Midnight Pals: Weirdgirls (Patreon)

Chloe Johnson: open wide, horror fansJohnson: cuz here's a new sheriff in townJohnson:you've heard of hopepunkJohnson: you've heard of sweetweirdJohnon: you've heard of noblebright and squeecore and nicewaveJohnson: well get read for the hot new horror microgenre that's blowing them all awayJohnson: it's weird girl hours

Johnson: that's right, weirdgirl is the new hotness that all the kids are talking aboutJohnson: female and non-binary writers are driving a vibrant new sub-genre featuring strange, unhinged underdogsJohnson: so LOOK OUT, Mr John Q Horror Writer!Johnson: feminism is backJohnson: and this timeJohnson: there's enbies too

Johnson: let's look in on how weirdgirl is changing the scene[at midnight society]Angela Carter: out of the way, men!Carter: horror's not just an old boy's club anymore!Carter: it turns out that the sistersCarter: are going to be doing it for themselvesCarter: and the enbies too

Poe: angela, what's all this about?Carter: perhaps you're not aware edgarCarter: here's a new kind of horror in townTabitha King: yeah!Anne Rice: that's right!Carter: goodbye, cozy!Carter: hello, weird!

Carter: women be writing weird booksCarter: and the enbies tooPatricia Highsmith: what? dames write books?Carter:Highsmith: that IS weirdCarter:Carter: i don't even know what's happening over here, if i'm honest

Lovecraft: what?! this is ridiculousLovecraft: everyone knows that girls don't know how to be weird!Carter: and the enbies too

Carter: but consider thisCarter: what could be weirder than a girl?Lovecraft: iLovecraft: [sweats] that is true, i do find girls to be very weird

Carter: and the enbies tooLovecraft: n-noLovecraft: no they just girls lite, aren't they?Carter:Lovecraft: so they're less weirdLovecraft: by definitionCarter:

Lovecraft: b-but how can this be a thing?Lovecraft: all the greats of weird fiction have always been menLovecraft: Machen, Hodgson, KafkaBarker: you really sure about that last one, howard?Lovecraft: huh?Kafka: huh?Barker: ha ha haKafka: what's that mean?Poe: nothing pay no attention to him

Bitter Karella: wh-what's that you say?Karella: female and non-binary writers are driving a vibrant new sub-genre featuring strange, unhinged underdogs???Karella: you know, i can think of one non-binary writer driving a vibrant new sub-genre featuring strange, unhinged underdogsKarella: [holding up MOONFLOW available at fine bookstores everywhere Sept 2025]

Karella: that's right it's MoonflowKarella: available September 2025Karella: it's that exciting new book that everyone's talking aboutKarella: featuring a strange, unhinged underdogKarella: and taking place in a vibrant new sub-genreKarella: BUY MY BOOK

Karella: boy writing hack jokes about the battle of the sexes gets way harder when there's no binaryKarella: maybe it's finally time go the way of all fading comedians and become transphobic