Ardel Wray inspired by the life of the notorious English pirate Edward Teach and set to star Boris Karloff. Remarried and living in Hollywood, Wray left RKO shortly before she gave birth to her daughter in May 1945. Her last produced screenplay for Lewton, "Isle of the Dead", was released in September of that year, a few days after Japan surrendered, ending WWII. Lewton's films had played a major role in returning RKO to profitability during WWII but, when the war ended, audiences lost interest in horror movies. When Bedlam lost money, RKO did not renew Lewton's contract and his group disbanded.
Brought to Light "World Map of 30 Years of Covert Action" detailing election tampering, drug trafficking, assassination, and other crimes committed by the CIA. Brought to Light Brought to Light: Thirty Years of Drug Smuggling, Arms Deals, and Covert Action is an anthology of two political graphic novels, published originally by Eclipse Comics in 1988. The two stories are "Shadowplay: The Secret Team" by Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz, and "Flashpoint: The LA Penca Bombing" documented by Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan and adapted by Joyce Brabner and Tom Yeates. "Brought to Light" was edited overall by Joyce Brabner, Catherine Yronwode acted as