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On The Run

*On The Run* is a 2 part short film created by Mike Barkhoff prior to Barking Vans' formation.

Part 1 is the lead up to the events and Part 2 is the finale involving two characters.

## Premise

A cop is after a group of robbers who are also after a group of mafia men, leading to an all out war.

Part 1 is about all parties preparing for war while Part 2 concludes the story by having the cop and robber fight in a deathmatch.

## Conception

Barkhoff had the idea at a young age and asked his friends to perform roles following Timeline (2013).

## Production

Part 1 was filmed in a single day with a script written for a longer project. It was then decided to release it in Parts. Due to the script becoming untouched with zero filming amounting for it, Mike Barkhoff went to Jarrod Van Hauen to help him finish the story.

## Trivia

Barkhoff has admitted he was extremely proud of the camera angles accomplished in this Part 1.
Ebb

**Ebb** is the second episode of Chapters.' third season, subtitled **Bad Things Happen At Noon**. Directed by Jarrod Van Hauen, it stars Mike Barkhoff in a fictional role of himself as he tries to fight through a hangover and prepare for his day.

## Plot

Mike Barkhoff awakens on a friend's couch, drunk, and goes through the room, admiring the fish, the mixed vodka drinks they drank, the Taco Bell and taco sauce packets that they indulged in, and more, all as he tries to fight his hangover.

## Conception

Barkhoff originally wanted the film to be a series of "highs" and "lows" of his captured, put together and entitled "Dual" with Mac Miller's song "Conversations, Pt. 1" put over it. The plan fell through, but this film materialized. This was to be the "low".

Van Hauen's apartment was used after the duo actually spent a night drinking one night. The title "Ebb" was chosen because it is synonymous with trying to rehabilitate.

This was originally filmed and planned for Season 2 of "Chapters.", "Atrocity Exhibitions", so it fits those themes. It was removed from that lineup when Barkhoff decided it wasn't fitting well in the structure of the story.

## Reception

Ebb was met with lukewarm reviews, with many calling it slow and tedious. Many claimed that the episode was probably only released to promote Van Hauen's forthcoming film Death, My Darling.
Suicide (Skwad!)

*Suicide (Skwad!)* is a 2021 song by Norff, released as the second single for the Live Free collaborative album Black & White. This is also a very early track that will reminisce the concept of Norff's sequel to Life Is Rough, as it was intended to be on the first but was skimmed over and therefore failed to align on that album's tracklist.
Mafia

*Mafia* was a 2 season web series that premiered on BadgerTv0 in 2013, created by Mike Barkhoff. It was the first time he worked with Jarrod Van Hauen outside of a superhero project.

## Conception

Barkhoff joked about making a series entitled "Game Of Crayons", a street crime parody of "Game Of Thrones". As filming began, he realized it wasn't as funny as expected and decided to take a turn with the story.

The series was heavily influenced by the short lived Mob City show on TNT.
CreateMore

**CreateMore** is a company created by Mike Barkhoff.

Barkhoff has been developing the company since 2015, and is awaiting legalities, design, and marketing before finalizing and releasing the company to the public. In 2021, a shirt featuring the company logo was published for sale. The sales of this shirt go directly towards the company's unveiling.

The company was officially launched on May 1st, 2022. This followed a change of profile pictures in mid April on the company's Twitter and some hints at it's imminent appearance by 12Digits and 69ERRAS.

You can reach CreateMore, another Wiki page, here: https://createmore.fandom.com/wiki/CreateMore\_Wiki

## Background

Barkhoff started working on the company in 2015 following a handful of heated discussions regarding college in his family. Feeling college was unnecessary for him with where he wanted to end up, Barkhoff began working on an outlet that may help to make it easier for future people dreaming of being an up-and-coming filmmaker.

## Advancements

In 2021, CreateMore was named a distributor of Barkhoff's third feature film Doppelgang. Along with the company's distribution credit came the initial logo. Prior to that, it had just been discussed. Shirts also went for sale on the Live Free Teespring, which were noted as a "fund for the start up" of the company. Barkhoff's website was then made to include CreateMore.

CreateMore's presence then went largely silent until April 2022 when the Twitter of the company changed it's profile pictures, featuring child like drawings of the company's name (Cre8 for the main picture, More for the header picture). The same occured for Barking Vans, sans a header picture, which featured that company's "g connecting to V" logo. Following this, it was teased that CreateMore was imminent by 12Digits, who suggested fans could gain collaboration efforts from him following the company's launch. 69ERRAS also confirmed he was a producer attached to the project. UGK David has also been attributed closely to the business.
Palisades

**Palisades** is an episode of Chapters. (Season 4) which released April 27th, 2023. Written and Directed by Mike Barkhoff, this is the season's "unique" episode, bearing several types of animations.

## Plot

A man and his dog land on an island after a plane crash. They have discussions of life's curiosities, which start off as far advanced and bearing a more negative tone. Over time, the Man reaches the Dog's level, taking life for what it is at the small things. The duo end up discussing their likely imminent deaths, but the man has come to terms and is appreciative of being surrounded by such a good friend, lamenting that "sometimes in the beautiful moments in life aren't all that beautiful."

