Midnight Pals: The Willows (Patreon)

Algernon Blackwood: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the willows Lovecraft: g-guys this is my favorite story! Lovecraft: ooh it's so good, it's so scary! King: oh yeah? what's so scary about it? Lovecraft: there's a swede in it

Blackwood: so i was canoeing down the river danube Blackwood: with my companion Blackwood: who was a swede Lovecraft: [sweats]

Blackwood: anyway we got stuck on an island Blackwood: full of willows Blackwood: and important thing to remember Blackwood: these aren't weeping willows Blackwood: they're, like, kinda brambly scrubby riverside willows Blackwood: make sure you get that right

Blackwood: and there are all these super creepy willows on the island Blackwood: now if any of you lot were thinking of illustrating this story Blackwood: i want to emphasize Blackwood: NOT weeping willows

Stephen King: so what are they? King: like King: weeping willows? Blackwood: Blackwood: no

Blackwood: so these are NOT weeping willows  Poe:  King:  Barker:  Koontz: Lovecraft:  Blackwood: so all together now Blackwood: what kind of willows are they?  Poe: King: Barker: Koontz: Lovecraft: King: ...weeping willows?  Blackwood:  Blackwood: steve we just went over this

Blackwood: so these willows are just SUPER creepy Blackwood: there's a weird presence on this island that makes you just get super scared of trees Blackwood: cuz let me tell you Blackwood: these trees Blackwood: real fucked up

Blackwood: so these trees are just real fucked up King: how so? Blackwood: well they're just Blackwood: like Blackwood: you know Blackwood: kinda fucked up Blackwood: just in a general sort of way

Blackwood: so these trees, they're just kinda fucked up King:  Poe:  Barker:  Koontz:  Blackwood: what do you want me to do, describe stuff? Lovecraft: oh so right, you're so right