Midnight Pals: Fox Devils (Patreon)

Sam Richard: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the fox devilsRichard: it's about this kid from a super religious familyRichard: they don't even let him watch cartoons!Richard: [shaking head] they don't even let him watch cartoons.

Richard: his parents are so religious they think all pop culture is satanicWilliam Peter Blatty: yes, yesBlatty: they're right you knowBlatty: that's why i don't sully my brain with any non-catholic entertainmentBlatty: the only thing i watch is pope speechesBlatty and Cars 2

Richard: his mother says "cartoons" are "a satanic playpen" and "tiny idols"Richard: and that he needs to be "a warrior for christ"Barker: why's she talk like thatRichard: like what?Barker: like a zagat review

Richard: so one day his parents are at bible studyRichard: so he decides to watch a forbidden cartoonRichard: his parents think that cartoons are satanic, you seeRichard: turns out that they're rightBlatty: i could have told you that

Richard: see, there's this cartoonRichard: where a bunch of punks finds a satanic grimoireKing: wait, they put a satanic grimoire in a cartoon?Richard: yesRichard: really incredible the sort of things they put in cartoons these daysBlatty: yeah this all scans

Richard: and then the kid finds that same satanic grimoire in his local libraryRichard: cuz it turns out this town he lives in Richard: is really cool

Richard: the kid summons all these little fox devilsRichard: who follow him around and kill peopleRichard: just a bunch of little guysRichard: some real little birthday boys

Richard: but the important thing about these little fox demonsRichard: if this was a movieRichard: we'd be talking some real wet puppetsRoger Corman: yesCorman: YES

Richard: now the kid's gonna fuck up the evil town reverendRichard: but the reverend's not importantRichard: what is important is these fox demonsRichard: they are adorableRichard: you're gonna want one of your very own!

Corman: you know what would be great?Corman: what if they killed people in really comical waysCorman: like with a pogo stick or somethingCorman: and there could be likeCorman: comical high-pitched chittering on the soundtrack Charles Band: i like the way roger thinks