## Reception

The episode was met with universal laud and saw the season's high for streams upon airing. It has been cited as one of Barkhoff's most insightful works, with many - including himself - suggesting it's dialogue is what he will likely be quoted for years in the future. Clarke Accloades wrote "The entire setup is beautiful. It makes you feel more appreciative of what's around you."
Courage vs Paw Patrol

Rules

1. No High expectations for paw patrol

LETS GO

Marshall gets his fire truck and runs over Eustace and Muriel killing them both

Everest kills katz by shoving him onto the train tracks and taping him to the tracks

Ryder Steals Luigi's vaccum and kills king ramses by sucking the ghost up

Courage is left as all the dogs corner him and try to kill him but he gets an idea

Courage inhales deeply and then

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

All the dogs then explode as Ryder then Collapses as courage's scream blew all the dogs up

THE WINNER IS COURAGE
Live Free

**Live Free** is a multimedia entertainment outlet created by Mike Barkhoff with managerial help from Zach Delfs.

Following the disbandment of Barking Vans, Barkhoff had the realization that, even if he and Jarrod Van Hauen were to regroup, he felt the preceeding company had failed to materialize joint projects between the duo.

Barkhoff felt as if several realizes had been one-sided, either something Van Hauen put a majority or all of the effort into or something he did. Barkhoff wanted a company where every artist could represent themselves with the outlet simply being distribution, not so much 'teamlike'.

Thus, Live Free was born.

As of 2022, Live Free currently houses the artists: Mike Barkhoff, Zach Delfs, Jarrod Van Hauen, Nakota Conrad, Laney Gardner, Dylan Van Hauen, Norff, UGK David, Mcee Detox, Gee Mak, 12Digits, 69ERRAS, Bayden Records, Bailey Heideman, Mercedes Neesan, Cody Malooney, and KBSx.

The sole former member is Skyler Neher.
Denitrify

*Denitrify* is a beattape created by Mike Barkhoff, his follow-up to Science Labs. Surprise released January 2020, it sees him return from his music creating hiatus. Boasting five songs, it shares production credits with features by Jarrod Van Hauen and Zach Delfs.

Barkhoff's intent with Denitrify was to focus on bassy backgrounds and to curate something that could potentially fit a film.

## Tracklist

1. My Song 62
2. heavyjazzsynth (ft. Zach Delfs)
3. Built Tension
4. Main Theme Of "Doppelgang" (ft. Jarrod Van Hauen)

## Reception

Denitrify received lukewarm reviews, with many considering it inferior to Science Labs. Due to it being Barkhoff's return from a halt on music production, it was also criticized as being too "unoriginal".
The Moderate Gatsby

*The Moderate Gatsby* is a comedy short that parodies the novel The Great Gatsby, created by Mike Barkhoff and Jarrod Van Hauen in their Junior Year of High School.

Though they thought it was funny, they went over the edge and gained after school detention. This was Barkhoff's first project following his first hiatus.

## Filming

The filming was done over the course of a week. Barkhoff enlisted help from his cousin for a role. In the trailer, a broom appears as Daisy when hit by a car. The broom would later appear as an easter egg in Candlelight.
Spree

*$pree* is the first episode of Chapters.' first season. Written and directed by Ashtun O'Rourke, it stars Mike Barkhoff, Jarrod Van Hauen, and sports a cameo from Parker Delfs.
It follows the tale of a man who buys a new pair of pants and finds a five dollar bill every time he reaches into them.
The short film was met with laud for it's acting, directing, editing, and writing, and is considered one of the best films produced by Barking Vans. The success inspired Barkhoff to pursue Chapters. as an anthological web series.

## Plot

A shopper has indulged in a pair of pants that give him a five dollar bill everytime he reaches in the pocket. He begins to become reliant on the five dollar bills, seemingly endless, and succumbs to greed, especially upon realizing that the five dollars have each been coming out of his now empty bank account.

## Trivia

- Jarrod Van Hauen is listed as portraying Himself.

- Parker Delfs' second time appearing in Barking Vans content. Both times he was simply a cameo.

## Continuity

- Jarrod Van Hauen being his nonfictional self is the intertwining connection to the season's themes, seen in "The Typewriter".

## Reception

The episode was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from an initial audience. The episode held a 10/10 rating on IMDb upon it's initial presence in 2020, and managed to hold this until 2021, alongside TBD.

Following a syndicated rerelease on Drakoloid Adult Zone, the episode was again met with acclaim from a new audience, who appreciated it's blend of comedy with sci-fi and surrealist elements.
Ride Away

Ride Away is the debut single from Live Free musician Embiem. It was met with strong positive responses from an online community.

