#caro speaks

[seeminglydark]

What do you get when you mix a mom and pop gas station, some slightly ominous woods, a mixed-up teenager and a Datsun? Well I don’t know but I guess you'll find out soon enough! 

Mil-Liminal Episode 1: CONSUMED is now live! You can listen on Youtube, Podbean, Spotify or your favorite podcast service right now!

**mild feelings of dread and claustrophobia**

**transcripts available where they are supported and cc and transcripts available on Youtube**

What is the Mil-Liminal Podcast?

Mil-Liminal is a cozy horror podcast featuring the charming and slightly unhinged Caro Greene, an employee working the counter during the night shift at a tiny gas station in the middle of the woods. Join their journey of witnessing the unexplainable! Liminal spaces, ghosts and ghouls galore, there won’t be any jump-scares or hopelessness, just unsettling vibes with moments of comedy to lighten the mood. The podcast is in canonical order, meaning the first episode is Caro’s first ‘episode’ as well, learning as they go to create their podcast. 

Please Share on any social media if you like it! You can find me under raptorjules on most, and I need help conquering algorithms and imposter syndrome, a share means everything to me! -xoxo Caro and RJ

#mil-liminal podcast #horror podcast #caro speaks #ghost stories #scary stories #original characters #AHHHH i hope you like it #THE FIRST REAL EPISODE #here we go #spooky stuff #liminal spaces #gas stations #art featuring a review from one of my test listeners

[lottiesdocmartins]

Shoutout to Van (and Taissa after Van talked with her) for being the only one to recognize that Lottie needed support and not to just be sent away. To our knowledge she is the only one that owned up to the fact that their behavior towards Lottie was detrimental to her wellbeing. Both the believers and the non believers treated her as if she was not a girl like the rest of them. The believers made her a prophet, an enlightened being. The Non believers saw her as an evil manipulative person. And even after 25 yrs some of them still hold all of that anger towards, but not Van. That very iconic exchange of looks between Lottie and Van (u know the one) I always took it as Van realizing that what they unintentionally did to her out there ran wayyyy deeper and maybe, had they been just friends and not rivals or worshippers, Lottie wouldn’t have become who she is (which is definetly not a good person despite good (?) intentions)

#anyways platonic parkinglot in the adult timeline I love u #lottie matthews #van palmer #yellowjackets #caro speaks #i’m just rambling #i don’t even know if it makes sense lmao

[game-on-comics]

Caro: L-Look I always drew them like that... And couldn't figure out how to make their fingers show stuff with balls for hands when they sometimes do have hands...

Matt: If you want to ask us for specific things, maybe best to do it one by one... Or a few at a time, but all 100 of us is too much

(Also Tumblr can unfortunately only hold 10 images at a time 😅, but I'll try to think of an answer to that and give the list when I think of it)

#ask the miis #ask #caro speaks #mii #miis #game on #wii sports resort #doodles

[sleepstokens]

i saw a tik tok of ii with his shirt off during a concert the other day and i haven’t been the same since

#sleep token #ii sleep token #ii #ITS LIKE IM NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS #caro speaks

[mil-liminal]

What would be your favorite queer horror media?

Oh Boy So i think this question is just asking what type of media i enjoy and to answer that I will say Movies, though i'll admit it is hard for me to sit down and consume any kind of media, i have to be in a right mindset for it.

HOWEVER since we are here, I also think its asking what my FAVORITE thing is, and honestly I want to answer this one with a huge wonderful list of amazing things for you to consume, i feel like there could be and should be so much more, which..i guess with Mil-Liminal is kinda what im trying to do, but lets get into some things that might fall under the genre that i enjoy.

Of course the Welcome to Nightvale podcast, was probably my first big experience with queer media in the spooky or weird genre, and also one of the first i experienced with wholesome queer rep instead of just bury your gays tropes all over the place.

Wildelife, Lies Within and Black Water (right here on tumblr) all have queer rep and are comics i personally enjoy!

Heres some movies i think could fit the question, I'm picking my personal faves, and trying to pick some that might not be AS well known as any old rotten tomatoes list ya know?

first off, She Creature, which is pretty old, but who doesn't like scary mermaids and wlw relationships? its a strange movie and i haven't watched it in ages but worth a visit for a fun spooky perspective.

There might be some who will fight me on this, but Let The Right One In. I understand as a nonbinary person that there are themes that are problematic in the film, but i also understand this was one of the first time i saw someone just a little bit like me on screen in a horror film. so im counting it. (also i should clarify that i mean the 2008 version, not the American remake.)

