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“And the ocean brings him starfish… Perhaps his father had nothing to do with this place at all.” The ferryman stands on the far shore. He has always liked watching them cling to the beach before the current pulls them back into fathoms.” It is not the island he grew up on, though it feels so very familiar… He has been waiting for the night tides to come in, for they will bring starfish. “He does not remember arriving here, or if he has been here before. to be millions of miles away from any care in the world.” Was that the Ferryman? “Only liberty I know.” How’d we get here? “I do not stand alone. Without added context, AM is just a monster built by man, and Ted is its chronicler.Īdrift Afterlife creepy comics collage by Jennifer Weigel Creepy Comics Story 8: Adrift Afterlife (why you save the best gold coins for the ferryman) ![]() There was enough mystery and intrigue to fill a novel’s length of work. ![]() This story seemed to hold much more than its word count allowed. While I found this to be an act-loosely supported by the more subtle examples of manipulations displayed-that’s still head cannon given the information in the story. However, are these bugs in his character, the correct narrative, or misconceptions built on ignorance? I can make assumptions but little feels supported from the text.ĪM was more the diabolical villain, almost cartoony in execution. As a first-person narrator, he’s allowed to have flaws like anyone else. I never felt I understood Ted, unsure how to read his sexism and criticism. While the writing was effective, it didn’t capture that charisma I found in “ Vic and Blood.” Harlan Ellison made a profession building upon the allure of cruel and often immoral individuals, but Ted lacked that allure which hinders the narrative as a whole.
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