## Production

Embiem made the song with the intention of it being radio friendly. Dove features on the song. It was completed in September 2022 and sent to Mike Barkhoff upon him and Embiem meeting through Gee Mak and TeaRupt.
UnSymmetrical

*UnSymmetrical* is the fourth beattape EP from Mike Barkhoff and the third released in 2020. Having released in April, it takes a month off from his last release, Okay!, and serves as his final music production before his debut album, a soundtrack for Windfall (Soundtrack), which followed in June.

UnSymmetrical carries three songs, which "each play with vibrant setups and sound like a combination of a film score met with the intro to a video game", as Barkhoff describes.

## Tracklist

1. Loss Of Sense (or: cents)
2. What Words To Say
3. A Night Out Late

## Reception

UnSymmetrical received laud from an online audience, with many comparing it favorably to Barkhoff's preceding musical projects, citing the short length and tracklist of this as something he excelled at. It is considered, along with Okay!, to be his best musical release.
Chasin' This Life

*Chasin' This Life* is a single from 69ERRAS and Norff. It was released under the latter's name to boost 69ERRAS viewership, as it was the former's first single.

## Production

The song was intended to be the lead single to 69ERRAS' EP Power, so it was released as so. Unfortunatley, it was released and then the EP didn't follow it as closely as it was expected to.

## Reception

The song was met with very positive reviews from an online community. 69ERRAS ability was considered impressive, especially after his showcased ones on Norff's second album Norf.
Pedram fallah

My name is Pedram Fallah

Bio:

Age: 14
I am a Canadian boy who likes going on wiki's (this is the first wiki I made)

Likes: Undertale, Spongebob, Mario, Cartoon beatbox battles, Among us, GameToons, GameTunes, Five Nights at Freddy's, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Cuphead, SML, Friends and Plants vs Zombies

Hates: Paw Patrol
Living Free Introductory

*Living Free Introductory* is the second EP by Mcee Detox and the first after his name change, following Stage One. Notable, it features two songs from the aforementioned first EP with changed titles. It was solely released to gain Mcee Detox a following under his new Live Free association.

## Tracklist

1. Numbers (ft. Norff)
2. Blowing Weasles

## Reception

The EP was met with positive reviews for Detox's flow and lyricism, with much attention attributed towards the Norff feature.
Drip

*Drip* is the eleventh episode in Chapters.' third season, subtitled **Bad Things Happen At Noon**. It is Written and Directed by Mike Barkhoff.

## Plot

Mike Barkhoff presents the idea in a "Twilight Zone" fashion of "Chapters." being a character study, defining good people after they go bad. He reveals that "Drip" is about a man who was a monster all along.

The monster, a new home owner, is driven crazy from hearing a continuous drip noise throughout the house. He checks all potential causes before finding moisture in the washer. He calls the man who sold him the house and suggests they talk. After the phone call, he grabs a knife and makes his way up the steps. The episode ends with the monster looking in the mirror.

## Production

On June 24th, when discussing Sozzy with Alfred Clarke, Barkhoff disclosed that he was excited for Drip to see people because "it was a last minute idea that was fun to come up with and tinker with as filming progressed. It defied the script and the camerawork is among my best."

## Trivia

- The episode pays homage to the intro and outro segments featured in *The Twilight Zone*, a series frequently cited as an inspiration on this series.

- Barkhoff started filming this episode prior to having so much as an outline. He had the very basic idea of what he could do. As he started to film, he deduced the overall idea and went from there.

## Continuity

- The character in this film feels betrayed by the unknown man who sold him the house, fitting the theme of Season 3 of 'fallen friendships'.

## Reception

"Drip" was met with high acclaim, particularly for the nod to "The Twilight Zone", a noted inspiration of the series, the camerawork, and Barkhoff's acting - both as the narrator and the monster. It holds a 9.8/10 on IMDb.
The Slap

**The Slap** is the sixth episode of Living Free (Season 3). Released May 26th, 2023, it was written and directed by Mike Barkhoff - notably, the episode didn't credit him. Live Free's Twitter did post release. The episode is a cousin to the episode the fourth episode of the same season, Asstral. Similar to that episode, it features the concept that the series is being filmed in front of a live studio audience. The title, and a subplot, of the episode are heavily inspired by the slapping incident at the Oscar's with Chris Rock and Will Smith.

## Plot

Mike has another occurrence of astral projection as he imagines himself doing a variety of different tasks (some of which directly correlate to other episodes of the season), his hobby of filmmaking, his depression, and an incident in which he is slapped on live TV when filming a talk show appearence.

## Reception

The episode received positive reviews. Clarke Accloades commented "Perhaps it feels a bit spread out and thin having this episode and Asstral be divided in two when they feel as though they could have been one, it is nice that the stronger portions were contained on their own for this episode, the better of the two lesser quality fillers." Other commenters were a bit more appreciative, with one suggesting "The season reminds me of Atlanta a lot, and I love it." Another claimed "Episode 6 is the perfect finale to the second section of the third season because it's all about the power of your mind in a dreaming state."
Live Free Wiki

**Welcome to the Live Free Wiki!**
Live Free is a media enterprise based in Iowa that features filmmakers, musicians, and artists across the world.

