Midnight Pals: Doll House

Mary San Giovanni: it’s time for the model doll house expo
Brian Keene: ixnay on the odel doll house expo may
Thomas Ligotti: I want to hear more about this expo

SanGiovanni: well, they have doll houses from all over the world
Ligotti: hm
SanGiovanni: some of the latest models have as many as TWO floors
Ligotti: hm
SanGiovanni: and can accommodate mixed families of dolls, action figures, and sylvanian bunnies
Ligotti: hm

Edward Lee: haha mary’s making you go to the model doll house expo bro
Lee: you’re so whipped bro
Keene: I’m only going to the model doll house expo because I want to
Lee: [pantomiming whip] wee-kew! Wee-kew!
Keene: stop that

Lee: ooo look at brian
Lee: gonna go to the model doll house expo
Lee: see all the latest model doll house designs
Lee: maybe gonna buy a model dollhouse
Lee: to put dolls in it
Lee:
Lee: bro actually I think I’m selling myself on this
King: yeah this sounds boss
Koontz: let’s all go!

Ellen Datlow: welcome to bi-mon doll house extravaganza
Datlow: wow we got a big turn-out this time
Datlow: I see we have some questions
Edward Lee: yeah bro
Lee: do any of the dolls got nipples
Datlow:
Datlow: are there any good questions

Datlow: any other questions?
Ligotti: do any of your dolls represent the horror of confronting your own Jungian shadow made flesh
Datlow:
Datlow: actually all dolls do that
Ligotti: do any of your dolls represent the sucking void of existential ennui

Ligotti: and the
Datlow: ah well
Datlow: that’s a very good question
Clive Barker: excuse me ellen I hate to interrupt
Barker: but that is not a good question
Ligotti: I just want to know
Barker: Thomas stop wasting the good woman’s time
Barker: also do you have any of those dolls that can pee

Ellen Datlow: so we call this model the “wisteria dream”
SanGiovanni: wow neat!
Keene: hm yes
SanGiovanni: you’ve been awful quiet
SanGiovanni: you’re not just thinking about anthrax are you
Keene: no of course not
Keene: [thinking] anthrax