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Nightmare Time is the first season in Nightmare Time: a series of livestreamed readings set within the Hatchetfield Universe written by Nick and Matt Lang with music and lyrics by Jeff Blim.[1] The season was the third installment in the Hatchetfield Series and was read live by the combined casts of the previous installments: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Black Friday. The season consisted of three episodes, each containing two separate stories, and premiered weekly over three weeks from October 10, 2020 to October 24, 2020. The first episode was streamed directly to YouTube on October 10, 2020 and the final two episodes were uploaded to YouTube on February 14, 2021.
A second season known as Nightmare Time 2 was announced on October 8, 2021.[2]
Summary[]
A special Halloween event. Six new tales of terror from the tiny town of Hatchetfield, read live by the casts of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals and Black Friday.
Episode 1[]
The Hatchetfield Ape-Man[]
Lucy Stockworth, an English duchess who visits Hatchetfield every year in search of the mythic ‘Wooly-Foot,’ is about to give up the hunt when she meets a reclusive biology professor who’s made a startling discovery…
Watcher World[]
Bill & Alice Woodward head for a day of daddy-daughter bonding at Watcher World, an aging amusement park on the edge of Hatchetfield. But there’s more to this frightening funfair than meets the eye…
Episode 2[]
Forever and Always[]
Paul Matthews and Emma Perkins are getting married, but before they tie the knot the happy couple must come to terms with a terrible secret from Emma's dark past...
Time Bastard[]
Ted, the horny bastard from CCRP's technical department, discovers that his office is a time machine. Will he use this awesome ability to save his life... or doom us all?
Episode 3[]
Jane's A Car[]
After a year and a half of repairs, widower Tom Houston is reunited with his newly restored 1986 Foxbody Mustang, only to find that the car now carries a ghostly passenger…
The Witch in the Web[]
When Hannah Foster’s dreams are haunted by an evil witch, and her friend, Webby, goes missing, she’ll need the help of a mysterious woman with strange powers to escape her own nightmare time…
Development[]
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nick Lang chose to remain in Wichita, Kansas with his brother Matt Lang and his girlfriend Rusty where he has previously been visiting.[3] While attempting to work and write on other projects the brothers found themselves returning to the characters of Hatchetfield and conceptualised several stories featuring them. With the ongoing pandemic forcing the closure of theatres and the subsequent postponement of the intended third Hatchetfield musical Nerdy Prudes Must Die, the live readings were created in the hopes of providing content to fans while theatres were closed. Initially each episode of the season was intended to contain three stories with the first episode featuring the stories Ethan Doesn't Die, Watcher World and Jane's A Car. However, due to the extended length of the episodes when combined with reading stage directions certain stories were cut from the episodes and the pairing of stories changed. Ultimately the stories Ethan Doesn't Die, In Memoriam and Bottle Imps were cut from the season.[4] The season was named after a common musical motif within the Hatchetfield season stemming from the 'The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals' song Not Your Seed.
Release[]
The season was announced via a YouTube trailer on October 1, 2020.[5] Prior to an episode's release a synopsis was released on Team StarKid's Instagram with the synopsis for the first story of the episode being released on a Wednesday and the synopsis of the second being released on the Friday prior to the episode's Saturday release. Episode 1 of the season premiered on October 10, 2020 and was streamed live to Team StarKid's YouTube channel. Episode 2 was released on October 17, 2020 and Episode 3 was released on October 23, 2020, both episodes were streamed live via paid livestream tickets and digital tickets were made available the following day. Episode 2 and 3 were released on YouTube on February 14, 2021.