The lineup of artists includes the following:

Mike Barkhoff (filmmaker)

Jarrod Van Hauen (filmmaker)

Zach Delfs (content manager)

Laney Gardner (content producer)

Dylan Van Hauen (filmmaker)

Ron Gomes (scriptwriter)

Nakota Conrad (writer)

Wesley Smith (writer)

UGK David (musician)

Bailey Heideman (writer)

Norff (musician)

Gee Mak (musician)

Mcee Detox (musician)

12Digits (musician)

69ERRAS (musician)

Bayden Records (music producer)

Skyler Neher (actress)

Conner Paulsen (musician)

Mercedes Neesan (content producer)

& more!

Live Free was founded by Barkhoff and Delfs in 2019 following a brief fallout, which occurred after a creative hiatus, between Barkhoff and Van Hauen. Barkhoff initially didn't want to forsee a Barking Vans departure but did after some thinking on the matter, attributing it to "Jarrod and I were doing two very different things in a company meant to be two very similar people."

Due to this, Barking Vans would eventually become reunited, along with the duo, but now acts as a production outlet whenever they are involved on the same creative piece of work, and Live Free acts as a distributor.

The creative network followed after Barkhoff's debut feature film, "INFINITE.", in 2018, and has since handled distribution on his sophomoric effort, "Windfall", and is preparing the release of his third film, "Doppelgang".

Other productions distributed by the outlet, on a film basis, include Van Hauen's debut feature film "Death, My Darling", the second season and on of "Chapters.", a new incarnation of Barking Van's "Unscripted" series, "Twisted Tracklist", and "The Live Free Podcast".

In terms of music, Live Free has released multiple singles and albums that have caught the ear of listeners who have given them both positive reception and a more positive streaming number than that of Barking Vans' musical releases. These include Norff's "Double Feature", "Life Is Rough", UGK David's "$EX $ELLS", "Live Free UGK", "Cero Mideo", Mcee Detox's "Living Free Introductory", and Barkhoff's soundtracks for "Windfall" and "Death, My Darling".

Live Free has amassed acclaim for it's content and has extended it's hands towards a more fulfilling prophetic creative twist on today's standard filmmaking.

## Notable Film Work

Doppelgang - May 27thChapters - Season 3 Airing NowChapters - Season 2 out nowChapters - Season 1 out now (Amazon Prime also!)
Zach Delfs

Zach Delfs is an American filmmaker in the Live Free roster.

He has been helping the crew create films by writing, acting, editing, directing, or producing, since 2015 and, since 2019, has been manager to Mike Barkhoff.

Delfs has created numerous web series and films, a majority of which he shelves due to his overt self criticism. Delfs, however, is the mind behind Zach Attacks, Live Free Podcast, and improved the writing of Bond P Batman dramatically.

Delfs handles many outlets of creations in regards to Live Free's public social media accounts. He convinced Barkhoff to create the Twitter and later, convinced Barkhoff to bring the company to Discord.

Delfs helps Barkhoff oversee other artists' content. He is credited as the second member of Live Free a majority of the time, only at times replaced with Jarrod Van Hauen if the project in promotion is a Barking Vans one.

## Career

In 2015, Delfs directed Ostrich Farms, for Barkhoff and Van Hauen's new channel, Porking Badger. He then portrayed the antagonist in Timeline (2015) and helped with the camera for a few scenes of Bond V Batman: Age Of Vengeance.

Delfs then starred in and helped write Bond P Batman. At this time, Barkhoff was set as star in one of Delfs' projects that remains unreleased.

As Barkhoff took a creative hiatus, Delfs continued working on projects of his own, many of which remain caught in writing phases. He was approached for a role in INFINITE. and accepted it before having to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Delfs then launched Zach Attacks and interview Barkhoff and Van Hauen on the aforementioned Infinite., Horror Fest, and other projects. He read the script for Windfall and suggested tweaks on character development.

He began a creative hiatus around the same time as Barkhoff's in 2019, and talked Barkhoff into returning with Candlelight II. Shortly thereafter, the duo developed Live Free Podcast.

Delfs was forced to sideline in 2020 due to excessive overload on his schedule. Nonetheless, he viewed nearly every project before release, giving tips and ideas on improvement. These included Windfall, Chapters. (Season 2), and Unscripted Workout.

In 2021, Delfs sought the return of the podcast. He also suggested Unscripted remain unaccounted for for future programming - a move Barkhoff was unsure of until Delfs suggested it - and created The Live Free Sketch Show.
Revisitor

*Revisitor* is the thirteenth episode and season finale in Chapters.' third season, subtitled **Bad Things Happen At Noon**. Written and Directed by Mike Barkhoff, it is based on a script he wrote after the death of his great grandmother in 2017.

## Plot

Moving into his new home, a man hears a voice from a room. He calls his friend, who doubts him, but the man remains positive that he heard his deceased family member talk to him. The man has the idea to talk to a friend. In the room, the man makes contact with the friend and enjoys a conversation with him.

