Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals

Teaser 02: Mary Shelley

Episode Summary

Goth queen Mary Shelley arrives at the campfire in our second teaser trailer.

Episode Notes

The second teaser trailer for the upcoming audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction, Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals. Queen witch Mary Shelley arrives at the campfire and goths the hell out of everyone. 

Submitted for the  Approval of the Midnight Pals will be released to all podcast platforms in late 2023. 

CAST

• EDGAR ALLAN POE – Rodrigo Borges 
• MARY SHELLEY – Rebecca D'Souza 
• CLIVE BARKER – Sister Indica 
• HP LOVECRAFT — Robin Johnson 
• STEPHEN KING – Jason Robinson 

Script adapted by Robin Johnson from tweets by Bitter Karella. 

A transcript of this episode is available at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/teaser-02-mary-shelley/transcript

Follow the Midnight Pals on Twitter at https://twitter.com/midnight_pals 

Episode Transcription

ANNOUNCER: Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals, created by Bitter Karella.

[SPOOKY ORGAN MUSIC, BELLS CHIMING]

POE: Tonight’s storyteller—

SHELLEY: Sup fuckers!

POE: Is Mary Shelley.

SHELLEY: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... [SPARKLE] "The Tale of the Tortured Hot Scientist Who Created a Totally Hot Monster".

CLIVE: Damn, hot monster? This is good.

LOVECRAFT: Why is there a girl here?

STEPHEN: What’s that round your neck, Mary?

SHELLEY: Oh, this? Just the calcified heart of my dead boyfriend.

CLIVE: Whoah.

[SOUND OF BAT FLAPPING ABOUT]

SHELLEY: That a fuckin’ bat? 

[SOUND OF BAT BEING GRABBED. SQUEAKS.]

SHELLEY:  Gotcha. 

[CRUNCH. SQUEAKING STOPS]

 SHELLEY: (SMACKING LIPS) (WITH MOUTH FULL) Fuckin’ hate bats.

[MUSIC]

ANNOUNCER: Based on the Hugo-nominated microfiction, Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals is coming late 2023 to wherever you find podcasts. Follow the Pals on twitter at @midnight_pals.