Dr. Frederick Hardesty

Dr. Frederick Hardesty is a character created by J.P. Leck as a part of his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. He is first referenced in the short film The Lantern, making his first appearance in the short story "The Music Box." He has appeared in a total of nine Endless Elsewhere stories. He is voiced in film and in radio plays by Stephen E. Foxworthy.

Character History
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The Tremendously Endless
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"The Music Box"
Hardesty is encountered by Oliver Dynes, a young paraplegic, while testing his latest creation, the Music Box. After the machine is found to reanimate the bodies of the dead, Dynes absconds with the Box in fear.

"The Thin Place"
After meeting a young widow in the Circle City Cemetery, Hardesty invites her to witness the trial run of the Lantern. When she shows the next night with journalist Rex Benton in tow, Hardesty goes through with the demonstration, snapping a photograph of the spectre that they see in the cemetery.

The Should-Not-Be
Having long since survived as a brain in a box of his own design, Hardesty has enlisted the help of petty criminal Montgomery 'Monty' Redding in his search for the stolen Music Box. However, after hearing Ryan Tolliver's confession on an episode of Circle City Supernatural, he and Monty set out to find the groundskeeper in order to retrieve the lost Lantern. Once inside, Tolliver overpowers Redding, leaving Hardesty little choice but to enlist the former groundskeeper in an effort to locate the Music Box in exchange for repairs the Lantern's disabled sound function.

"The Invoked"
Still working with Tolliver, Hardesty has repaired the sound function on the Lantern and insists on being brought along as Tolliver and Violet seek to curb the evils unearthed by Carolyn Pelfrey while under possession. After Tolliver is abducted by the Gãrgolas, Hardesty and his inventions, the Lantern andthe Zapper, are left with Keith Sorrels, whom Hardesty quickly enlists in his search for the Music Box.

"The Unclosing Eye"
Hardesty is now working with Sorrels as a secretary/receptionist for the former detective's fledgling private detective agency. Sorrels has provided Hardesty with a device that allows him access to the Internet and, in exchange, Hardesty assists Sorrels with repairs to the Zapper. However, the repairs ultimately turn the device into a lethal tele-force weapon, ultimately leading to the death of a cultist under investigation.

The Devil Doll
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"The Colonnades"
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"The Goners"
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"The Welievers"
Hardesty is mentioned as a former patient at the Asylum for Ascendant Alleviation.

The Lantern
Ryan Tolliver finds the Lantern in the disinterred grave of Dr. Frederick Hardesty. Upon researching further, Tolliver learns about the scientist on a fringe news site, The Vigilante.