The man ends up becoming obsessed with the room, using it daily. He awakens one morning to find he is aging, and tells his friend this, vowing to not use the room anymore. He then awakens another day to a call that his father has died. The man uses the room to talk to his father, before being talked into meeting his great grandmother. He finally meets his great grandmother, a family member talking so highly about by his family, as he dies.

## Production

On June 24th, Barkhoff said in an email interview with Alfred Clarke, while discussing Sozzy, that the script for this episode dates back to 2017 when he began a film draft following the death of his great grandmother.

Barkhoff conceived including the episode in Season 3 for various reasons, but also wanted it to thematically tie into the themes of the aforementioned "Sozzy", which ends with a title card telling the listener to listen to "Close", a J. Cole song which chronicles the death of J. Cole's drug addicted friend. He revealed his idea that "Where Sozzy finds a career in the grasp of death, this one finds a man in the grasp of death - not so much how it sounds, but the idea of it still."

When the episode was set to premiere, Live Free commented "Excited for you to see the finale of Chapters.!" causing some to think it was the series finale. Barkhoff retconned that, saying "Each season is like it's own show, so it was the finale to this, but not to the bigger spectrum".

## Trivia

- Written following the death of Barkhoff's great grandmother.

## Continuity

- The episode is a spiritual sequel to "Communicator" and is an 'opposing spectrum' to "Sozzy".

## Reception

The episode was met with critical acclaim. Barkhoff's performance was singled out as one of his best by many. The writing, singled out by Clarke Accloades notably, was said to "have a heart" that it worked with. The camerawork was also met with positive reviews.
Mirror, Mirror

*Mirror, Mirror* is a 2020 song by Norff and Gee Mak, released December 18th, 2020. It features the duo discussing their dreams and current stance in the rap world.

## Conception

Upon releasing Life Is Rough in October 2020, Norff wanted to let the audience know that him and Gee Mak were on good terms now, as that album had been recorded in 2018, so decided to make his first post-album single one that featured Gee Mak.

## Reception

The track was met with critical acclaim from an online audience. It again broke streaming numbers for most streams upon debut night, held by Norff for his debut album for two months, until UGK David did the same thing two weeks later with $EX $ELLS.
Silence

*Silence* is the third episode of Chapters. first season. Written by Dark Scholar and directed by Mike Barkhoff, it explores a man waking up in the middle of an apocalypse. It stars Barkhoff and Jarrod Van Hauen. It was the first production where Barkhoff worked with someone else's script that was outside of his close friend group in the crew.

## Plot

A man awakens in a world that has seemingly seen a recent end, with no one else alive. He notices a man dead, but then tries to proceed and live out on his own while performing a recorded monologue aimed at anyone that may one day be listening.

## Production

Barkhoff met Dark Scholar on the internet and quickly read his material, deciding to adapt a film of his.

The project was recorded and edited together quickly as an episode in the new series Chapters.

Van Hauen's makeup was done by himself and perfected by O'Rourke.

## Trivia

- This is the first time that Barkhoff has adapted a non-affiliated writer's work for a film.

## Continuity

- Jarrod Van Hauen's shirt reads his real name, tying his character to the same nonfictional one seen in "$pree", which hints at the connection coming in "The Typewriter".

## Reception

The episode has received positive reviews, with many considering it less stellar than the prior two episodes, particularly for it's rushed nature.

Barkhoff himself has stated he views the film as a subpar entry.
The Live Free Sketch Show

*The Live Free Sketch Show* is a variety comedy web series created by Zach Delfs and developed by Mike Barkhoff. The series began in January 2022, and was the company's first routine comedy web series and will see episodes falling in the fifteen to twenty minute range. The first season consisted of four episodes; a second season was confirmed thereafter.

## Production

Delfs had the idea to call off Unscripted and instead focus on a Sketch Show, all while working on rejuvenating The Live Free Podcast. Barkhoff was a fan of the idea and immediately sought to make content using scripts unrealized from his middle and high school years.

It is one of few intended projects set to launch in 2022, including Inanimate and Clown Act - in May 2022, Clown Act was delayed to 2023. The episodes' titles are shortened on YouTube due to their coarse meanings. A second season entered pre-production in May 2022.

## Promotion

In November 2021, a logo was revealed, confirming the title of the Sketch Show. The following a month, the IMDb page was created, revealing it's launch in January. Live Free Musician Gee Mak recorded the primary series song, which was teased before the series' launch. The series uses music snippets of the Live Free artists for further cross promotion.

## Release

The first season of four episodes premiered January 7th, 2022, with a new episode every Friday after. The episodes averaged roughly eighteen - twenty minutes in length.

The second season's announcement stated that it was potential the series could return in 2022 rather than 2023.

