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Coastal Curses

Coastal Curses takes place in an alternate version of Cape Breton filled with monsters and magic. The story is told through multiple mediums such as illustrations, animations, slideshow presentations, audio work, soft sculptures and of course, written work, taking place in a fictional town of Estuary. I started working on Coastal Curses as a short gaming project in the Powered by the Apocalypse, Monster of the Week system, in the summer of 2022, however to my surprise, it kept going due to the passion and dedication that my players and I had for the story. It gave me an opportunity to share places from my childhood, my interests in horror, worldbuilding, and storytelling with other people in a space that we created.

The story of Coastal Curses is one of grief, paranoia and overall finding courage to face the past after running from it. The characters, as different as they are, find commonality within those emotions all while uncovering the history and secrets of the small town of Estuary, Cape Breton. They come to terms with the events that brought them here, find unlikely friendships, discover more than they bargained for, and finally plant their feet to protect what they can from the forces that dwell beneath the surface.

I have put an egregious amount of energy and time into this project through written work, composed music, illustrations, comics, etc. and it has truly been a pleasure to play with my lovely friends. The first run of the series is almost finished, but this project is far from over...