WHAT'S THIS?
AFTERLIFE is a sci-fi, psychological-horror passion project that follows the story of a jaded alien named Mac and a posse of other folklore-inspired monsters as they try to survive on Earth.
Specific character and environmental concepts are under construction! Below is our cast:
CHARACTERS
Mac is an alien from the distant planet Lanulos, one of its last survivors. She crash-lands on Earth while trying to escape its implosion. She doesn’t speak much, but commands her group viciously. Little is known about how she actually came to be here. There might be more to her story than meets the eye…
Inspired by the Flatwoods Monster.
Our protagonist, a self-proclaimed retired demon and lover of occasional harmless mischief. What more could you want in a man? He is summoned to Earth by cultists in the 80s and uses the opportunity to book it and return to the mortal realm he once lived in.
Inspired by the Maryland Goatman.
Atlas is a divine being whose patience runs thin with every passing day. They are a seer with the power to read the future, but cannot speak or write in an understandable language, so they must resort to charades to get their point across. A very close friend of Mac, who acts as a guiding force for her, helping her navigate the strange planet she’s found herself on.
Inspired by the notorious Mothman.
Peck was grown, not born. She emerges in an abandoned field. Although the soil dried up and its scarecrows were left to decay, something desperately wanted to survive enough to learn shape, language, identity… as if from a fairy tale.
Inspired by legends of devouring gourds.
Eon is a small demon with the temper of a caged animal. He was banished (kicked out) of hell and sent to the mortal realm by extrinsics for being annoying and of no use to them. Shortly thereafter, he was taken in by Mac, who thought he was a dead animal she could scavenge and eat.
Inspired by the Dover Demon.
“Bev,” what she’s named herself, was never meant to persist. She died long before humanity had learned to name extinction correctly. When oceans were warmer, skies heavier, and her body still fit the world. Once the asteroid came, most souls passed on, their sinless and primitive minds being sent to an otherworldly “stream of consciousness” where they could rest peacefully. She didn’t.
Inspired by the Loch Ness Monster.
Not quite a man, nor a woman, but a vaguely humanoid silhouette. She appears to be behind various mysterious calls and signals directed at Mac. She lurks in the shadows and strikes unpredictably, her presence alone causing complete distress. What could he possibly want?
Inspired by the alien encounter of “Indrid Cold.”
MISC. ILLUSTRATIONS