The Hunger. Listen, its got Bowie in it as a vampire. 'nuff said.

All Cheerleaders must Die. Its just fun ok? I love camp and i love gay camp.

Im going to add ParaNorman because it is SUCH a good movie, and its almost the only time ive seen a cartoon go there without making it a bad joke.

the Fear Street trilogy is fun. fight me.

Bride of Frankenstein(1939)! The Haunting(1963)! Fright Night(1985)!

And finally, ok so I personally am not a big reader, but i consulted one of my best pals who is a librarian (as well as the editor for Seemingly Dark and Mil-Liminal!) @lesbrarians, and here is what they had to say!

'The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling (sci-fi horror)

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay (afaik Tremblay isn't queer himself, but I still love his stuff and this one was great) White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (gothic horror, v much in the vein of Shirley Jackson)

Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn (supernatural thriller plus family drama)

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (obvs every one of these has some kind of tw attached to it bc cmon, it's horror, but massive tw here for school shootings, it's heavy af and you gotta be in the right frame of mind for it obvs, but it's fantastic)

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink (set in the world of WtNV!)

Wilder Girls by Rory Powers (body horror galore)

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (bisexual vampires)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (mermaids but make it horror)

Honorary mentions to Jawbone by Monica Ojeda and Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (only because I haven't read them yet haha, they sound dope) Oh, and Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, haven't read it yet myself either but I've heard nothing but good things! CARMEN MARIA MACHADO Her Body and Other Parties! The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion and The Barrow Will Send What May by Margaret Killjoy -- trans punk anarchists facing down demons!' -quoted from discord lmao

ANNNND there you have it. You probably werent expecting all that but horror IS my thing after all, and i thought it would be fun to give a in depth fully fledged reply. Now tell me Readers, Listeners and Watchers, do you have any recs for me?

-Caro

#Caro Speaks #queer rep #horror genre #queer horror

[caroandcats]

Bought a new hoodie this afternoon. For completely non 911 related reasons of course.

#it's the little things in life #had to act normal in the store when i stumbled on it #buddie #caro speaks

[degenderates]

Sometimes incest is beautiful!!

#the carnivorous lamb #re the recent caro post<3 #i need to find it again #hi caro #josiah speaks

[shakespearerants]

I might actually start crying. Survived the last bout of COVID and somehow had hope to make it through the semester. Took all my Uni stuff home over winter break and actually diligently worked on it. Supposed to be in [REDACTED CITY] 5 hours train away in 2 days to meet up with my most beloved mutuals who I so rarely get to see.

Sick again.

Same symptoms as COVID not even 3 weeks ago.

4 hour train ride away from nearest home-type location.

Staying with my grandma who doesn't understand gluten free food to save her life.

#vladi speaks #kann mich wsl ab mittags zusammen reißen und hab dann Hoffnung für die Zukunft aber im Moment. bissi menty b. #und ich war vor allem selber dumm. hab bei Caro im Zimmer übernachtet weil ich dachte Immunsystem ist jetzt geprimed für Erkältungsscheiß #hab genuinely nicht gedacht dass ich mich anstecken würde. das ist jetzt der 5. solche Scheiß in den letzten 12 monaten und der 3. seit #Oktober. was soll der Quatsch. und ich lieg nach jedem Ding auch immer MEHRERE MONATE danach vollkommen flach!!! #like. von Corona vor 2 Wochen habe ich mich insofern erholt dass ich erst nach 10 min Spazieren Atem/Kreislauf kriege und nicht wie direkt #danach nach 5. soll heißen GARNICHT. und jetzt kommt schon wieder der nächste Scheiß... #überlege mir jetzt den Vormittag über welchen Dozenten ich zuerst anschreiben soll dass ich das Referat doch nicht packe und ob ich #Grabungstechnik Prüfung schiebe. ich hasse es.

