Midnight Pals: Terrifier (Patreon)

Damien Leone: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the evil clownKing: oh, is it a demon that appear as a clown to scare children?Leone: what? noLeone: it's just a regular clownBarker: what, likeBarker: from a circus?Leone: no the clown has no back story

Leone: see, that's the scary thing about this clownLeone: he has no backstory, no motivations, nothingLeone: he's just a complete blank slateLeone: but also he's kind of an annoying capering theater kid

Barker: why's he a clown then?Leone: what do you mean?Barker: i mean, is it just like his job or whatLeone: i already told youLeone: it's a mystery

King: ok but this evil clownKing: he's probably got some cool clown themed kills right?Leone: oh yeah definitelyLeone: for exampleLeone: he's got a gun

King: waitKing: the clown has a gun?Leone: yeah, clown kills people with a gunKing:Poe:Koontz:Lovecraft:Barker:King: is it in some kind of clown related way orLeone: no he shoots them

King: oh wait i get it!King: he's probably does that thing where he's got a gun that has a little flag that says BANG andLeone: no a regular gunKing: or maybe a squirt gun thatLeone: no a regular gun with bullets

King: is thatKing: is that a normal thing for a clown to do?Leone: no it's completely unrelated to him being a clownLeone: it is not thematic to being a clown

Leone: the thing about art the clownLeone: is that he's actually very funnyLeone: he's a funnier character than we've ever had beforeLeone: he's really key to the whole thing

Leone: let me tell you, kids love this clown!Leone: they can't get enough of his capering buffoonery!Leone: he's very funny!Leone: trust me on this

Barker: honestly this clown is kinda just annoyingLeone: no no he's very funny!Barker: how do you figure that?Leone: well he is a clownKing: that is trueKing: he IS a clown