Midnight Pals: Pickman's Model (Patreon)

HP Lovecraft: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the story of the pickman's model Lovecraft: what if there was a painting so scary Lovecraft: like it was so scary Lovecraft: like SO scary

Lovecraft: so there's this painting that's SO scary you can't look at it Barker: what happens if you look at it Barker: do you go insane Lovecraft: Lovecraft: yeah you go insane Barker: damn howard really going outside your wheelhouse tonight Poe: clive don't start

Lovecraft: so this painting is so scary that you can't even look at it King: wow! imagine if there was a painting like that! Stephen Gammell:

Garrett Cook: a scary painting huh? i got a twist on that Cook: what if a picture was scary Cook: because it was drawn with haunted chalk? Lovecraft: Cook: just think about it for a minute

Lovecraft: oh yeah that's good Cook: like, chalk cursed by the soul of a debauched libertine Lovecraft: oh no i don't like that Barker: wait wait i want to hear more about that Lovecraft: but clive Barker: shut up howard Barker: adults are talking

Lovecraft: no guys you don't understand Lovecraft: the reason that the painting is so scary Lovecraft: is it's a painting of, like, a scary dog Dean Koontz: i wouldn't be scared of a dog Lovecraft: oh you'd be scared of this dog, dean Lovecraft: it's real scary

Lovecraft: but the scariest thing about this scary dog Lovecraft: is Lovecraft: wait for it Lovecraft: the scary dog is real Koontz: what! Lovecraft: it turns out pickman drew it from life! Lovecraft: from his model! Lovecraft: pickman's model!

Koontz: gosh howard Koontz: i think that's just great! Koontz: seeing a picture of a dog is great Koontz: but then finding out that the dog is real and you can go see the real dog Koontz: that's even better!

Lovecraft: dean you don't understand!  Lovecraft: the dog is evil! Koontz: i don't believe that  Koontz: there are no bad dogs