[kibutsulove]

Asami Sato is so Caro Emerald’s music. to me

#sulove speaks #asami sato #tlok #Caro Emerald’s music my beloved #I was listening to it today and thought of her

[pennielane]

update: still in love with my 11-years-older-than-me sport teammate send help

#it’s been a while since I’ve updated you guys on this because there hasn’t been much to update #I’m not calling him my coach anymore because he’s truly not - we’re both just athletes on the team now #but he’s in a more competitive part of the team because I’m still too new to the sport to be part of that #but hopefully by august I can join the competitive part! #anyway there have been no updates because we haven’t really interacted in weeks because we’re not part of the same parts of the team #like I’d always see him but from a distance and therefore my crush started to fade a bit #but yesterday we DID speak quite a bit because we both arrived early #and he’s just so cute UGH kill me!!! #nothing overtly flirty happened between us we just had a nice rapport and he was cute and I’m in love HELP!.mp3 #caro thoughts #am I getting too personal on here? whatever ❤️

[seeminglydark]

I was a little worried that the Mil-Liminal podcast wouldn't be as good as I hoped, since to my knowledge you write comics and I wasn't sure how well it would translate to the podcast format. GODDAMN DID YOU PROVE ME WRONG. Your pilot episode is fuckin epic! Lowkey in love with the bit where Caro is like. Okay now close your eyes (I did). And then slowly builds up this cool picture of what their little liminal world is like. Also the opening music fuckin slaps, did you make it? Are you going to upload the music on its own because I want to listen to it.. So fuckin cool very excited to see more of this

HAHA me too honestly, i was/am pretty terrified to put myself out there in a more tangible way like this, like...letting people perceive me as a story teller instead of just a writer/artist. THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME YOU LIKED IT omg this means everything to me honestly. Im so glad your enjoying it so far, i cant wait to get the real ep up in a couple days! thank you thank you thank you i need the validation food so much haha!

As for the music, i didnt make it but it was made for me. i had a pretty good idea what i wanted, and my extremely talented partner @snakepixel dabbles in music as well as game development and he created it for me a couple years ago, when i first had the idea to create the podcast. (he is also responsible for the logo designs of both Mil-Liminal and Seemingly Dark!) He says its just midi and isnt sure it would translate well to just be listened too on its own, but ill throw it here for you so you can hear it without Caro talking over it. The more ominous music throughout the pod is the same music, he slowed it down and took out some of the sounds to create it. Here's the main intro before it loops <3

ANYWAY thank you so much, honestly, i've gotten some feedback but it always helps to hear im doing pretty ok so far, i appreciate you so much! See you soon for episode one!

#rj rambles #caro speaks #mil-liminal podcast #validation food #yum thank you #I WAS SCARED TOO #STILL AM

[astrumocs]

Hi Reshaper happy birthday I didn't have time to prepare much but I do have these white chocolate covered biscuits I'd like to share with you

If that's alright

"Why, of course, Mel, I'm more for the attention and good company than fanciful gifts. I'm not as much of a material man as you may think. Though I do adore them nonetheless."

"Food is better shared, so I would be pleased to enjoy it with you. You are welcome to the things I've made for myself this evening as well, Caro."

#reshaper speaks #mel #sasster #caro literally translates to 'expensive' but typically means dear and such in this usage

[game-on-comics]

So what are the relationships/dynamics among the Miis?

(Also, love seeing some attention to the Miis in general, this is coming from someone who has fond memories of messing with Miis)

For the dynamics, it depends on which Mii (still figuring out the relationships between the normal Miis 😅)

Caro: And yeah! I HAD to do something to bring more attention to the Miis because I loved playing those games and messing with them... Still do! XD

#game on #ask the miis #mii #miis #wii sports resort #digital art #ask #caro speaks #dont mind me still brainstorming the dynamics btw #but i know a few of them #just that it's hard to keep up with 100+ miis here hahaha...

[sleepstokens]

Coming out of the caves on this blog to start reblogging Sleep Token stuff

#caro speaks

[mil-liminal]

Hey Caro!! :)

Can I ask what your thoughts on vampires are? 👀 Ever met one? Ever want to, if you haven't? 👀👀

Oh you know. Northern Washington vampires have no personal space but I’m sure they are quite nice. (Except Doug, Doug’s a creep.) they throw great parties. still wonder what they were doing with all that orange juice though….?

**if you’re new here Caro Greene is a fictional character who runs a midnight podcast from a gas station in two webcomics made by the artist of this page, and this account is a collection of inspo for those comics! You can read about them in Seemingly Dark on Webtoon and Tapas, and Mil-Liminal on PATREON or Kofi, or just ask! All ask box art is done by Raptorjules**

#gas stations #caro speaks #vampires #spooky stuff #midnight shift

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

Martin and Douglas!

Michelle and Fabrizia!

#em speaks #caro tag #………i won’t elaborate