Midnight Pals: Weirdgirls
Chloe Johnson: open wide, horror fans Johnson: cuz here's a new sheriff in town Johnson:you've heard of hopepunk Johnson: you've heard of sweetweird Johnon: you've heard of noblebright and squeecore and nicewave Johnson: well get read for the hot new horror microgenre that's blowing them all away Johnson: it's weird girl hours
Johnson: that's right, weirdgirl is the new hotness that all the kids are talking about Johnson: female and non-binary writers are driving a vibrant new sub-genre featuring strange, unhinged underdogs Johnson: so LOOK OUT, Mr John Q Horror Writer! Johnson: feminism is back Johnson: and this time Johnson: 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 sisters Carter: are going to be doing it for themselves Carter: and the enbies too
Poe: angela, what's all this about? Carter: perhaps you're not aware edgar Carter: here's a new kind of horror in town Tabitha King: yeah! Anne Rice: that's right! Carter: goodbye, cozy! Carter: hello, weird!
Carter: women be writing weird books Carter: and the enbies too Patricia Highsmith: what? dames write books? Carter: Highsmith: that IS weird Carter: Carter: i don't even know what's happening over here, if i'm honest
Lovecraft: what?! this is ridiculous Lovecraft: everyone knows that girls don't know how to be weird! Carter: and the enbies too
Carter: but consider this Carter: what could be weirder than a girl? Lovecraft: i Lovecraft: [sweats] that is true, i do find girls to be very weird
Carter: and the enbies too Lovecraft: n-no Lovecraft: no they just girls lite, aren't they? Carter: Lovecraft: so they're less weird Lovecraft: by definition Carter:
Lovecraft: b-but how can this be a thing? Lovecraft: all the greats of weird fiction have always been men Lovecraft: Machen, Hodgson, Kafka Barker: you really sure about that last one, howard? Lovecraft: huh? Kafka: huh? Barker: ha ha ha Kafka: 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 underdogs Karella: [holding up MOONFLOW available at fine bookstores everywhere Sept 2025]
Karella: that's right it's Moonflow Karella: available September 2025 Karella: it's that exciting new book that everyone's talking about Karella: featuring a strange, unhinged underdog Karella: and taking place in a vibrant new sub-genre Karella: BUY MY BOOK
Karella: boy writing hack jokes about the battle of the sexes gets way harder when there's no binary Karella: i hate working harder >:C Karella: maybe it's finally time to become transphobic










