Midnight Pals: Sinners (Patreon)

Ryan Coogler: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the sinnersCoogler: so you ever watch a movie where for the first half you think you're watching one kind of movieCoogler: but then in the third reel suddenly its about vampires doing a siege on a bar?Quentin Tarantino: oh yeah yeah definitelyTarantino: who hasn't?

Coogler: have you ever thought about the incredible power of music?Coogler: music can bring heal the afflicted, soothe the soul…Coogler: transport you to another place!Coogler: why, i'm always saying that musicians are the storytellers of the modern age

Coogler: and let me tell you there's no music more powerfulCoogler: then delta bluesCoogler: it can literally rip through the veil of reality into the world beyondVictor LaValle: this is true

Coogler: there's these two brothers who want to start a juke jointCoogler: but these vampires try to destroy them with the powerCoogler: of extremely lame white music

Coogler: because let me tell youCoogler: this white people music the vampires playCoogler: it does NOT have phat beat you can bug out toStephen King: ha ha it's true!King: we're so lame ha ha!

HP Lovecraft: [sweats] n-now wait just a minuteLovecraft: i can't just stand by and listen to this slanderLovecraft: against the honor of white people music!King: oo ooKing: that's notKing: that's not a good look

Poe: yeah you're gonna have to excuse howard, he's extremely racistCoogler: why do you let him keep coming here thenPoe:Poe: well i meanPoe: he's not racist against USKing: yeah he's always been really nice to us

Lovecraft: why, i'll have you know that some of the most adequate musical compositions of all time were written by white people!Coogler: whatever, manCoogler: it's all reels and jigs to me

Lovecraft: i-i-iLovecraft: how dare you!Lovecraft: white people music is a long and beautiful tradition!Lovecraft: barry manilow! Jonathan coulton! Nickelback!Lovecraft: who are you to deny their greatness?!Coogler:

Lovecraft: if you don't think white people music is any good, then just listen to thisLovecraft: [immediately eats shit, it is not clear what kind of music he was trying to make]

Stephen King: ok ryan i hear what you're sayingKing: but i think i can convince you that white people music can be prettyKing: as the kids sayKing: "cool"Coogler:King: pretty "hip"King: real "dope"King: and evenKing: "pretty fly"

Coogler: ok i'm listening, whatcha got for me?King: wellKing: have you heard of a little band calledKing: pause for effectKing: the rock bottom remainders?