We've opened crowdfunding for Season 2 of Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals at <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/</a>Based on our experiences of Season 1, we've set a flexible goal of $6,000 to cover paying our actors, cast and crew at bare-minimum indie rates; if we outdo that goal, we'll increase everyone's pay proportionately. Perks range from a credit in the show notes or on air, to a pretty PDF containing all the Season 1 scripts with commentary and annotations from the writers and cast, to commissioning an episode based on an author or work of your choice! We've got some bangers of scripts lined up for this season and we're excited to be making them. For full details, including the titles of the eight episodes we've got lined up (with two more if we reach our stretch goal of $12,000), see our indiegogo page. That link again is <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/</a>Share and enjoy! Trailer written, produced and performed Robin Johnson. The Midnight Pals is created by Bitter Karella.A transcript of this trailer is available at <a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/season-2-crowdfunding/transcript" target="_blank">https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/season-2-crowdfunding/transcript</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We've opened crowdfunding for Season 2 of &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based on our experiences of Season 1, we've set a flexible goal of $6,000 to cover paying our actors, cast and crew at bare-minimum indie rates; if we outdo that goal, we'll increase everyone's pay proportionately. Perks range from a credit in the show notes or on air, to a pretty PDF containing all the Season 1 scripts with commentary and annotations from the writers and cast, to commissioning an episode based on an author or work of your choice! We've got some bangers of scripts lined up for this season and we're excited to be making them. For full details, including the titles of the eight episodes we've got lined up (with two more if we reach our stretch goal of $12,000), see our indiegogo page. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That link again is &lt;a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share and enjoy! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Trailer written, produced and performed Robin Johnson. The Midnight Pals is created by Bitter Karella.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A transcript of this trailer is available at &lt;a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/season-2-crowdfunding/transcript" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/season-2-crowdfunding/transcript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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A special message from HP Lovecraft: WE'RE CROWDFUNDING for Season 2 now at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/

Season 2 crowdfunding now!

Low-budget movie mogul Roger Corman sets out to produce a papier maché blockbuster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of psychological suspense. Loosely following the plot of the original, Poe is tasked with taking care of a Scottish castle belonging to a certain formerly popular children's author. But uh oh! His wacky pal Stephen King arrives... with his all-amateur band, the Rock Bottom Remainders, in tow! When an electrical blackout results in the Pals smashing a priceless collection of literary awards, it's a race to get the castle presentable again before the gender-critical reptilian returns!Content notes: swearing, raised voices, sexual references, loud noises, discussion of transphobia, death including drowning.CAST: <ul><li>Edgar Allan Poe —  RODRIGO BORGES </li><li>Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA </li><li>Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA </li><li>Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY </li><li>Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON </li><li>HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON </li></ul>with <ul><li>Roger Corman — BITTER KARELLA </li><li>Neil Gaiman/Dario Argento — DEXTER HOWARD </li><li>David DeCoteau — BRAD BARNES </li><li>Patricia Highsmith — KATE DAVOLI </li><li>Lord Byron — JOEL A.S. BUTLER </li><li>Percy Shelley — LOU SUTCLIFFE </li><li>Secretary — MARNIE WARNER </li></ul>and special guest star<ul><li> HAILEY PIPER as She Who Must Not Be Named <ul><li>Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Light Most Hateful, The Worm and His Kings series, and other books of dark fiction. She is also the author of over one hundred short stories appearing in Pseudopod, Vastarien, Cast of Wonders, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and various other publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their occult rituals are secret. Find Hailey at <a href="http://www.haileypiper.com/" target="_blank">haileypiper.com</a>. </li></ul></li></ul>Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart is available in Volume 2 of his collected works on Project Gutenberg at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2148/pg2148-images.html" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2148/pg2148-images.html</a>A transcript of this episode can be found at <a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e08-the-tale-of-the-tell-tale-heart/transcript" target="_blank">https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e08-the-tale-of-the-tell-tale-heart/transcript</a>The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank">Pocket Cast</a>, <a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank">Goodpods</a> or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see <a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank">https://midnightpals.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Low-budget movie mogul Roger Corman sets out to produce a papier maché blockbuster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of psychological suspense. Loosely following the plot of the original, Poe is tasked with taking care of a Scottish castle belonging to a certain formerly popular children's author. But uh oh! His wacky pal Stephen King arrives... with his all-amateur band, the Rock Bottom Remainders, in tow! When an electrical blackout results in the Pals smashing a priceless collection of literary awards, it's a race to get the castle presentable again before the gender-critical reptilian returns!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content notes:&lt;/strong&gt; swearing, raised voices, sexual references, loud noises, discussion of transphobia, death including drowning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAST: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edgar Allan Poe —  RODRIGO BORGES &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;with &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Roger Corman — BITTER KARELLA &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Neil Gaiman/Dario Argento — DEXTER HOWARD &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;David DeCoteau — BRAD BARNES &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Patricia Highsmith — KATE DAVOLI &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lord Byron — JOEL A.S. BUTLER &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Percy Shelley — LOU SUTCLIFFE &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Secretary — MARNIE WARNER &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;and special guest star&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; HAILEY PIPER as She Who Must Not Be Named &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of &lt;i&gt;Queen of Teeth&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;A Light Most Hateful&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Worm and His Kings&lt;/i&gt; series, and other books of dark fiction. She is also the author of over one hundred short stories appearing in &lt;i&gt;Pseudopod&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Vastarien&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cast of Wonders&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cosmic Horror Monthly&lt;/i&gt;, and various other publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their occult rituals are secret. Find Hailey at &lt;a href="http://www.haileypiper.com/" target="_blank"&gt;haileypiper.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edgar Allan Poe's &lt;i&gt;The Tell-Tale Heart&lt;/i&gt; is available in Volume 2 of his collected works on Project Gutenberg at &lt;a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2148/pg2148-images.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2148/pg2148-images.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A transcript of this episode can be found at &lt;a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e08-the-tale-of-the-tell-tale-heart/transcript" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e08-the-tale-of-the-tell-tale-heart/transcript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank"&gt;Pocket Cast&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank"&gt;Goodpods&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see &lt;a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnightpals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Low-budget movie mogul Roger Corman sets out to produce a papier maché blockbuster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of psychological suspense.

