The Midnight Society
@midnightpals.bsky.social
King, Lovecraft, Koontz, Poe, Barker & others telling stories round the campfire. Header by David Mumford. Three (3) x Hugo Nominee. Posts by Bitter Karella. www.midnightpals.com
Allison Mick: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the humboldt cut
Mick: it's about this woman who returns to the forests of humboldt county for the funeral of her godmother
Mick: but discovers a terrible secret in the forest
Brian Keene: is it bigfoot
Mick: it's about this woman who returns to the forests of humboldt county for the funeral of her godmother
Mick: but discovers a terrible secret in the forest
Brian Keene: is it bigfoot
February 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Allison Mick: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the humboldt cut
Mick: it's about this woman who returns to the forests of humboldt county for the funeral of her godmother
Mick: but discovers a terrible secret in the forest
Brian Keene: is it bigfoot
Mick: it's about this woman who returns to the forests of humboldt county for the funeral of her godmother
Mick: but discovers a terrible secret in the forest
Brian Keene: is it bigfoot
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
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every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make
February 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make
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On this day in Horror History, NIGHTBREED was released in 1990.
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
On this day in Horror History, NIGHTBREED was released in 1990.
Zoje Stage: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of wonderland
Stage: it's about a family who goes to live in the Adirondacks
Stage: with their kid elenore queen
Barker: ha ha Elenore queen?
Stage: it's about a family who goes to live in the Adirondacks
Stage: with their kid elenore queen
Barker: ha ha Elenore queen?
February 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Zoje Stage: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of wonderland
Stage: it's about a family who goes to live in the Adirondacks
Stage: with their kid elenore queen
Barker: ha ha Elenore queen?
Stage: it's about a family who goes to live in the Adirondacks
Stage: with their kid elenore queen
Barker: ha ha Elenore queen?
Cover reveal for our own Bitter Karella's next book! 👀💦
Oh, what's this? No big deal, just the cover reveal for my next book, QUAINT FOLK -- a story about an obnoxious American family who visits an incredibly quaint British island where people follow the old ways. 😎🖤
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Cover reveal for our own Bitter Karella's next book! 👀💦
Lor Gislason: bloop bloop time for goop
Stephen King: actually lor, you're supposed to say 'submitted for the approval of the midnight society'
Mary Shelley: naw let them say their own thing
Stephen King: actually lor, you're supposed to say 'submitted for the approval of the midnight society'
Mary Shelley: naw let them say their own thing
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Lor Gislason: bloop bloop time for goop
Stephen King: actually lor, you're supposed to say 'submitted for the approval of the midnight society'
Mary Shelley: naw let them say their own thing
Stephen King: actually lor, you're supposed to say 'submitted for the approval of the midnight society'
Mary Shelley: naw let them say their own thing
Sarah G. Pierce: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the app that lets you find love with a corpse
Pierce: cuz, as they say
Pierce: there's an app for that
Pierce: cuz, as they say
Pierce: there's an app for that
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Sarah G. Pierce: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the app that lets you find love with a corpse
Pierce: cuz, as they say
Pierce: there's an app for that
Pierce: cuz, as they say
Pierce: there's an app for that
[circle of love]
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
[circle of love]
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
Nora Roberts: ok ladies we've got a new storyteller here tonight
Roberts: everyone say hi to Coral hart
Coral Hart: oh that's not my real name
Hart: i have to keep my real name secret because readers hate anything its associated with
Roberts:
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the
Elon Musk [rising from bushes] eyyyy stephano king
King: what are you doing here
King: you know, we haven't really talked in years
King: do you just come here whenever you're mentioned in the news?
Musk: si!
Elon Musk [rising from bushes] eyyyy stephano king
King: what are you doing here
King: you know, we haven't really talked in years
King: do you just come here whenever you're mentioned in the news?
Musk: si!
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the
Elon Musk [rising from bushes] eyyyy stephano king
King: what are you doing here
King: you know, we haven't really talked in years
King: do you just come here whenever you're mentioned in the news?
Musk: si!
Elon Musk [rising from bushes] eyyyy stephano king
King: what are you doing here
King: you know, we haven't really talked in years
King: do you just come here whenever you're mentioned in the news?
Musk: si!
Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the dead zone
King: it's about this all-american guy named johnny smith who's always telling corny jokes and just all round being a lovable goofball
King: in fact you might say
King: that he's in
King: the DAD zone
King: it's about this all-american guy named johnny smith who's always telling corny jokes and just all round being a lovable goofball
King: in fact you might say
King: that he's in
King: the DAD zone
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the dead zone
King: it's about this all-american guy named johnny smith who's always telling corny jokes and just all round being a lovable goofball
King: in fact you might say
King: that he's in
King: the DAD zone
King: it's about this all-american guy named johnny smith who's always telling corny jokes and just all round being a lovable goofball
King: in fact you might say
King: that he's in
King: the DAD zone
Gemma Amor: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of white pines
Amor: now fair warning, this story does involve a lot of geometry
Lovecraft: [sweats]
Amor: but don't worry
Amor: it's Euclidian
Lovecraft: oh thank god
Lovecraft: i was worried for a second there
Amor: now fair warning, this story does involve a lot of geometry
Lovecraft: [sweats]
Amor: but don't worry
Amor: it's Euclidian
Lovecraft: oh thank god
Lovecraft: i was worried for a second there
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Gemma Amor: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of white pines
Amor: now fair warning, this story does involve a lot of geometry
Lovecraft: [sweats]
Amor: but don't worry
Amor: it's Euclidian
Lovecraft: oh thank god
Lovecraft: i was worried for a second there
Amor: now fair warning, this story does involve a lot of geometry
Lovecraft: [sweats]
Amor: but don't worry
Amor: it's Euclidian
Lovecraft: oh thank god
Lovecraft: i was worried for a second there
JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i jussst wanted to sstop by to asssure you
Rowling: that i did NOT invite jeffrey epssstein to the world premiere of the monsterss of pottermania sstage sshow extravaganza ssupersshow sspectacular live from the acropolisss in sstereo where available
Rowling: i jussst wanted to sstop by to asssure you
Rowling: that i did NOT invite jeffrey epssstein to the world premiere of the monsterss of pottermania sstage sshow extravaganza ssupersshow sspectacular live from the acropolisss in sstereo where available
February 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i jussst wanted to sstop by to asssure you
Rowling: that i did NOT invite jeffrey epssstein to the world premiere of the monsterss of pottermania sstage sshow extravaganza ssupersshow sspectacular live from the acropolisss in sstereo where available
Rowling: i jussst wanted to sstop by to asssure you
Rowling: that i did NOT invite jeffrey epssstein to the world premiere of the monsterss of pottermania sstage sshow extravaganza ssupersshow sspectacular live from the acropolisss in sstereo where available
King: boy those Epstein emails
King: it's really sobering to see how money and power allowed sex predators to operate
Neil Gaiman: hello everyone
Gaiman: i'm back
Barker: oh boy
Barker: oh boy you sure picked a time
King: it's really sobering to see how money and power allowed sex predators to operate
Neil Gaiman: hello everyone
Gaiman: i'm back
Barker: oh boy
Barker: oh boy you sure picked a time
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
King: boy those Epstein emails
King: it's really sobering to see how money and power allowed sex predators to operate
Neil Gaiman: hello everyone
Gaiman: i'm back
Barker: oh boy
Barker: oh boy you sure picked a time
King: it's really sobering to see how money and power allowed sex predators to operate
Neil Gaiman: hello everyone
Gaiman: i'm back
Barker: oh boy
Barker: oh boy you sure picked a time
A classic! XD
It's an old video, and yet I feel compelled to share Reye and I dramatically reading a @midnightpals.bsky.social post...
Roanne Jowling
YouTube video by Roselin Books
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February 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A classic! XD
Christophe Gans: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the return to silent hill
Gans: yup that's right
Gans: there's a new silent hill movie
Gans: you might not have heard bc the studio is mysteriously not promoting it at all
Gans: probably because its so good
Gans: yup that's right
Gans: there's a new silent hill movie
Gans: you might not have heard bc the studio is mysteriously not promoting it at all
Gans: probably because its so good
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Christophe Gans: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the return to silent hill
Gans: yup that's right
Gans: there's a new silent hill movie
Gans: you might not have heard bc the studio is mysteriously not promoting it at all
Gans: probably because its so good
Gans: yup that's right
Gans: there's a new silent hill movie
Gans: you might not have heard bc the studio is mysteriously not promoting it at all
Gans: probably because its so good
[sex crime island]
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
[sex crime island]
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
Jeffrey Epstein: the thinng abut a trans womanis that its= a byootiful lad y/ wit booboohoogoobass ( . ) ( . )
Name redacted Extremely Respected Evolutionary Biologist: of course, of course
Epstein: butt al so
Epstein: it has a hoohadoodypoo <=====3
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] heeeeeey stephano king!
