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.
What to Do When You Are Dead In early February 2005, Armor for Sleep went on tour with Something Corporate, Straylight Run, and The Academy Is... Later in the month, the group toured with Recover, Say Anything, and Case Pagan. "What to Do When You Are Dead" was released through Equal Vision Records on February 22. Some copies of the album included a bonus DVD that contained live footage, a documentary on the creation of the album, as well as music videos for "Dream to Make Believe" songs "My Town" and "Dream to Make Believe". The iTunes edition of the album included "Very Invisible" as a bonus