Midnight Pals: Magic Man (Patreon)

Kiersten White: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the creepy kids showStephen King: oh excellent! a creepy pasta!King: my boy joe told me all about thoseKing: like that scary cartoon sponge man!Joe Hill: it was squidward, dadKing: right right of course joe

White: this isn't a creepypastaWhite: it's about a weird show that everyone vaguely remember watching but can't remember any details ofWhite: and also the time slot and channel mysteriously seem to shiftKris Straub: ah! candle cove!White: noWhite: no this is different

King: haha remember in candle cove when the boat is allKing: "you have to go inside"Straub: yeah i rememberPoe: spooky stuff!Koontz: ha ha! "you have to go inside"White:White: it's not candle cove

Barker: you're all saying it wrongBarker: it's all likeBarker: "you have to go.... INSIDE"Barker: see, you gotta get the inflection rightKing: you said it exactly the sameBarker: no it was way scarier when i said itKing: "you have to go... inside"Barker: hmm no not quite rightKing: i don't see the differenceBarker: kris who said it rightKris Straub: cliveBarker: see???King: i really don't think i said it any differentWhite: ANYWAY

White: this is about a creepy kids show called Mister MagicWhite: these kids are forced to live on a set away from their parentsWhite: until one kids dad tries to take her awayWhite: but try to understand dadWhite: try to understandWhite: try try try to understandWhite: he's a magic man

White: now it's 30 years later and she's going to a show reunionWhite: and she's all "hey what happened 30 years ago? i forgot"White: and everyone's all "lol not telling!"White: gotta preserve the mysteryWhite: at least til the final reel

White: see, these Mormons found an eldritch god in the desertWhite: and they thoughtWhite: you know what would be good to do with this?White: make a kids show about how you should always be politeKing: uhhhPoe: no actually that kinda scans

White: the now grown up kids from the show have to reuniteWhite: and defeat mister magic through the power of um...King: understanding?White: Yeah! it can totally be like understanding or forgiveness or somethingWhite: they overcome all their fearsWhite: and they turn out totally fine

King: i didn't know candle cove was really just lessons about being polite!White: IT'S NOT CANDLE COVEKing: "you have to go... INSIDE!!"Straub: thereStraub: there it isStraub: you got it that time

King: creepypastas are so much fun, why don't we have more of them around here?Mr Creepypasta: now I've heard a guy tell a story hundreds of times. saying perfectly ordinary words. just mouth sounds. perfectly ordinary. nothing weird about them. very normal. nothing to worry aboutChillz: here's the TOP tennnn VIDEooooos PROvinGGGG THAT the dracullllaaaa is real King: oh yeah now i remember

Eric Knudsen: i have a story about the terrible secret of spaceHP Lovecraft: whatLovecraft: what is the terrible secret of space?Lovecraft: is it a color?Lovecraft: cuz i already know that one