Midnight Pals: Body Horror (Patreon)

David Cronenberg: body horror is the art of possibility. the body is the canvas. to change the body is to change reality, to unmake & remake the world.
Junji Ito: what if your head was a balloon lol

Junji Ito: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the fashion model
Junji Ito: so this film crew hires an actress with a really striking look
Poe: what's the look?
Ito: oh she's like an obvious monster
Ito: like 100% she's definitely a monster

Ito: anyway everyone is all "wow what a striking look"
Barker: you know
Barker: there's a problem with all these monster women you draw
Ito: what?
Barker: you're not horny enough

Ito: they're not supposed to be horny
Barker: no i mean YOU are not horny
Ito:
Poe: clive leave him alone
Barker: hey i'm not throwing shade
Poe: no it really sounds like you are

Ito: how can you say that?
Ito: look at these  bishōjo heroines!
Barker: don't get me wrong, junji
Barker: you got some real cute little straight couples in your comics
Barker: but they should fuck

Barker: is the problem that this body horror is too straight
Barker: is that it?
Ito: what
Barker: i mean more power to you
Barker: i think it's great what you're doing
Ito:
Barker: you know despite your handicap
Ito:
Barker: of being straight

Barker: it's just so cool how you're showing that straight people can do body horror too
Ito:
Barker: real inspiring!
Ito:
Poe: that's enough clive
Barker: no shut up edgar i'm having fun

Barker: i'm just saying its unusual to see a cishet in this field
Barker: i mean
Barker: anyone here who's written body horror that is NOT some kinda trans allegory, raise your hand
Eve Harms:
Lor Gislason:
Franz Kafka: [raises hand]
Barker: uh uh uh uh franz
Barker: not so fast!