Midnight Pals: More Usherin (Patreon)

Mike Flanagan: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the fall of the house of usher[several hours later]Flanagan: ocean acidification, opioid addiction, postmaster louis dejoy Flanagan: and microplastics! don't even get me started on that!

Mike Flanagan: Figures published reveal US beekeepers lost an estimated 48% of their honey bee colonies in 2022-23Flanagan: this is the second highest death rate on record after 2020-21's 51%Flanagan: worldwide, honey bee populations have been decimated by pesticides, pollution, and climate changeFlanagan: speaking of, let's talk about climate change...King: hey do you think you might be wrapping this up soon

King: what story was he telling?Poe: the house of usherKing: still?Poe: yeah he just got sidetracked on this bee thingFlanagan: well i guess SOME of us just don't care about colony collapse disorderPoe: no mike i didn't say thatFlanagan: it's a real issue you know

Poe: of course mike we all acknowledge thatFlanagan: Poe's pretty good and allFlanagan: but if there's one thing that his stories lackFlanagan: it's really long monologuesBarker: oh yeah Poe be like thatBarker: Poe the famed writer of SHORT storiesBarker: the key word being short

Flanagan: war, famine, plague, so much evil in the worldFlanagan: we're all guiltyKoontz: even me?Flanagan: no dean not youFlanagan: you're a good boyFlanagan: you alone of all the boys are the goodest boyFlanagan: the love you have for dogs and the good that you've done for dogs will echo through the ages

Flanagan: hey i've got an adaptation of your story too shirleyShirley Jackson: [mumbles]Flangan: it stars approximately 500 identical sad-faced brunettesFlanagan: all bein' mopeyFlanagan: and occasionally someone makes the Ring face