| Episode | Stories | Date livestreamed | YouTube release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | October 10, 2020 | October 10, 2020 |
| Watcher World | |||
| 2 | Forever and Always | October 17, 2020 | February 14, 2021 |
| Time Bastard | |||
| 3 | Jane's A Car | October 24, 2020 | February 14, 2021 |
| The Witch in the Web |
Cast[]
See also: Hatchetfield Cast
| Cast Member | Production | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Giarratana | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Duchess Lucy Stockworth |
| Watcher World | Snigglette | ||
| Beth | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Lex Foster | |
| The Witch in the Web | Willabella Muckwab | ||
| Corey Dorris | Episode 1 | Watcher World | Bill Woodward |
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | ||
| Time Bastard | Office Guy | ||
| Bill Woodward | |||
| Episode 3 | The Witch in the Web | Tree-person 2 | |
| Villager 2 | |||
| Voice 1 | |||
| Curt Mega | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Jonathan Brisby |
| Watcher World | Sniggle | ||
| Craig | |||
| Episode 3 | The Witch in the Web | Duke Keane | |
| Dylan Saunders | Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Tom Houston |
| Biker 1 | |||
| Time Bastard | Employee 1 | ||
| Security Guard | |||
| Tom Houston | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Tom Houston | |
| Jaime Lyn Beatty | Episode 2 | Time Bastard | Charlotte |
| Siri | |||
| Wedding DJ | |||
| CCRP Scientist 1 | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Jane Perkins | |
| The Witch in the Web | Pamela Foster | ||
| 3-Girl Creature | |||
| James Tolbert | Episode 1 | Watcher World | Blinky |
| Snigglotts | |||
| Watcher World Barker | |||
| Episode 3 | The Witch in the Web | Tree-person 3 | |
| Judge | |||
| Jeff Blim | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Chumby |
| Watcher World | Papa Sniggle | ||
| Man in a Hurry | |||
| Watcher World Cowboy | |||
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Man in a Hurry | |
| Bartender | |||
| Time Bastard | Mr K. Davison | ||
| Tinky | |||
| Andrew Kilgore | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Tape Voice | |
| The Witch in the Web | Voice 4 | ||
| Joey Richter | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Dan Reynolds |
| Ted Spankoffski | |||
| Watcher World | Uncle Wiley | ||
| Director | |||
| Cineplex Teen | |||
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Ted Spankoffski | |
| Time Bastard | Ted Spankoffski | ||
| Dan Reynolds | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Obnoxious Teen | |
| The Witch in the Web | Wilbur Cross | ||
| Dan Reynolds | |||
| Jon Matteson | Episode 1 | Watcher World | Watcher World Ticket-Taker |
| Watcher World Usher | |||
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Paul Perkins | |
| Time Bastard | |||
| Episode 3 | The Witch in the Web | Wiggly | |
| Tree-person 1 | |||
| Villager 1 | |||
| Kendall Nicole | Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Tim Houston |
| The Witch in the Web | Hannah Foster | ||
| Kim Whalen | Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Sylvia |
| Time Bastard | Sylvia | ||
| Jenny | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Becky Barnes | |
| The Witch in the Web | Miss Holloway | ||
| Lauren Lopez | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Donna Daggit |
| Watcher World | Sniggly | ||
| Watcher World Mother | |||
| Alison | |||
| Madame Iris | |||
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Emma Perkins | |
| Emma Matthews | |||
| Time Bastard | Emma Matthews | ||
| Donna Daggit | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Jacqueline Frost | |
| The Witch in the Web | Donna Daggit | ||
| 3-Girl Creature | |||
| Voice 2 | |||
| Mariah Rose Faith Casillas (Credited as Mariah Rose Faith) | Episode 1 | Watcher World | Alice Woodward |
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Harmony Jones | |
| Doug | |||
| The Witch in the Web | Webby | ||
| Aerobics Coach | |||
| Casey | |||
| Villager 3 | |||
| 3-Girl Creature | |||
| Nick Lang | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Rupert |
| Episode 2 | Time Bastard | Employee 2 | |
| Robert Manion | Episode 1 | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Professor Henry Hidgens |
| Episode 2 | Forever and Always | Professor Henry Hidgens | |
| Biker 2 | |||
| Time Bastard | Professor Henry Hidgens | ||
| Tech Head | |||
| Guard | |||
| Episode 3 | Jane's A Car | Ethan Green | |
| Tony Green | |||
| The Witch In The Web | News Announcer | ||
| Voice 3 | |||
Creative Team[]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Corey Lubowich | Series Technical Supervisor |
| Matt Dahan | Music Director |
| Nick Lang | Narrator |
| Writer | |
| Matt Lang | Writer |
Songs[]
11 songs featured in the first season of the Nightmare Time readings. They were written by Jeff Blim. The cast album was released February 8, 2021.
| Story | Song | Sung by | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro | Nightmare Time | Nightmare Time Cast (excluding Kendall Nicole) | 3:03 |
| The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | The Hatchetfield Ape-Man | Jaime's 20s Singer | 2:06 |
| Jeff's Singer | |||
| Watcher World | The Blinky Song | Curt's Sniggle | 2:43 |
| Snigglotts | |||
| Papa Sniggle | |||
| Snoozle Town | Snigglette | 2:59 | |
| With A Thousand Eyes | Jeff Blim | 2:48 | |
| Forever and Always | Forever and Always | Robert's F&A Singer | 2:42 |
| Mariah's F&A Singer | |||
| Time Bastard | Time Bastard | Jenny | 4:23 |
| Peanuts! | Donna Daggit | 1:59 | |
| Dan Reynolds | |||
| Jane's A Car | Jane's A Car | Tom Houston | 3:47 |
| The Witch in the Web | The Witch in the Web | Hannah Foster | 2:34 |
| The Web I Spin For You | Webby | 4:19 |
Gallery
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References[]
- ↑ "Nightmare Time". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ↑ Coming Soon... NIGHTMARE TIME 2!, retrieved 2022-05-18
- ↑ Interview With Team StarKid's Nick Lang - Living Out of a Suitcase, retrieved 2022-06-03
- ↑ Said by Matt Lang while on a livestream with Jim Povolo
- ↑ Coming Soon... NIGHTMARE TIME (New Tales of Terror from Hatchetfield), retrieved 2022-05-18