## Episodes

### Season 1:

Episode 1: **Every Musician** Is On Drugs In 2021

Episode 2: Keep Religion **Out Of This**

Episode 3: ILNY

Episode 4: **Fan Of That** Strip Club

Hosts: Mike Barkhoff (episodes 1 and 4), Ron Gomes (episode 2), Mitchell The Robot (episode 3)

## Reception

The series was met with high praise. Every episode garnered a rating above 8.5/10 on IMDb, and received positive reviews from an online community. Sarah Kellysen, in particular, has commented favorably of the series.
Mixed Bags

*Mixed Bags* is the fourth episode of Chapters.' third season, subtitled **Bad Things Happen At Noon**. Written by Mike Barkhoff and directed by Dylan Van Hauen in his 'story project' debut. It follows a drug abuser who has received a bag of weed over cocaine from his dealer, and tries to sort the issue out.

## Plot

A cocaine abuser receives weed instead of his product, and calls his dealer to try and get a refund or the right product, to no avail. After getting nowhere with the phone call, he sits down and reflects on his addiction.

## Conception

The story comes from both of them, and began as a joke on the set of I Give It A Year. Barkhoff originally wanted to make it a part of Chapters.' second season but realized that there wasn't much wiggle room for an episode with such comedic content.

## Reception

The film was met with praise from the online community, with many welcoming a comedic turn to Chapters. due to the series' "at times" overbearing weight of darkness.
Without Me

*Without Me* is the fourth single from 69ERRAS, released as part of his strategy to drop his debut EP, Power.

## Production

The song is intended to be the fourth single predating 69ERRAS' debut EP, Power. Around the time of this song, 69ERRAS unveiled his desire and plan to release Power by means of singles, allowing the listener to form their own EP the way they want. Due to this, Power has no legitimate tracklist and is meant to be enjoyed over time.

Also around this timeframe, 69ERRAS began to discuss CreateMore more openly. The company would launch May 1st, 2022, only days after the release of this song, with 69ERRAS on board as a producer.

## Reception

The song was met with critical acclaim. Clarke Accloades declared it "the strongest suit [of 69ERRAS] yet" and described it as "fast paced, witting, cunning, and promising, above some more else, even".
The Happy Murder Spree

*The Happy Murder Spree* is a web series that premiered from 2014 to 2015 on BadgerTv0, Mike Barkhoff's original streaming platform, over the course of three years.

The first season received praise from Barkhoff's peers for it's basic horror roots and comedic undertone. Jarrod Van Hauen learned proper scriptwriting form during it's second season writing process.

## Conception

Barkhoff had to film a school project over Spring Break and decided to ask his friends if they'd want to do a film. He wrote the script and was heavily inspired by horror films. The opening music comes from True Detective on HBO, a series he had "loved" during the timeframe.
Interlude

*Interlude* is the seventh episode of the second season of Living Free. Written by Mike Barkhoff, it was directed by Nakota Conrad.

## Plot

Mike has a week off before filming begins, and he's struggling to not go crazy. He finds himself throwing a ball of goo and trying to catch honey roasted peanuts in his mouth. He talks to an old friend, Conner, and expresses his boredom - Conner suggests, in turn, that he try to watch "Downtown Abbey", a series Mike hasn't seen before.

Mike tries to watch the series, but falls asleep nearly immediately. Mike continues to do this every time that he tries to watch the show. Mike then goes through the script of Dylan's movie and highlights parts that he can film without co-stars. Mike begins to tackle the film on his own and tries to reach out to Dylan for his opine.

Dylan doesn't answer Mike for a few days, and, when he does, he admits that he wants Mike to wait so they can do everything all at once and together when filming begins. Admittedly mad, Mike images himself getting furious and trashing his office. He doesn't do this, however, and just sits and loathes in his anger and pity. Mike calls Conner and tells him that he cannot get into "Downtown Abbey"; confused, Conner admits that he was suggesting it as a joke, lamenting it is a 'terrible show'. Mike gets on Twitter and tweets about his disliking for the series, before admitting it is a joke and stating he falls asleep whenever he tries it. Elsewhere, The Interviewer sees his tweets and shakes her head, mentioning his taste is 'bad'.

## Production

Mike wanted to do the episode when his original idea for a filler episode saw impossible, due to his filling a season between the first and initial second (now third season). Mike came up with the idea for this episode based off similar real life circumstances when he is excited to start filming something and struggles waiting for other people.

Conner Paulsen was announced as joining the season as a guest star, this is his first episode in the season - he was confirmed for four episodes, meaning he will be in the next three, also. Anessa Smith makes a cameo, reappearing as her character from The Interview. Again, Mike had a plan for an episode with her character in the original idea for Season 2, but, when he found himself shifting that to Season 3, he wanted her in this season to keep her in the audience's mind. Her cameo at the end appears directly before end credits made to resemble those that appear at the end of every episode of "The X Files", a conscious decision Barkhoff made.

