The Red Mass

**"The Red Mass"** is a radio play by J.P. Leck and is the eighth installment (fifteenth, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the fourth Endless Elsewhere radio play and the first installment of the meta-narrative to bring together characters from two different stories. It originally aired on a local Indianapolis radio station on December 24, 2015.

## Synopsis

Violet contacts cemetery groundskeeper Ryan Tolliver for assistance in stopping an evil blood cult from preparing their dark ritual on the Winter Solstice.

### Post-Credits

Lucas and Carolyn meet up after their fellow cultists have scattered to plan their next attempt. Carolyn mentions that "the master" would finally live on in her.

## Characters

* **Violet (The Novelty)** - the main character of *The Novelty* and the latest in a long line of warriors standing against the forces of evil.
	+ *Violet is voiced by **Mindy Wesson**.*
* **Ryan Tolliver** - the main character of *The Lantern*, a machine that allows him to see into the spiritual realms.
	+ *Ryan Tolliver is voiced by **Tucker**.*
* **Piper** - a waitress at Joe's Diner, a greasy spoon not far from the cemetery where Violet listens to *Circle City Supernatural.*
	+ *Piper is voiced by **Lauren Mallison**.*
* **Carolyn Pelfrey** - the girl at the center of the Red Mass ritual, expecting to become possessed by the spirit of a dead cult leader.
	+ *Carolyn Pelfrey is voiced by **Julia Leslie**.*
* **Lucas Dawalt** - a cult member who aids Carolyn in performing the Red Mass.
	+ *Lucas is voiced by **Caleb Dunkerson**.*
* **Ray Kadera** - the radio host of *Circle City Supernatural*. Violet surmises he might be the brother of her predecessor, Rex Benton.
	+ *Ray Kadera is voiced by **Timothy Renshaw**.*

## Locations

* **Joe's Diner** - a greasy spoon diner not far from the Circle City Cemetery where Violet often goes for coffee and to listen to *Circle City Supernatural.*

## Artifacts

* ***The Merely Mortal*** - Violet makes frequent mention of the book she keeps in her possession and the story behind its discovery.
* **The Lantern** - Violet and Ryan use the Lantern to put a stop to the Red Mass and scatter the blood cult performing it.

## References

"The Red Mass" contains references to the following Endless Elsewhere tales:

* *The Merely Mortal*
	+ Violet discusses her copy of this text with Ryan at length while the two meet for coffee.
* *The Strangely Undying*
	+ Ryan references a century-old gunfight in the Circle City Cemetery that ruined an angel gravestone. This is the gunfight that starts out this novel.
* "The Infernaleers"
	+ Violet mentions having heard Benton's broadcast, which she reveals was actually an episode of *Circle City Supernatural*.
	+ Violet carries a Doomsayer, the same type of gun that Benton finds in Nowhere.
	+ Violet mentions going out west to face the creatures heard at the end of Benton's broadcast.
* *The Novelty*
	+ Rex Benton is identified as the Stranger she met with in the Circle City Cemetery.
	+ Violet discusses the circumstances surrounding her discovery of *The Merely Mortal*, which are shown here.
* *The Lantern*
	+ Ryan Tolliver is seen by Violet carrying and reading the Gideon Bible he got from Motel 66 during his stay there.
	+ Piper turns the radio to *Circle City Supernatural*, the same show Ryan called into while at the motel.
		- Ray Kadera, who makes his first appearance in *The Lantern*, shows up again here.

"The Red Mass," in turn, is also referenced in these Endless Elsewhere stories:

* *The Roman*
	+ The 'old theater' Violet mentions as the place where the leylines intersect is the same place where Carolyn and Lucas attempt to recreate the Red Mass ritual.
* "The Acolytes"
	+ Keith and Alex find themselves eating in Joe's Diner, where Piper acts as their waitress.
	+ Ryan stumbles upon an unconscious Carolyn, who remembers him from the original rite, and begs for his help.
* "The Invoked"
	+ Ryan and Violet briefly recount their break-up of the Red Mass ritual.
	+ Upon being reunited, Violet seems unwilling to forgive Carolyn, based on her actions here.
* *The Devil Doll*
	+ The events of "The Red Mass," specifically the reformation and dissolution of the second iteration of the Boonies cult, are spelled out in Adam Bomb's video.
* "The Colonnades"
	+ Carolyn mentions that she and Ryan first met at Worthington State Park, which is the site of the titular red mass.