The Tale of the Tell-Tale Heart

It's winter at the campfire, and that means one thing—snow-themed holiday special! The Midnight Pals are visited by Junji Ito, adorable catboy and terrifying master of fucked-up-face-filled manga horror, accompanied by original weeaboo Lafcadio Hearn. The pair narrate an ancient Japanese folktale of ripped samurai, distressed noblewomen, and seasonal ice-demons. Lafcadio helps Junji out by using his insightful perspective as a Greek-Irish academic to explain Japanese tradition and culture. HP Lovecraft nearly has an aneurysm.Content notes: swearing, raised voices, sexual references, discussion of racism and appropriation, violence, death, references to guns.CAST: <ul><li>Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES</li><li>Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA</li><li>Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA</li><li>Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY</li><li>Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON</li><li>HP Lovecraft/Lafcadio Hearn — ROBIN JOHNSON</li></ul>with <ul><li>Junji Ito/Osamu Tezuka — TENEST TANG</li><li>Lord Fujiwara — JON GUTIERREZ</li><li>Lady Minamoto — NICOLETTA GIUSEFFI</li><li>Snow-child — CHIBI</li><li>Naoko Takeuchi — LORETTA CHANG</li><li>Kouta Hirano — JOHN SERRANO</li></ul>Script by Lou Sutcliffe, edited by Bitter Karella and Robin Johnson. The Japanese sensitivity reader was Minaro Kato-Hopkins, and the Irish accent and swearing coach was Liselle Nic Giollabháin. Lafcadio Hearn's translation of the Japanese folktale "Yuki-Onna" (The Snow Woman) is included in his collection Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, which is available from Project Gutenberg at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1210" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1210</a>A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/<a href="s01e07-the-tale-of-the-snow-woman/transcript" target="_blank">s01e07-the-tale-of-the-snow-woman/transcript</a>The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank">Pocket Cast</a>, <a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank">Goodpods</a> or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see <a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank">https://midnightpals.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;It's winter at the campfire, and that means one thing—&lt;i&gt;snow-themed holiday special!&lt;/i&gt; The Midnight Pals are visited by&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;Junji Ito, adorable catboy and terrifying master of fucked-up-face-filled manga horror, accompanied by original weeaboo Lafcadio Hearn. The pair narrate an ancient Japanese folktale of ripped samurai, distressed noblewomen, and seasonal ice-demons. Lafcadio helps Junji out by using his insightful perspective as a Greek-Irish academic to explain Japanese tradition and culture. HP Lovecraft nearly has an aneurysm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content notes:&lt;/strong&gt; swearing, raised voices, sexual references, discussion of racism and appropriation, violence, death, references to guns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAST: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HP Lovecraft/Lafcadio Hearn — ROBIN JOHNSON&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;with &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Junji Ito/Osamu Tezuka — TENEST TANG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lord Fujiwara — JON GUTIERREZ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lady Minamoto — NICOLETTA GIUSEFFI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Snow-child — CHIBI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Naoko Takeuchi — LORETTA CHANG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kouta Hirano — JOHN SERRANO&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Script by Lou Sutcliffe, edited by Bitter Karella and Robin Johnson. The Japanese sensitivity reader was Minaro Kato-Hopkins, and the Irish accent and swearing coach was Liselle Nic Giollabháin. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lafcadio Hearn's translation of the Japanese folktale "Yuki-Onna" (The Snow Woman) is included in his collection &lt;i&gt;Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things&lt;/i&gt;, which is available from Project Gutenberg at &lt;a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1210" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1210&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;a href="s01e07-the-tale-of-the-snow-woman/transcript" target="_blank"&gt;s01e07-the-tale-of-the-snow-woman/transcript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank"&gt;Pocket Cast&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank"&gt;Goodpods&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see &lt;a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnightpals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Junji Ito, adorable catboy and master of disturbing manga horror, visits the campfire accompanied by original weeaboo Lafcadio Hearn.