Musk: i gotta greata business proposition for you
Musk: how you lika ta maka some real money
Musk: i gotta opening atta grok
Musk: but you gotta be a real epic to get it
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] heeeeeey stephano king!
Musk: i gotta greata business proposition for you
Musk: how you lika ta maka some real money
Musk: i gotta opening atta grok
Musk: but you gotta be a real epic to get it
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] heeeeeey stephano king!
Musk: i gotta greata business proposition for you
Musk: how you lika ta maka some real money
Musk: i gotta opening atta grok
Musk: but you gotta be a real epic to get it
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] heeeeeey stephano king!
Musk: i gotta greata business proposition for you
Musk: how you lika ta maka some real money
Musk: i gotta opening atta grok
Musk: but you gotta be a real epic to get it
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Today is also Fred Korematsu day, which means it's a great day to challenge the federal government with both your middle fingers up
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Today is also Fred Korematsu day, which means it's a great day to challenge the federal government with both your middle fingers up
Dickens: okay listen up, you grinches, i'm about to melt your icy hearts with another tale of yuletide joy
Dickens: it's called the mother's eyes
Dickens: it's about this guy who murders a guy cuz he has a weird eye
Poe:
Dickens: and then his guilty conscience causes him to go insane
Poe:
Dickens: it's called the mother's eyes
Dickens: it's about this guy who murders a guy cuz he has a weird eye
Poe:
Dickens: and then his guilty conscience causes him to go insane
Poe:
January 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Dickens: okay listen up, you grinches, i'm about to melt your icy hearts with another tale of yuletide joy
Dickens: it's called the mother's eyes
Dickens: it's about this guy who murders a guy cuz he has a weird eye
Poe:
Dickens: and then his guilty conscience causes him to go insane
Poe:
Dickens: it's called the mother's eyes
Dickens: it's about this guy who murders a guy cuz he has a weird eye
Poe:
Dickens: and then his guilty conscience causes him to go insane
Poe:
Charles Dickens: ho ho ho it's me, Mr Christmas!
Dickens: time for more Christmas cheer!
Poe: it's january, charles
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens: time for more Christmas cheer!
Poe: it's january, charles
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens:
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Charles Dickens: ho ho ho it's me, Mr Christmas!
Dickens: time for more Christmas cheer!
Poe: it's january, charles
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens: time for more Christmas cheer!
Poe: it's january, charles
Dickens:
Dickens:
Dickens:
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Been a while since YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY was out of the Top 3 in direct bookshop sales!
I guess January's the new Women in Horror month🖤☠️
F'real tho: I love seeing these books still moving hot. Books have no expiration date.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
@kojiadae.bsky.social
@momoshaty.bsky.social
I guess January's the new Women in Horror month🖤☠️
F'real tho: I love seeing these books still moving hot. Books have no expiration date.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
@kojiadae.bsky.social
@momoshaty.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Been a while since YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY was out of the Top 3 in direct bookshop sales!
I guess January's the new Women in Horror month🖤☠️
F'real tho: I love seeing these books still moving hot. Books have no expiration date.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
@kojiadae.bsky.social
@momoshaty.bsky.social
I guess January's the new Women in Horror month🖤☠️
F'real tho: I love seeing these books still moving hot. Books have no expiration date.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
@kojiadae.bsky.social
@momoshaty.bsky.social
JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
JK Rowling: hello children
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
Rowling: i finally know why the ungrateful kidss thesse dayss have been rejecting harry potter
Barker: we all figured that out a long time ago
Poe: clive
Barker: oh i'm sorry edgar
Barker: am i wrong?
Poe:
Poe: no you're not wrong
🖤🖤🖤
Book #3 for the year: Moonflow by Bitter Karella, whom you might recognize from such accounts as @midnightpals.bsky.social. I’ve definitely not read anything quite like this, and I mean that in the best way. Still wondering how Madeleine got those mushrooms, tho
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
🖤🖤🖤
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.