The Midnight Society
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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
Mick: what if she's filled with the power of the forest and can use her new found super powers to punish evil CEOs who destroy the environment
Dean Koontz: like poison ivy?
Mick: sure yeah ok i guess
Koontz: wowwww!!! just like poison ivy!
Koontz: she fought batman once you know
Mick: yes dean
Dean Koontz: like poison ivy?
Mick: sure yeah ok i guess
Koontz: wowwww!!! just like poison ivy!
Koontz: she fought batman once you know
Mick: yes dean
February 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Mick: what if she's filled with the power of the forest and can use her new found super powers to punish evil CEOs who destroy the environment
Dean Koontz: like poison ivy?
Mick: sure yeah ok i guess
Koontz: wowwww!!! just like poison ivy!
Koontz: she fought batman once you know
Mick: yes dean
Dean Koontz: like poison ivy?
Mick: sure yeah ok i guess
Koontz: wowwww!!! just like poison ivy!
Koontz: she fought batman once you know
Mick: yes dean
Mick: but the longer she spends in the forest, the more connection she feels with it
Mick: the more she realizes, perhaps SHE has the power to control these forest monsters
Mick: because there are some weird creatures in this forest
Keene: yes, big foots
Mick: NO
Mick: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS
Mick: the more she realizes, perhaps SHE has the power to control these forest monsters
Mick: because there are some weird creatures in this forest
Keene: yes, big foots
Mick: NO
Mick: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS
February 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Mick: but the longer she spends in the forest, the more connection she feels with it
Mick: the more she realizes, perhaps SHE has the power to control these forest monsters
Mick: because there are some weird creatures in this forest
Keene: yes, big foots
Mick: NO
Mick: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS
Mick: the more she realizes, perhaps SHE has the power to control these forest monsters
Mick: because there are some weird creatures in this forest
Keene: yes, big foots
Mick: NO
Mick: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS
Mick: she's got to deal with a forest out to get her and also a dark family legacy
Mick: see, her grandfather was an eco-terrorist saboteur who dosed loggers with LSD
Mick: or was he???
Fitz James O'Brien: that's a bad scene
O'Brien: never take more than you can handle and always know your dealer
Mick: see, her grandfather was an eco-terrorist saboteur who dosed loggers with LSD
Mick: or was he???
Fitz James O'Brien: that's a bad scene
O'Brien: never take more than you can handle and always know your dealer
February 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Mick: she's got to deal with a forest out to get her and also a dark family legacy
Mick: see, her grandfather was an eco-terrorist saboteur who dosed loggers with LSD
Mick: or was he???
Fitz James O'Brien: that's a bad scene
O'Brien: never take more than you can handle and always know your dealer
Mick: see, her grandfather was an eco-terrorist saboteur who dosed loggers with LSD
Mick: or was he???
Fitz James O'Brien: that's a bad scene
O'Brien: never take more than you can handle and always know your dealer
Mick: this woman's brother gets lost in the forest among the semper virens and the indominus pinus and the tyrannosaurus Quercus?
Mick: she's wandering among the tilia platypusus and the salix sassaphrasususus
Mick: she's wandering among the tilia platypusus and the salix sassaphrasususus
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Mick: this woman's brother gets lost in the forest among the semper virens and the indominus pinus and the tyrannosaurus Quercus?
Mick: she's wandering among the tilia platypusus and the salix sassaphrasususus
Mick: she's wandering among the tilia platypusus and the salix sassaphrasususus
Mick: that's right, the forest is fighting back
Mick: and this time
Mick: it's personal
Mick: and this time
Mick: it's personal
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mick: that's right, the forest is fighting back
Mick: and this time
Mick: it's personal
Mick: and this time
Mick: it's personal
Mick: in fact, what if instead of bigfoot
Mick: the most dangerous thing in the forest was actually man
Richard Edward Connell: yes yes of course
Mick: but not like that
Mick: i mean because of ruining the environment
Mick: what what if
Mick: the forest fought back
Mick: the most dangerous thing in the forest was actually man
Richard Edward Connell: yes yes of course
Mick: but not like that
Mick: i mean because of ruining the environment
Mick: what what if
Mick: the forest fought back
February 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Mick: in fact, what if instead of bigfoot
Mick: the most dangerous thing in the forest was actually man
Richard Edward Connell: yes yes of course
Mick: but not like that
Mick: i mean because of ruining the environment
Mick: what what if
Mick: the forest fought back
Mick: the most dangerous thing in the forest was actually man
Richard Edward Connell: yes yes of course
Mick: but not like that
Mick: i mean because of ruining the environment
Mick: what what if
Mick: the forest fought back
Keene: that's right, it's not bigfoot
Keene: the prefered nomenclature is actually sasquatch
Mick: it's not sasquatch either!!
