The Dark Night of the Hunters

The Dark Night of the Hunters
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Premiere date	April 3, 2013
Run time	22:37
Starring	Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Mindy Cohn Grey Delisle Michael J. Anderson Amy Acker Christian Lanz Gary Cole
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Benjamin Townsend
Storyboard artist(s)	David Bullock Chris Rutkowski Dave Schwartz Robert Souza
Director(s)	Michael Goguen Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Stephen Nicodemus
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"The Dark Night of the Hunters" is the twenty-third episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the forty-ninth overall. It aired on April 3, 2013 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Benjamin Townsend, directed by Michael Goguen, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Crystal Cove
        • Rogers residence
        • Darrow Mansion
        • Kharon residence
        • Burlington Library
  • Mexico
    • Yucatán
      • Temple of the Dark Altar
• The Moon

Objects

• Supernatural Curses and the Extra-Dimensional Forces Behind Them
• Conquistador's helmet (Segundo Llave)
• Mayan bowl (Tercero Llave)
• Flintlock (Primero Llave)
• Sailcloth (Cuarto Llave)

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2012.

Music

The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet. The music was composed by Robert J. Kral, and was edited by Christine Luethje.

Crew credits

• Supervising producers: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
• Producers: Mitch Watson, Victor Cook
• Story editor: Michael F. Ryan
• Line producer: Jason Wyatt
• Main title animators: Victor Cook, Dan Krall
• Main title animation services: Lotto Animation
• Casting director: Collette Sunderman
• Art director: Stephen Nicodemus
• Storyboard artists: David Bullock, Chris Rutkowski, Dave Schwartz, Robert Souza
• Storyboard revisionist: Miyuki Hoshuigawa
• Timing supervising: Kirk Tingblad
• Timing director: Jeff Hall
• Character designers: Brianne Drouhard, Danny Kimanyen, David Sherburne, Junpei Takayama
• Prop designer: Eunji Lee Roess
• Effects animator: Matthew Girardi
• Background supervisor: Chris Tsirgiotis
• Background designer: Bill Flores, Steven Meyers
• Background painters: Shawn McKelvey, Eleanor Michalka, Jennifer Patton, Annette Power, Leonard Robledo, William Wray
• Production manager: Susan Petchpoo
• Assistant production manager: April Cline
• Color stylists: Melanie Pava, Brian P. Smith
• Animation checker: Jan Browning
• Film editor: Bruce A. King
• Online editor: Steven White
• Supervising dialogue/ADR editor: Mark A. Keatts
• Recording facilities: Salami Studios
• Recording machine operators: Jeff O. Collins, Sarah Baluch
• Dialogue/ADR editors: Kelly Foley Downs, Mike Garcia, Patrick J. Foley
• Sound readers: Fred Salinas, Wilson Martinez
• Post production manager: Scott Shinick
• Post production sound services: Digipost TV
• Sound effects designer/Editorial: Robert Hargreaves
• Re-recording mixers: Robert Hargreaves, John K. Hegedes
• Animation services: Dongwoo A&E Co.
  • Supervising and animation director: Sung Chan Lee
  • Layout artist: Moon Sung Kim
  • Background director: Kyung Sook Park
  • Key animators: Sun Chan Lee, Kyung Won Lim, Young Seon Lee, Kyung Wook Min
  • Model checker: Hye Young Cho
  • Color stylists: Mi Ok Jeon
  • Final checker: Jin Namgung
  • Compositor: Kang Ok Kim
  • Production staff: Hoon Jae Lee, Hyung Jun Chang
• Production administer: Nicole Martin
• Production support: Audrey Kim, Tamara Miles, Kira Tirimacco, Renee Toporzysek, Janet Yi
• Casting administration: Liz Carroll
• Production accountants: Luisa Guzman, Debbie Lindquist, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
• Executive in charge of music: Niki Sherrod
• Business and legal affairs: John Michael Beach, Lori Blackstone, Sharmalee Lall, Bonnie Negrete, Joulene St. Catherine
• Production supervision: Bobbie Page
• Production management: Ed Adams
• Executive in charge of production: Jay Bastian
• Executive in charge of production for Cartoon Network UK: Michael Carrington, Luke Briers
• Executive producer: Sam Register

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• Italy: March 8, 2013
• Latin America: March 29, 2013 on Cartoon Network
• Brazil: March 29, 2013 on Cartoon Network
• United States: April 3, 2013 on Cartoon Network
• United Kingdom and Ireland: On Boomerang

Behind the scenes

• Special thanks are given to Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, not because they worked on this episode, but because they created Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
Greek	Κόκκινος Εφιάλτης	Red Nightmare
Hungarian	Vérvörös rémálom	Blood Red Nightmare
Italian	Il Segreto Del Sarcofago	The Secret of the Sarcophagus
Norwegian	Mareritt i rødt	Nightmare in red
Polish	Koszmar w czerwieni	Nightmare in Red
Spanish (Latin American)	Pesadilla En Rojo	Nightmare in Red

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 2: Spooky Stampede on DVD.
  • October 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
• In France:
  • September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 2 on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • April 2, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 4: Mayan Monster Mystery on DVD.