Bitter Karella posts
Midnight Pals: Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein
Sir Kenneth Branagh: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of Sir Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's FrankensteinBranagh: it's the Frankenstein film most to the vision of its original creatorBranagh: me, sir Kenneth branaghBranagh: and that means no igorK...
Event: Gays in Space! Bitter Karella in conversation with Charlie Jane Anders
You heard right! On Oct. 25, I'll be at A Seat at the Table books in Elk Grove, CA at 4:00 om to have a conversation with the one and only Charlie Jane Anders about her new book Lessons in Magic and Disaster! The Gays are in Space!13h
Midnight Pals: Dinosaurs
Dean Koontz: you know what you guys? King: now dean you know you've got to say the words Poe: oh it's dean, steve Poe: let him have this King: saying the words is part of the fun, edgar King: besides he's got to learn sometimeKoontz: you know what guys? Koontz: you know if i had to write...
Guess who got mentioned in the Washington Post? (Me, it was me)
Someone mentioned that I come across as warm in videos, so maybe I'll try making some video announcements instead of just typing them. Hopefully people don't get sick of my stupid voice lmaoI'm just super excited to mention that Moonflow (my book!!!!) got a mention in the new Charlie Jan...
Midnight Pals: Desert Island Game
Cat Voleur: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the story of the end of the worldVoleur: what if the world ended and you were stuck on a tropical island with your incredibly hot loverVoleur: wouldn't that suck?Voleur: wouldn't that just be the absolute worst?Voleu...
Midnight Pals: 5 Nights at Freddys 2
Scott Cawthon: i have big news about the new five nights at freddys movie!!! King: there's a new five nights at freddys movie? Cawthon: yeah! the kids will love it! Cawthon: no way has the animatronic pizza robot fad died down! Cawthon: this party ain't ever gonna end!Cawthon: Five Nights at...
Midnight Pals: Fairies
Jennifer McMahon: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the girl who gets kidnapped by fairies Arthur Conan Doyle: ah yes yes yes Doyle: as the resident expert on fairies and fairy behavior Doyle: i can say that's pretty standard fairy behaviorMcMahon: but t...
Midnight Pals: Monster
Ryan Murphy: hey horror fans it's me ryan murphyIan Brennan: and I'm ryan murphyMurphy: and together we'reMurphy: no wait I'M ryan murphyBrennan: no no you're ian brennanMurphy:Murphy: ok wait i prepared for thisMurphy: [looks at hand, on which is written 'You are Ryan Murphy...
Midnight Pals: Lovecraft Tea
Muriel Eddy: hello dear readersEddy: are you ready for some delicious gossip about your good friend hp lovecraft?Eddy: remember you heard it hear firstEddy: off the record, on the QT, and very hush hushPoe: no now Muriel, howard's a friend and we don't gossip hereBarker: shut up edgar i want...
Midnight Pals: Who Killed Elon
M. Lopes da Silva: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of what if elon musk got killedAubrey Wood: ah yes what if melon husk got unalived, hypothetically, in MinecraftWood: lol just kidding!wood: …. unless?da Silva: what if elon musk got killedKing: siiiighKing...
Midnight Pals: Haar
David Sodergren: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the haarKoontz: what's haar?Sodergren: it's like fogSodergren: but more ScottishSodergren: and you know what they saySodergren: IF IT'S NOT SCOTTISH, IT'S CRAP!John Carpenter: so this is stor...
Midnight Pals: Revenge
King: so what did we miss?Poe: well apparently the first amendment doesn't exist anymoreKing: what?! but that's my favorite amendment!Poe: wait i'm getting word that maybe it doesKing: phew! that was a close oneKing: glad that got settledBitter Karella: well well wellKarella: guess who&#...
Midnight Pals: We're back
King: boy that sure was a long and relaxing break but it's sure nice to get back to the campfireKing: [dusting cobwebs off campfire] sure hope nothing crazy happened while we were goneJK Rowling: [in full SS uniform] ACHTUNG!Rowling: JETZT SINGEN WIR ZUSAMMEN DAS LIED UBER UNSER LIEBER FUHRER AD...
Midnight Pals: Horror Zine
Edward Lee: hey brooooLee: it's time for a bros night out!Lovecraft: oh noLee: we're gonna have so much fun, bro!Lee: Jordan won't even remember his exJordan Shiveley: sighhhShiveley: [plaintiffly touching framed photo] the void…Lee: broLee: bro trust meLee: once you see this place, yo...
Midnight Pals: Garlic
Jennifer Armentrout: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the scone of stone and bone King: what's that smell? Armentrout: oh you mean that garlic smell? Armentrout: that patented Hellmans original mouth-watering garlic aioli smell? King: King: yeah that sm...