## Reception

The episode scored a 9.3/10 from 22 reviewers on IMDb. Online audience commented positively on it's usage of "Downtown Abbey" and light satire towards it, the introduction to Paulsen's character, the camerawork and editing, and Smith's cameo,
Food Poisoning

*Food Poisoning* is the fifth episode of Chapters.' third season, subtitled **Bad Things Happen At Noon**. Written and Directed by Mike Barkhoff, it was filmed and intended to release during the prior season, but didn't due to Barkhoff pulling it from schedule.

## Plot

Stella, Mike's cat, is fed catnip and becomes ecstatic. After romping around, she becomes a zebra.

## Reception

The episode received positive reviews, especially for it's purpose of bringing comedic relief in the series.
TeaRupt

**TeaRupt** is a South African rapper from the Live Free collective, associated with Young Cee RSA, Norff, Mcee Detox, Gee Mak, 12Digits, and 69ERRAS. Similarly to Young Cee RSA's debut, TeaRupt's joining was also announced following a surprise release. Whereas Young Cee released a single, TeaRupt released his debut EP, Easy To Like, on June 17th, 2022, two weeks after the announcement of Young Cee. The EP was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews.

TeaRupt's album was suddenly promoted in late November 2022 with the first single, "EXPLORATION", featuring G\_Freezer and Embiem, releasing December 2nd. A week later, the title track "It's ON!", featuring Gee Mak, went public. Again, a week later, the album itself was released. The album was met with rave reviews like the preceeding EP and garnered over 3,000 streams in it's debut month.

## Career

### 2022:

TeaRupt met Mike Barkhoff through Norff and joined Live Free. He presented Barkhoff his completed EP, meaning Barkhoff didn't produce the EP, as he typically does. Rather, Barkhoff handled distribution as well as creating new cover art, as the one presented to him wouldn't have passed streaming service's requirements. The duo decided to release the EP silently alongside confirmation of his joining - this occurred on June 17th. The EP was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews. It was marketed alongside Detox's second album, Life Worth Living, which came out - also by surprise - the same night.

TeaRupt's debut album It's ON! was announced in November 2022, with promotional material beginning on the Live Free social media pages. It featured two singles, each released a week apart leading up to the album.

## Discography

2022 - Easy To Like

2022 - It's ON!
Timeless

*Timeless* is a song from Norff off his third album, Overmorrow.

## Themes

The song sees Norff discuss how he will remain timeless, regardless of his lackluster kickoff of success, because he is being true and is humble when he should be, but also knows his place in the rap game and his worth.

## Reception

The song's writing style has been singled out as one of the best amongst Norff's discography. The delivery has found it being considered one of the best songs of Overmorrow, but also one of the best songs from Norff.
Broken Clocks

**Broken Clocks** is the sixth episode of Chapters. (Season 4), written by Mike Barkhoff and Jarrod Van Hauen, inspired by a childhood tale the duo heard years earlier. The director is currently anonymous, and the episode was released March 9th, 2023.

## Plot

A kid arrives home to a drunken father who, through slurred words, berates the child for arriving home late (albeit it is a broken clock's fault) before attacking him. The episode concludes with children walking and discussing the topic, before, over a black screen, the word "life" is presented.

## Production

Barkhoff wanted to make this episode during Chapters. (Season 2), dating back to his original episode premise from 2018. During Season 2's production, Barkhoff had plans to film this episode but was forced to throw a towel in due to COVID-19's effect on production. Similarly, Barkhoff couldn't schedule the episode to be made during that of the third season. He pledged early on to film the episode for Season 4.

## Reception

The episode was met with positive reviews, being called "bold" by Alfred Clarke and "realistically gritty" by UGK David. Clarke Accloades did, however, criticize the episode for feeling rushed, declaring "Barkhoff needs co-stars more often". Following the previous episode's uptick in views, this episode remained a low point for the season.
Bond V Batman: Age Of Vengeance

*Bond V Batman: Age Of Vengeance* is a comedy-action film by Mike Barkhoff released in 2015, his freshman year of High School, for a film class.
Starring Barkhoff as James Bond, the film sees the fictional character facing off against Batman, who was portrayed by Grant R. Weldon.

## Conception

Faced with a final in Film Class, Barkhoff got together with five friends and wrote the script for this film. It was intended to be an action film with comedy interspersed throughout. It was released in seven parts, each with the double-o attached (Part 001, Part 002, etc.).

## Plot

In a flashback, we watch Bond's parents get murdered.

In the current day, James Bond kills a man during a mission and gets a talking to by Quam, who expends his license.

Quam then tells Bond that they found out who killed his parents - Bruce Wayne. Bond approaches Bruce by meeting him at Wayne Manor and confronting him, then breaking in and trying to bomb the place with Alfred inside.

Alfred and Bruce escape safely, but Bruce becomes vengeful. Bond, also mad, goes after Bruce at the hotel he is staying at, trying to poison his drink. Wayne finds out and chases Bond to his car - the two ensue in a car chase, which ends with Bond getting pushed off the road.

