Midnight Pals: Long Legs (Patreon)

Oz Perkins: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the longlegs Perkins: it's about an FBI agent tracking a serial killer Thomas Harris: nice Perkins: no no it's totally different than that Perkins: not like silence of the lambs at all

Perkins: but here's the twist Perkins: longlegs is played by nicholas cage with a weird puffy face, long hair and acting all high femme Perkins: so its kinda like silence of the lambs in that way Perkins: BUT, more importantly, with more plausible deniability

Perkins: but here's the REAL twist Perkins: his legs? Perkins: not really all that long King: what? for real? Perkins: yeah! Perkins: they're totally normal length! Barker: wow that's a let down Perkins: no no not a let down Perkins: a TWISTBarker: so you're telling me this guy calls himself long legs and his legs aren't even long? get outta down! Perkins: no see he's called long legs because Perkins: Barker: because? Perkins: hold on i'll think of somethingPerkins: i got it! see, when he meets one of his victims he's all "and i didn't even wear my long legs today!" Barker: what the hell does that mean Perkins: it means Perkins: Perkins: it means he didn't wear his long legs Perkins: todayBarker: no for real what does that mean? does he have multiple pairs of legs or something? Perkins: no he just has the one pair Perkins: like a normal person does Barker: so what exactly is going on here King: yeah i'm starting to wonder that too actuallyPerkins: maybe you guys wouldn't understand because, see, this is atmospheric horror Perkins: no logic, all vibes Perkins: slow, methodical vibes Perkins: slow, methodical, plodding vibes Perkins: you all probably should have lit up before you came to see itPerkins: so anyway long legs- Barker: whose legs are not long Perkins: right, whose legs are not long Barker: despite what the title promises Perkins: Poe: clive let him tell the story Barker: oh i'm sorry, am i the only one concerned about truth in advertising?Perkins: so long legs' scheme involves making creepy life-like dolls Thomas Ligotti: hm Barker: oh wow, thomas calm down! King: looks like thomas really likes this development Barker: i've never seen him so excited, he almost reacted there!