Stanton Creek
is a horror/murder mystery that follows a cast of humans and aliens through solving a terrifying conspiracy as well as trying to discover a serial murderer among them Combining aesthetics of the time period it takes place in, old school ufology/abduction lore, and some murder elements, Stanton Creek is a story and a town you’ll remember…
Trond Oftebro, an aspiring artist/fantasy writer who as experienced a violent and violating abduction by an unknown force. After coming to the small town of Stanton Creek, Oregon seeking an answer for this attack, he finds out a truth that cracks his perception of life apart. As he tries to put the pieces together, something else is happening in his head. Is it just imagination or something much darker beginning to manifest?
Farrah Gerschwitz is a former punk/metal rocker turn psychonaut who not only knows the secrets of the town, but has some of her own. She finds herself with the same scars and nightmares as Trond when he comes to town, and two victims of unknown abductors must work together to discover the truth of their nightmares. To help him though, Farrah must move past her own mind and imagination to solve what's happening.
Another danger has crept into their lives, however. A killer has made their way to Stanton Creek with one thought in their mind, inflicting cruel carnage on anything unknown and alien, even the humans who experience the phenomena. Will they find the answer they want for their nightmares, or will they fall to the hands of a killer among them?”
Tropes:
- Albinos Are Freaks: Heimdall, one of the more strange aliens that struggles to grasp unspoken social cues, is disguised as an albino.
- Alien Abduction: The opening chapters are centered around Trond being abducted and his messy recovery.
- Alien Catnip: Gila, an alien in disguise, bribes another Alien into gathering information for her with an unknown drug that she's been growing.
- Bludgeoned to Death: An unknown serial killer chases down and murders father Bixby with a sledgehammer.
- Eyepatch of Power: Chief Sepulveda, head of the forestry service, sports one.
- Major Injury Underreaction: Trond is badly bruised, cut and has wounds from being sliced open by aliens, but is back on his feet within a few hours.
- Mark of the Supernatural: Several disguised aliens have inhumanly saturated green eyes.
- Mistakenfor Murderer: Trond thought that the foresters would try to kill him for knowing too much.
- Ominous Owl: One of the aliens has a head that resembles an owl, which freaks Trond out when he sees through his disguise.
- Sacrificial Lamb: Father Bixby only appears alive in Trond's vision seconds before being slaughtered.
- Serial Killer: Part of the unfolding mystery is figuring out who is the murderer.
- The Greys: Some of the aliens look like the well-known greys.
