Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1332040
Ana gets an invitation from Caretaker, her mysterious childhood guardian, to explore the break-in of the mausoleum and its bizarre aftermath. The two find the iron shattered open sarcophagus, containing the skeletal remains of the Keeper demon, known immediately to Caretaker by its craggy one-eyed skull. The Keeper skull would become a key character of the series (and its marketing), with its single empty socket glaring back at us, as each character bends to its dark will. There were several versions debated, drawn, sculpted and ultimately duplicated for stunts and other practical effects. Over ten hour-long episodes, a team of amazing artists built dozens of more sets, including the Helstrom's childhood home: a sprawling Victorian craftsman identically matched to a location for stunts and FX purposes. There was an elaborate engine room built to marry with an abandoned shipyard location, and multiple rooms to match Daimon's wooded mid-century, split-level house. There were also several FX set pieces, elaborate inserts, and of course, 'burn sets,' including a visit to the attic bedroom of a possessed young boy, and a rescue mission from a burning basement. The final episode featured a haunted mansion stunts sequence—a gothic entry hall with a wrap- around staircase and an adjoined storage building, matched to an abandoned carnival location and A A. CONCEPT ART BY JAIME GERVAIS FOR THE CATACOMBS, A MASSIVE STAGE BUILD IN WOOD AND FOAM. B. HAUNTED HOUSE FEATURED IN A STUNTS SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE SATANIC SIBLINGS. SET PHOTO. C. ENGINE ROOM OF AN ABANDONED SHIP BECOMES MOTHER'S HIDEOUT. THE EXPANSIVE SET WAS BUILT ONSTAGE WITH A STEEL STAIRWELL ENTRYWAY THAT MATCHED THE LOCATION. SET PHOTO. B C