Midnight Pals: Serious times
HP Lovecraft: before we begin tonight, i'd like to observe a moment of silence for the victim of gun violenceBarker: you mean victims?Lovecraft:Lovecraft: noLovecraft: just the oneKoontz: which one?Lovecraft: oh you know the one i meanBarker: oh yeah we know the one i meanStephen King: you know ...
Midnight Pals: iygyfebwc
JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: i've just dissscovered a chilling transss conssspiracy Barker: is this the one to allow slighter taller than average women to be department store clerks Rowling: NO Rowling: IT'SS NOT THAT ONE Rowling: but that one iss real by the way Barker: sureRowling: ...
Midnight Pals: Court Testimony
[mysterious circle of robed figures] JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: i want you all to give a warm welcome to graham linehan Rowling: i've decided that it's high time we welcome him back into the mainssstream of the gender critical movement Rowling: he'sss definitely very normal and ...
Midnight Pals: Linehan Arrested
[mysterious circle of robed figures] JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: tonight i want to talk about the ssscourge of ssslightly taller than average department sstore clerksss Rowling: when will we be free of thiss long national nightmare? Kathleen Stock: a just question, my liege!Rowling: in fact ...
MOONFLOW IS LIVE!!
check it out, my psychedelic trans splatterpunk horror novel moonflow debuts today! :D Here's a little taste of some of the mushrooms readers get to meet! :D https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitter-karella/moonflow/9780316581936/
Midnight Pals: Mambo Macabre
Tabitha King: did listening to lou bega’s mambo no 5 incessantly on loop for hours help inspire you to write?Stephen King: it did!Stephen King: but why wound readers’ brain with words?!Stephen King: when I can set their souls on fire with a slanderous mambo?!?Stephen King: [rolling fedora down a...
Midnight Pals: Tunes for Writing
Stephen King: alright, time to get to work King: gotta get some writing done King: and that means King: i gotta put on King: SOME TUNES [King rolls a fedora down his arm & pops it on his head in one fluid motion] King: [flailing wildly] A LITTLE BIT OF RITA'S ALL I NEEDTabitha King: [busting int...
Midnight Pals: MOONFLOW IS COMING
Bitter Karella: well well well Karella: guess who's got her debut horror book coming out next week King: Poe: Lovecraft: Barker: Koontz: Karella: c'mon guess King: Poe: Lovecraft: Barker: Koontz: Karella: it shouldn't be this hardKarella: c'mon you know the answer Karella: you know, ...
Midnight Pals: The Rude Question
Edgar Allan Poe: ok guys so kind of a thing tonight Poe: GRR Martin is coming over to talk Poe: and i need you all to NOT ask him about finishing game of thrones Poe: i'm looking at you clive Barker: yeah i'm just gonna ask him Poe: don't deny it clive, i know you're thinking- Poe: o...
Midnight Pals: Worldcon Drama
[at space coven]Hugo Gernsback: I've had enough of this!Gernsback: for too long, my precious hugos have been besmirched by scandal and controversy!Gernsback: but no more!Gernsback: i'm taking charge nowGernsback: no more chinanery!Gernsback: no more shenanigans!Gernsback: and most of allGern...
Midnight Pals: Withered Hill
David Barnett: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of withered hillBarnett: its about this woman who gets trapped in this weirdly horny british villageBarnett: for being too big a slutMary Shelley: lol no such thingEdward Lee: broLee: broLee: where is this villag...
Midnight Pals: Polari Prize
[mysterious circle of robed figures]John Boyne: dark lord! dark lord, help me!JK Rowling: whatsss wrong?Boyne: i'm being bullied!Boyne: me! john boyne!Boyne: author of the boy in the striped pajamasBoyne: [whispers] a fableBoyne: nobody has ever been as bullied as me!Boyne: first the holocaust s...
Midnight Pals: Flesh for Frankenstein
Paul Morrissey: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of andy warhol's frankenstein Barker: uh huh Barker: was andy warhol involved? Morrissey: why are you asking questions when you already know the answerBram Stoker: ugh are you going to make this one all sexy...
Midnight Pals: Andy Warhol's Dracula
Paul Morrissey: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of andy warhol's dracula King: wow! andy warhol made a dracula movie?! Morrissey: Morrissey: yeeeeah Morrissey: sure he did Morrissey: that's the ticketBarker: so exactly how involved was andy warhol in ...
Midnight Pals: Gollum
JRR Tolkien: exciting news everyone! there's a new lord of the rings movie! Tolkien: finally, it's going to answer that big question on everyone's minds Tolkien: what was gollum doing? King: Poe: Barker: Lovecraft: Koontz: Tolkien: everyone's always asking me, what was gollum doing?T...