The Tale of the Snow Woman

Clive Barker takes the stage and relates his cult classic of an eternal battle—gay monsters versus redneck cops. Cabal has always had unsettling dreams of becoming a gay monster, but his personal journey to gay monsterhood is obstructed by queer-gatekeeping monsters, Nazi sheriffs' departments, and unconvincing gimp-mask serial killer David Cronenberg. Frank Belknap Long teaches Dean Koontz to be a furry. Content notes: swearing, raised voices, sexual content, violence, discussion of homophobic and transphobic propaganda techniques, homophobic and transphobic state violence, riots, guns and military weapons, death and killing, attempted genocide. CAST: <ul><li>Clive Barker—SISTER INDICA </li><li>Edgar Allan Poe—RODRIGO BORGES </li><li>Mary Shelley—REBECCA D'SOUZA </li><li>Dean Koontz—WREN MONTGOMERY </li><li>Stephen King—JASON ROBINSON </li><li>HP Lovecraft—ROBIN JOHNSON </li></ul>with <ul><li>Cabal—JOHN SERRANO </li><li>Lori—LORETTA CHANG </li><li>Sheriff—DEXTER HOWARD </li><li>Deputy/David Cronenberg—JOEL A.S. BUTLER </li><li>Governor/Monster Gatekeeper—CASSIE VULPINE </li><li>Frank Belknap Long—DAVID COURT </li></ul>Script by Bitter Karella, edited by Robin Johnson, inspired by Clive Barker’s 1990 cult film Nightbreed, an adaptation of his novella Cabal. Elements of copyrighted works are used for purposes of parody and comment.A transcript of this episode can be found at <a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e06-the-tale-of-the-nightbreed/transcript" target="_blank">https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e06-the-tale-of-the-nightbreed/transcript</a>The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank">Pocket Cast</a>, <a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank">Goodpods</a> or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see <a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank">https://midnightpals.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Clive Barker takes the stage and relates his cult classic of an eternal battle—gay monsters versus redneck cops. Cabal has always had unsettling dreams of becoming a gay monster, but his personal journey to gay monsterhood is obstructed by queer-gatekeeping monsters, Nazi sheriffs' departments, and unconvincing gimp-mask serial killer David Cronenberg. Frank Belknap Long teaches Dean Koontz to be a furry. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content notes:&lt;/strong&gt; swearing, raised voices, sexual content, violence, discussion of homophobic and transphobic propaganda techniques, homophobic and transphobic state violence, riots, guns and military weapons, death and killing, attempted genocide. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAST: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clive Barker—SISTER INDICA &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edgar Allan Poe—RODRIGO BORGES &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mary Shelley—REBECCA D'SOUZA &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dean Koontz—WREN MONTGOMERY &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stephen King—JASON ROBINSON &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HP Lovecraft—ROBIN JOHNSON &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;with &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cabal—JOHN SERRANO &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lori—LORETTA CHANG &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sheriff—DEXTER HOWARD &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deputy/David Cronenberg—JOEL A.S. BUTLER &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Governor/Monster Gatekeeper—CASSIE VULPINE &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Frank Belknap Long—DAVID COURT &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Script by Bitter Karella, edited by Robin Johnson, inspired by Clive Barker’s 1990 cult film &lt;i&gt;Nightbreed&lt;/i&gt;, an adaptation of his novella &lt;i&gt;Cabal&lt;/i&gt;. Elements of copyrighted works are used for purposes of parody and comment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A transcript of this episode can be found at &lt;a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e06-the-tale-of-the-nightbreed/transcript" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e06-the-tale-of-the-nightbreed/transcript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank"&gt;Pocket Cast&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-259603" target="_blank"&gt;Goodpods&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see &lt;a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnightpals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Clive Barker takes the stage and relates his cult classic of an eternal battle—gay monsters versus redneck cops.

