South of Midnight features plenty of striking visuals, but its strongest aspect is the game's storytelling. Beyond just the cutscenes, the writing in the more than 100 notes in the game's 14 chapters adds excellent context to the story and enhances the experience.
That's why it's worth your time finding every note in each chapter. This guide will show you where to find all the notes in Chapter 9.
South of Midnight - Where To Find All Notes - Chapter 9
Chapter 8 was very straightforward, with only four notes to find. Chapter 9 has 12 notes, so you'll have to be a little more diligent.
Burrower's - Feline Intuition - When you exit the cave at the beginning of the level, Hazel will point out a house in the distance. Once she does, pay attention to the right side of the path, where you'll find a hollowed-out tree that houses the first note of the level.
Cross my heart... - After the cutscene with Itchy, head into the small town across the bridge and go inside the house with red yarn on its roof. You'll find this note on your left when you walk in the door, on the couch.
Dear Santa - This note is in the same house as the previous note, on a table to the right side of the door.
Please Keep In Mind - After completing the combat encounter to the left of the house with red yarn on its roof, where you found the previous two notes, you can enter a house at the back of the combat arena. This note is right in the doorway, resting on the countertop on the right side of the hallway.
You'll be sorry - This note is in the same house as the previous one, on the table at the end of the hall.
Molly Gives A Fright - After completing the combat arena where you found the house with the previous two notes, there will be a couple of ways to exit the arena. Take the one that leads you past two large bramble vines, and on your left will be plenty of Stigma besides a house with a sun painted on the outside. Directly across the street from the house with the sun, you'll find this note on a picnic table.
Mandatory Overtime - Once you've made it into the Pure Pine Factory, head up the stairs that you'll see directly in front of you and into the office to find this note and a Floof knot.
She Did It - You'll be able to grab this note after dealing with the tangle in front of Molly's house. As you walk up to the house, this note will be on the right side of the path on a table.
Why not me? - Right as you enter Molly's house, you'll find this note on a table in front of the fireplace.
Dear Miss Molly - You'll find this note in Molly's house on a table to the left of the stairs leading to the second floor.
Decision of Transfer - This is the final note in Molly's house, and it can be found on the second floor on a desk to the right of the fireplace.
Is it True? - The final note of the chapter can be found inside the large house in Molly's cave. You'll enter the house through a narrow entrance, and find this note on a bed immediately to your right once you're inside.
And that's where to find all 12 notes in South of Midnight's Chapter 12. If you've followed along with the rest of these guides, you'll have found 69 notes by now. Only 34 more to go.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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