12 episodes

Each week, a group of storytellers gathers around a campfire. There's world-weary club MC Edgar Allan Poe, nerd dad Stephen King, violent goth Mary Shelley, squid-obsessed wimp HP Lovecraft, and others. A comedy-horror semi-anthology adapted from Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction.

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    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

Each week, a group of storytellers gathers around a campfire. There's world-weary club MC Edgar Allan Poe, nerd dad Stephen King, violent goth Mary Shelley, squid-obsessed wimp HP Lovecraft, and others. A comedy-horror semi-anthology adapted from Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction.

    Season 2 crowdfunding now!

    Season 2 crowdfunding now!

    A special message from HP Lovecraft: WE'RE CROWDFUNDING for Season 2 now at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/

    • 1 min
    The Tale of the Frankenstein

    The Tale of the Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley tells the tale of a brilliant young researcher, whose arrogance leads him to pursue a deadly ambition—the creation of a Frankenstein!

    • 37 min
    The Tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    The Tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    A new candidate for the Midnight Society, Robert Louis Stevenson, attempts to impress the Pals with a tale of mischief, mayhem, and soup.

    • 35 min
    The Tale of Dracula

    The Tale of Dracula

    Neurotic closet-dweller Bram Stoker visits the campfire to tell his iconic vampire story.

    • 36 min
    The Tale of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Midnight Society

    The Tale of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Midnight Society

    Arthur Conan Doyle stumbles upon the Midnight Pals' storytelling circle and reluctantly brings Sherlock Holmes back for one last, final, final case.

    • 41 min
    The Tale of the Strangers on a Train

    The Tale of the Strangers on a Train

    Crime writer and snail lover Patricia Highsmith investigates a bizarre double murder. What really happened with Mary Shelley's polycule at Lake Geneva last summer?

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Adam Beltaine ,

Just the best

What can I say? The magic and hilarity of the wonderful Midnight Pals Twitter feed distilled into brilliant acted stories! Perfectly cast - I can't read the stories now without hearing them in these actors voices. I can't recommend this highly enough!

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