The Midnight Society Opening is an [[Improv Terms|improv opening]] inspired by the TV show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and as taught by Kate Zelensky: 1. **Get a suggestion of anything at all.** 2. **Make a Crescent of Doom (COD):** - Players form a Crescent of Doom. 3. **Player 1:** - A player starts by announcing they have a scary story to share. - Provides the basic [[Improv Terms|premise]] of the story in a line or two. 4. **Story Building:** - Other players add on to player 1's story. - Everyone behaves as if this is the scariest story EVER. 5. **Scenic Moment:** - Once the basic gist is established, a player steps out to make the story scenic. - Presents a three to four-line scene, moving the action along. 6. **Back to COD:** - Return to the Crescent of Doom. - Another player tells us about another scary story based on the original [[Improv Terms|suggestion]]. 7. **Repeat:** - Three stories are told in total. - After each scenic moment, remember to comment on the new details discovered. 8. **Closing:** - At the end of the third detail discussion, everyone says together: "Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, we give you... (SUGGESTION)!"