Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals

Teaser 05: Dean Koontz

Episode Summary

The Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz, wows the Midnight Pals with his creativity.

Episode Notes

The Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz, wows the Midnight Pals with his creativity. The fifth teaser trailer for "Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals", the upcoming audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's twice Hugo-nominated social media microfiction, with full episodes launching in late 2023. 

CAST 

• DEAN KOONTZ – Wren Montgomery
• EDGAR ALLAN POE – Rodrigo Borges
• STEPHEN KING – Jason Robinson
• CLIVE BARKER – Sister Indica
• MARY SHELLEY – Rebecca D'Souza

Script adapted by Robin Johnson from tweets by Bitter Karella. 

Find the Midnight Pals on twitter at @midnight_pals or subscribe to the podcast at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com. 

A transcript of this trailer is available at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/teaser-05-dean-koontz/transcript

Episode Transcription

[CLOCK CHIMING, SPOOKY MUSIC]

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

[MUSIC PLAYS OUT. SOUND OF A CAMPFIRE IN THE WOODS AT NIGHT]

EDGAR ALLAN POE: Little Dean Koontz has a story for us tonight! Don't you, Dean?

DEAN KOONTZ: Uh... submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Society... I call this tale... [MAGICAL SPARKLY SOUND] the Tale of... uh...

STEPHEN KING: Keep going, Dean, you're doing fine!

DEAN KOONTZ: The Tale... the Tale of...

MARY SHELLEY: You can do it, Dean. 

KOONTZ: Uh... 

CLIVE BARKER: We believe in you, Dean!

KOONTZ: The Tale... the Tale of... What if... What if hamburgers ate people?

POE: You did it!

KING: Great job, Dean! Right, guys? [SILENCE] RIGHT, GUYS?

[MUSIC]

ANNOUNCER: 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.