Keene: ah yes
Keene: then the skunk ape, of course
Mick: NO
Keene: the prefered nomenclature is actually sasquatch
Mick: it's not sasquatch either!!
Keene: ah yes
Keene: then the skunk ape, of course
Mick: NO
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Keene: that's right, it's not bigfoot
Keene: the prefered nomenclature is actually sasquatch
Mick: it's not sasquatch either!!
Keene: ah yes
Keene: then the skunk ape, of course
Mick: NO
Keene: the prefered nomenclature is actually sasquatch
Mick: it's not sasquatch either!!
Keene: ah yes
Keene: then the skunk ape, of course
Mick: NO
Barker: hey brian how does bigfoot smell
Keene: i'm glad you asked
Keene: the concensus is that bigfoot smells terrible
Mick: IT'S NOT BIGFOOT!
Keene: i'm glad you asked
Keene: the concensus is that bigfoot smells terrible
Mick: IT'S NOT BIGFOOT!
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Barker: hey brian how does bigfoot smell
Keene: i'm glad you asked
Keene: the concensus is that bigfoot smells terrible
Mick: IT'S NOT BIGFOOT!
Keene: i'm glad you asked
Keene: the concensus is that bigfoot smells terrible
Mick: IT'S NOT BIGFOOT!
Mick: it's not bigfoot
Keene: it's probably bigfoot
Keene: humboldt county is prime big foot country
Keene: as a big foot expert, i feel pretty confident in saying this
Mick: it's not bigfoot!
Keene: it's probably bigfoot
Keene: humboldt county is prime big foot country
Keene: as a big foot expert, i feel pretty confident in saying this
Mick: it's not bigfoot!
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Mick: it's not bigfoot
Keene: it's probably bigfoot
Keene: humboldt county is prime big foot country
Keene: as a big foot expert, i feel pretty confident in saying this
Mick: it's not bigfoot!
Keene: it's probably bigfoot
Keene: humboldt county is prime big foot country
Keene: as a big foot expert, i feel pretty confident in saying this
Mick: it's not bigfoot!
Lovecraft: i don't understand
Lovecraft: we're both racist yet
Lovecraft: he's the richest man in the world and i have to skip lunch to buy a postage stamp
Lovecraft: what does he have that i don't?
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: obviously there is a conspiracy of the boofnoggins to blame
Lovecraft: we're both racist yet
Lovecraft: he's the richest man in the world and i have to skip lunch to buy a postage stamp
Lovecraft: what does he have that i don't?
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: obviously there is a conspiracy of the boofnoggins to blame
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Lovecraft: i don't understand
Lovecraft: we're both racist yet
Lovecraft: he's the richest man in the world and i have to skip lunch to buy a postage stamp
Lovecraft: what does he have that i don't?
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: obviously there is a conspiracy of the boofnoggins to blame
Lovecraft: we're both racist yet
Lovecraft: he's the richest man in the world and i have to skip lunch to buy a postage stamp
Lovecraft: what does he have that i don't?
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: obviously there is a conspiracy of the boofnoggins to blame
Oates: and yet you know less about history than a used wad of toilet paper stuck to a dirty bathroom floor
Mortal kombat announcer: FATALITY
Musk: eyyy you can't talk to me lika dad!
Musk: my momma says ima cool
Mortal Kombat announcer: BABALITY
Mortal kombat announcer: FATALITY
Musk: eyyy you can't talk to me lika dad!
Musk: my momma says ima cool
Mortal Kombat announcer: BABALITY
February 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Oates: and yet you know less about history than a used wad of toilet paper stuck to a dirty bathroom floor
Mortal kombat announcer: FATALITY
Musk: eyyy you can't talk to me lika dad!
Musk: my momma says ima cool
Mortal Kombat announcer: BABALITY
Mortal kombat announcer: FATALITY
Musk: eyyy you can't talk to me lika dad!
Musk: my momma says ima cool
Mortal Kombat announcer: BABALITY
Oates: so you're the richest man in the world huh
Musk: si
Oates: and yet
Oates: [unsheathing skiomi-zue]
Mary Shelley: oh shit here it comes
Musk: si
Oates: and yet
Oates: [unsheathing skiomi-zue]
Mary Shelley: oh shit here it comes
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Oates: so you're the richest man in the world huh
Musk: si
Oates: and yet
Oates: [unsheathing skiomi-zue]
Mary Shelley: oh shit here it comes
Musk: si
Oates: and yet
Oates: [unsheathing skiomi-zue]
Mary Shelley: oh shit here it comes
Mary Shelley: sup fuckers
Barker: i think joyce carol oates is about to kill elon
Barker: you want in on this, mary?