The Tale of the Nightbreed

Patricia Highsmith, crime writer, snail friend, and lovable weirdo known for her shabby trenchcoat, eccentric habits, and possibly imaginary wife, investigates a bizarre double murder. Two people who don't know each other, or if you will, "strangers", meet on a rail vehicle, or as it were, "train", and plan the perfect crime. What really happened with Mary Shelley and her polycule at Lake Geneva last summer?Content notes: swearing, violence, murder, death including by train and drowning.CAST: <ul><li>Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA</li><li>Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES</li><li>Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA</li><li>HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON</li><li>Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY</li><li>Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON</li></ul>with <ul><li>Patricia Highsmith — KATE DAVOLI</li><li>Jane Williams — HANNAH BROWN</li><li>Percy Shelley — LOU SUTCLIFFE</li><li>Mrs Cleveland — JULIA DRAKE</li><li>Edward Ellerker Williams — DAVID COURT</li><li>Train engineer — CANAVAN CONNOLLY</li><li>Human Guy — DEXTER HOWARD</li><li>Human Bruno — BRAD BARNES</li></ul>plus special guest stars <ul><li>HELEN ARNEY as Mary Wollstonecraft's ghost</li><li>MIKE McSHANE as William Huskisson MP</li></ul>Helen Arney is a science presenter and musical comedienne who has appeared in TV, radio and theatre across the world with her unique mix of stand-up, songs and science. For more information, see <a href="http://www.helenarney.com/" target="_blank">helenarney.com</a>.Mike McShane, veteran of Whose Line is it Anyway?, kindly agreed to record a cameo scream in support of Waverley Care, who provide help to people living with HIV and hepatitis in Scotland. Donations can be made at <a href="https://waverleycare.org" target="_blank">https://waverleycare.org</a>Script by Robin Johnson, edited by Bitter Karella, inspired by Patricia Highsmith's novel Strangers on a Train and its film adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock. Elements from copyrighted works are used for purposes of parody and comment.This episode takes many liberties with history, the Midnight Pals characters are not necessarily representative of the real-life authors with whom they share names (except when they are), and Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals should on no account be regarded as a historical source... but...  <ul><li>The story that the real Mary Shelley had sex on her mother's grave is often dismissed as myth, but happens to be surprisingly plausible—see this unrolled social media thread by the London Vagina Museum: <a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1588162489858117634.html" target="_blank">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1588162489858117634.html</a></li><li>Shelley, despite centuries of historical gal-pal-ization, was certainly bisexual and probably did have an affair with Jane Williams, the widow of the man who drowned alongside Percy. See <a href="https://bi.org/en/articles/famous-bis-mary-shelley" target="_blank">https://bi.org/en/articles/famous-bis-mary-shelley</a></li><li>William Huskisson, member of parliament for Liverpool, was indeed killed by the first train locomotive, Stevenson's Rocket, during a technical demonstration. He'd probably have survived if he hadn't stopped halfway across the tracks to dither over whether to go left or right, which ought to be a lesson for all politicians. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Huskisson#Death" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Huskisson#Death</a></li></ul>A transcript of this episode can be found at <a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e05-the-tale-of-the-strangers-on-a-train/transcript" target="_blank">https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e05-the-tale-of-the-strangers-on-a-train/transcript</a>The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank">Pocket Cast</a>, or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see <a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank">https://midnightpals.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Patricia Highsmith, crime writer, snail friend, and lovable weirdo known for her shabby trenchcoat, eccentric habits, and possibly imaginary wife, investigates a bizarre double murder. Two people who don't know each other, or if you will, "strangers", meet on a rail vehicle, or as it were, "train", and plan the perfect crime. What really happened with Mary Shelley and her polycule at Lake Geneva last summer?