Argus Fentonpoof was a screenwriter who went bankrupt after Vincent Van Ghoul pulled out of his movie. He became a lowly production assistant, but he had a plan to make a comeback.
By wearing the costume of Nightfright and getting filmed terrorizing Van Ghoul and his guests, Fentonpoof hoped to start his own movie career. He was pleased when he was caught by the gang because he would get to make a movie about the case after he got out of jail.