About
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.
The live readings will stream Saturday nights, October 10, 17 & 24 at 7pm ET. Episode 1 will stream for free on YouTube. Tickets for Episodes 2 & 3 coming soon!
Musical Accompaniment by Matt Dahan
Featuring: Jaime Lyn Beatty, Jeff Blim, Corey Dorris, Mariah Rose Faith, Angela Giarratana, Lauren Lopez, Robert Manion, Jon Matteson, Curt Mega, Joey Richter, Dylan Saunders, James Tolbert, Kim Whalen, & Kendall Nicole Yakshe.
WARNING: The stories featured in 'Nightmare Time' contain mature themes, adult language, and violence.
the episodes
Episode 1
Part 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…
Part 2 – “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
Part 1 – “Forever & Always”
Paul Matthews and Emma Perkins are getting married, but before the tie the knot the happy couple must come to terms with a terrible secret from Emma's dark past...
Part 2 – “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
Part 1 – “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…
Part 2 – “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…
The Music
FAq
+ Is this a musical?
This is a series of 30-45 minute horror stories, read live by the Hatchetfield cast. While the stories themselves are not all musicals, each episode of Nightmare Time features at least 3 new songs (either diegetic or non-diegetic) performed by the cast.
+ Are these stories Hatchetfield canon?
Yes.
+ Will Episodes 2 & 3 of Nightmare Time be put on YouTube?
Yes, on February 14, 2021
+ Will there be an album of music from Nightmare Time?
Yes. It will be available via iTunes or the StarKid merch store on Feburary 8, 2021
+ Will the Nightmare Time album be on Spotify/Apple Music?
Like all StarKid albums, the Nightmare Time album will be available for purchase at first through our store as well as iTunes, and then will go to Spotify and other streaming services after about a year.