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Content notes: &lt;/strong&gt;swearing, violence, murder, death including by train and drowning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAST: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;with &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Patricia Highsmith — KATE DAVOLI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jane Williams — HANNAH BROWN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Percy Shelley — LOU SUTCLIFFE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mrs Cleveland — JULIA DRAKE&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edward Ellerker Williams — DAVID COURT&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Train engineer — CANAVAN CONNOLLY&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Human Guy — DEXTER HOWARD&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Human Bruno — BRAD BARNES&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;plus special guest stars &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;HELEN ARNEY as Mary Wollstonecraft's ghost&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MIKE McSHANE as William Huskisson MP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Helen Arney is a science presenter and musical comedienne who has appeared in TV, radio and theatre across the world with her unique mix of stand-up, songs and science. For more information, see &lt;a href="http://www.helenarney.com/" target="_blank"&gt;helenarney.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike McShane, veteran of &lt;i&gt;Whose Line is it Anyway?&lt;/i&gt;, kindly agreed to record a cameo scream in support of Waverley Care, who provide help to people living with HIV and hepatitis in Scotland. Donations can be made at &lt;a href="https://waverleycare.org" target="_blank"&gt;https://waverleycare.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Script by Robin Johnson, edited by Bitter Karella, inspired by Patricia Highsmith's novel &lt;i&gt;Strangers on a Train&lt;/i&gt; and its film adaptation by Alfred Hitchcock. Elements from copyrighted works are used for purposes of parody and comment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode takes many liberties with history, the Midnight Pals characters are not necessarily representative of the real-life authors with whom they share names (except when they are), and &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; should on no account be regarded as a historical source... but...  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The story that the real Mary Shelley had sex on her mother's grave is often dismissed as myth, but happens to be surprisingly plausible—see this unrolled social media thread by the London Vagina Museum: &lt;a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1588162489858117634.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1588162489858117634.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shelley, despite centuries of historical gal-pal-ization, was certainly bisexual and probably did have an affair with Jane Williams, the widow of the man who drowned alongside Percy. See &lt;a href="https://bi.org/en/articles/famous-bis-mary-shelley" target="_blank"&gt;https://bi.org/en/articles/famous-bis-mary-shelley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;William Huskisson, member of parliament for Liverpool, was indeed killed by the first train locomotive, Stevenson's &lt;i&gt;Rocket&lt;/i&gt;, during a technical demonstration. He'd probably have survived if he hadn't stopped halfway across the tracks to dither over whether to go left or right, which ought to be a lesson for all politicians. See &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Huskisson#Death" target="_blank"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Huskisson#Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A transcript of this episode can be found at &lt;a href="https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e05-the-tale-of-the-strangers-on-a-train/transcript" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e05-the-tale-of-the-strangers-on-a-train/transcript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;i&gt;Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals/id1691196284" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3DLCRDiwTzNoRyXk57mMno" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://pca.st/l7i9ai2m" target="_blank"&gt;Pocket Cast&lt;/a&gt;, or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a rating or review. For more information, see &lt;a href="https://midnightpals.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://midnightpals.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Crime writer and snail lover Patricia Highsmith investigates a bizarre double murder. What really happened with Mary Shelley's polycule at Lake Geneva last summer?

The Tale of the Strangers on a Train

Each week, a group of storytellers gathers around a campfire. There's world-weary club MC Edgar Allan Poe, nerd dad Stephen King, violent goth Mary Shelley, squid-obsessed wimp HP Lovecraft, and others. A comedy-horror semi-anthology adapted from Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction.

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