Shelley: naw she's got this
Barker: i think joyce carol oates is about to kill elon
Barker: you want in on this, mary?
Shelley: naw she's got this
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Mary Shelley: sup fuckers
Barker: i think joyce carol oates is about to kill elon
Barker: you want in on this, mary?
Shelley: naw she's got this
Barker: i think joyce carol oates is about to kill elon
Barker: you want in on this, mary?
Shelley: naw she's got this
Musk: mama mia da anglo-irish-scot culture offa america, now datsa spicy meataball! [chef's kiss]
Joyce carol Oates: [rolling up sleeves] well well well
Oates: looks like someone's come back for a second helping
Oates: of pain
Joyce carol Oates: [rolling up sleeves] well well well
Oates: looks like someone's come back for a second helping
Oates: of pain
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Musk: mama mia da anglo-irish-scot culture offa america, now datsa spicy meataball! [chef's kiss]
Joyce carol Oates: [rolling up sleeves] well well well
Oates: looks like someone's come back for a second helping
Oates: of pain
Joyce carol Oates: [rolling up sleeves] well well well
Oates: looks like someone's come back for a second helping
Oates: of pain
King: i have to say, i'm almost impressed by elon's new old timey racism
King: i mean, some of these slurs haven't been said in a hundred years
King: it takes some real effort to dig these up
Musk: didda you know da asiatic haffa da sideways vagine
King:
Musk: mama mia!
King: i mean, some of these slurs haven't been said in a hundred years
King: it takes some real effort to dig these up
Musk: didda you know da asiatic haffa da sideways vagine
King:
Musk: mama mia!
February 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM
King: i have to say, i'm almost impressed by elon's new old timey racism
King: i mean, some of these slurs haven't been said in a hundred years
King: it takes some real effort to dig these up
Musk: didda you know da asiatic haffa da sideways vagine
King:
Musk: mama mia!
King: i mean, some of these slurs haven't been said in a hundred years
King: it takes some real effort to dig these up
Musk: didda you know da asiatic haffa da sideways vagine
King:
Musk: mama mia!
Lovecraft: you know, he makes a good point
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Lovecraft: you know, he makes a good point
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
Musk: mama mia we musts protect da precious bodily fluids offa da white race or we gonna be overrun by da nikklenaks anna da boofnoggins
King: i
King: what
Lovecraft: no no he's right
Lovecraft: this makes perfect sense to me
Musk: da jibbojammers lust forra our pure white women
Lovecraft: exactly!
King: i
King: what
Lovecraft: no no he's right
Lovecraft: this makes perfect sense to me
Musk: da jibbojammers lust forra our pure white women
Lovecraft: exactly!
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Musk: mama mia we musts protect da precious bodily fluids offa da white race or we gonna be overrun by da nikklenaks anna da boofnoggins
King: i
King: what
Lovecraft: no no he's right
Lovecraft: this makes perfect sense to me
Musk: da jibbojammers lust forra our pure white women
Lovecraft: exactly!
King: i
King: what
Lovecraft: no no he's right
Lovecraft: this makes perfect sense to me
Musk: da jibbojammers lust forra our pure white women
Lovecraft: exactly!
Stage: it turns out that the spirit of a woman is trapped inside this weird tree
Stage: look around you
Stage: there are many things to see
Stage: some you'd say
Stage: could never beeeee….
Stage: look around you
Stage: there are many things to see
Stage: some you'd say
Stage: could never beeeee….
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Stage: it turns out that the spirit of a woman is trapped inside this weird tree
Stage: look around you
Stage: there are many things to see
Stage: some you'd say
Stage: could never beeeee….
Stage: look around you
Stage: there are many things to see
Stage: some you'd say
Stage: could never beeeee….
Stage: there's also this weird tree
Stage: its branches are like when a dancer's gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher
Stage: its branches are like when a dancer's gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Stage: there's also this weird tree
Stage: its branches are like when a dancer's gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher
Stage: its branches are like when a dancer's gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher
King: actually clive i am quite familiar with the abstract choreography of the Russian school
Barker:
Barker: i
Barker: i
Barker: how did you
King: i enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew [imagines a bear driving a little car]
Barker:
Barker: i
Barker: i
Barker: how did you
King: i enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew [imagines a bear driving a little car]
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
King: actually clive i am quite familiar with the abstract choreography of the Russian school
Barker:
Barker: i
Barker: i
Barker: how did you
King: i enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew [imagines a bear driving a little car]
Barker:
Barker: i
Barker: i
Barker: how did you
King: i enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew [imagines a bear driving a little car]