The Tale of the Hellraiser

About this episode

When Edgar Allan Poe is missing after a violent altercation with Henry W. Longfellow, a mysterious puzzlebox leads the Midnight Pals to the ninth circle of Hell, where they confront a gang of sadomasochistic demons. Brian Jacques humorously outwits a cat.  Content notes: violence, gory noises, blood, swearing and raised voices.  CAST:  • Clive Barker — DAVID AULT • Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES • Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA • HP Lovecraft/Brian Jacques — ROBIN JOHNSON • Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY • Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON with  • Pinhead — DAVID COURT • Thomas the Blue Demon — THADDEUS STRANGE • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — JOEL A.S. BUTLER • Rufus Wilmot Griswold — DEXTER HOWARD and special guest cat  • NINJA KITTY GO as Catterina Script by Robin Johnson, edited by Bitter Karella. Music and audio production by Robin Johnson.  A transcript of this episode is available at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s02e01-the-tale-of-the-hellraiser/transcript Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals is a work of social and literary satire. All characters are fictitious, especially the real ones; any resemblance to real-life people, organizations or ev