Quam also deals with Wayne's hired men trying to infiltrate MI5. Quam wins, however, and learns Bond is untraceable. Bond, meanwhile, awakens in Wayne's cave. Wayne interrogates him, trying to deduce why Bond is after him. Another fight ensues, which leads outside where they chase each other on bleachers and crawl all over. Wayne is left dangling from bleachers due to his injured leg from the car chase having lead him off track. Bond refuses to save him until Wayne tells him that he isn't responsible for the death of Bond's parents, but knows who did.

The two form an alliance, and Wayne tells Bond that Bond's Dad was at first his partner, who was murdered by Joker. They go after Joker, who shoots staples at Wayne. Bond protects Wayne and kills Joker, with the help of Barry Allen, before helping Wayne up. Wayne, believing to be dying, offers the Batman mantel to Bond, but Bond declines, telling him he's simply been stabbed by a staple and is going to live.

## Cast

Mike Barkhoff as James Bond

Grant R. Weldon as Bruce Wayne/Batman

Adam Kaufman as Various

Jarrod Van Hauen as Barry Allen

Brayden James as Quam

Joshua Lucas as Alfred

Austin Schafer as Lucius Fox

Alex Sealman as Joker

## Episodes

Part 001

Part 002

Part 003

Part 004

Part 005

Part 006

Part 007

## Reception

Barkhoff got an above A score on this film. It received positive reviews from classmates. The enjoyment of the film convinced Barkhoff to return with a sequel, Bond P Batman.
Conversation Log: Off The Books 01

Subject in Logs: Amei Multi(Am), Clawina Multi(Cl), Curi Multi(Cu), Sour Candy(SC), Pop Candy(PC).

Cu: You know if Dad finds out we'll be grounded for at least a year.

Cl: Hence why he won't find out.

Am: Stop bickering, we're doing this off the books, but Reaper's said he'll back us up if things go south.

Cu: Alright then. But let's be quick, I need to get home soon.

Cl: Oh yeah, mr family ma-

*Amei bonks Clawina.*

Am: Stop bickering. Now let's get to work.

SC: Doing more mad experiments?

Am: Yes, now can we get to work?

PC: Not unless I get a piece of the action~

Cu: Sure, let's just start this.

Cl: So, how're we doing this?

Am: I'll use flesh to create the body, and mind. Clawina, you need to make sure that while I make the mind, a soul doesn't manifest.

Cu: And me?

Am: You need to give it nutrients. If it doesn't have food, the body'll die. After we get it to an acceptable state, we'll be able to preserve it in the tube.

PC: What about us?

Am: Dunno. Make sure the body isn't going too fast. If my calculations are correct, it should take 20 minutes before we can put it in the tube.

SC: Gotcha. Hear that? We have an important job.

PC: Right.

Am: Let's do this.

End Log.
Death, My Darling (Soundtrack

*Death, My Darling* is the compilation of original instrumentals curated by Mike Barkhoff for the debut feature film by Jarrod Van Hauen, Death, My Darling. It was released May 7th, 2021, one week after the film's premiere.

The soundtrack is a combination of voiceovers present in the film and the music comprised for every scene. It boasts one "guest", Liam Jeffries, in the final voiceover, as he appears in the film near it's end.

## Tracklist

1. Scrolling
2. Scrolling (Voiceover)
3. Shouldn't Do This
4. Praying
5. Pentagram
6. Pissed Off Customer (Voiceover)
7. Pissed Off Customer
8. Research
9. Reply (Voiceover)
10. Cross
11. Paranoia
12. Stay Awake
13. The Encounter
14. Ritual
15. Suicide Note (Voiceover)
16. Death, My Darling
17. Too Far Gone
18. In Death We Meet
19. Full Circle
20. Welcome Home (Voiceover) (ft. Liam Jeffries)
21. Credits

## Reception

The soundtrack was met with positive reviews, and was highlighted for it's frequent change in sound design. It was noted for the amount of instrumentals edited into the film.
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The Mediators

The Mediators are a powerful group of individuals who are, usually, dedicated to keeping the balance of the multiverse. These beings do not work with each other, in fact most Mediators are not even aware of one another.

### Vessels

Vessels are beings that work for Mediators, normally given a single, slightly weakened power from the Mediator, though some have multiple mediator powers.

## Mediators

Crystina, The All-knowing Crystal

Biruer, The Tear in Space

Necromos, The Great Spider

Voyant, The Feared Anomaly

Honkai, The Malevolent God

Jake, The Learning God

1. ↑ Belongs to Mihoyo, Honkai Impact 3.
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Sandwich

The **Sandwich** is a minor item in HOUSE. It can only be obtained while playing as Tabby.

## Obtaining

Once Lisa is done boarding up the door to her bedroom, she will go to the kitchen and begin making sandwiches. She will continue until she has made three sandwiches, at which point she will bring them to the dinner table and call Tabby and Melody to eat. If Tabby comes to the dinner table after this happens, she can obtain a sandwich.

## Usage

The sandwich can be dropped in front of the Rat in the storage room in order to tame it. This is the only way to stop the Rat from chasing Tabby without killing it.

## See Also

* Rat
* Kitchen
* Lisa