Today, Friday Sundae announced a new music video for their upcoming supernatural mystery game, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand. This accompanies an announcment that Maria Richards will portray the character Lily in the game.
The new music video, "Skeletons in the Closet," captures the game’s signature mix of off-kilter humour and lovecraftian mystery, and full-blown musical performance, offering a fresh glimpse into a world where every creaking corridor hides a secret, every local seems to know more than they’re saying.
Blending theatrical musical energy with the game’s offbeat humour, mystery, and menace, the video showcases the tone that sets There Are No Ghosts at the Grand apart, part spooky adventure, part renovation fever dream, part playable musical.
Friday Sundae also confirmed that Marcia Richards, the London vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for her work with The Skints, will voice Lily, one of the game’s key characters. With a musical style shaped by reggae, ska, dub and punk, Richards brings a distinctive voice to the role.
Lily is one of eight central characters in the game’s supernatural ensemble, helping hold the Grand together as players uncover the secrets hidden inside its walls. She’s a warm and inquisitive presence at the heart of the Grand’s increasingly supernatural chaos.
“I love playing Lily,” said Richards. “She’s funny, feisty, optimistic, but also vulnerable, uncertain, and trying her best to hold this not-haunted hotel together when Chris, the player character, suddenly appears. Her songs are amazing, and it’s been so much fun getting to know all the twists and turns in her story.”
In There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, players inherit a crumbling hotel on the English coast and have 30 days and 30 nights to restore it. Beneath the peeling wallpaper and dodgy electrics lies something much stranger, a lovecraftian mystery tangled up with the hotel’s past, the town’s secrets, and a cast of characters who are funny, damaged, dangerous, or all three.
The newly released music video offers fans another taste of the game’s musical storytelling, while Richards’ casting marks the first of several cast announcements to be revealed this year.
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand is due for release in 2026 (date to be announced) and will be available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and Xbox Cloud.
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand looks incredibly cool, and I already love the music. There's a demo available now on Steam, and I'll certainly be checking that out. For more on There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, stay tuned to GamingTrend.
