform Yourself Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonFernando Rendon Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 October 12 2023Frankelda tells the story of Magali a girl who accepts a deal with three mysterious women seeking to change to fit in 3 They ll Drown in Their Fears Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonFernando Rendon Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 October 12 2023Frankelda tells the story of Uli a boy who will have to overcome his own insecurities to rescue his friends from the clutches of a mythological aquatic being 4 Let s Get Out of the Dark Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonFernando Rendon Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 October 12 2023Frankelda tells the story of Tere a girl who makes a deal with the charismatic El Coco to stop suffering from her passion for theremin music 5 Invisible Ink Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonFernando Rendon Arturo Ambriz Rendon and Roy Ambriz RendonOctober 29 2021 2021 10 29 October 12 2023Frankelda tells the story of her mortal self Francisca Imelda who decides to challenge the world with the help of a mysterious being to dedicate herself to writing horror fiction References edit Frankelda s Book of Spooks Cool New Stop Motion from Mexico Are anthologies a viable business model Cinema Fantasma presento un nuevo spin off de Frankelda en el festival Pixelatl TVLaint Annecy gt News External links editFrankelda s Book of Spooks at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frankelda 27s Book of Spooks amp oldid 1183412982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
