Something Beneath

CGCC Chief of Security who quickly grasps the scale of the slime threat. She stabilizes the situation with decisive leadership and ultimately sacrifices herself to buy time for Middleton, Khali, and Connolly as the facility seals itself off.

Deadmarsh’s assistant who helps coordinate responses and chase down problems as the hotel and grounds buckle under the slime’s spread. He embodies loyalty while the pressure mounts and the threat intensifies.

Friend and keynote speaker who practices his address in the woods, only to be pulled into a slime pit, signaling the organism’s reach into personal, intimate spaces and the fragility of human certainty.

An Episcopalian priest whose presence lends gravity to the conference. He warns about the ominous energy surrounding CGCC and guides others toward a path that blends faith and reason in the face of horror.

CGCC event coordinator who experiences visceral visions and relies on her grandmother’s necklace for protection. She forms a fragile bond with Middleton as the danger intensifies and the group fights to survive.

Glamour celebrity livestreaming the chaos, drenched in slime and chasing sensational content. Her encounter with the mirrors and the creature leads to a death that underscores vanity, spectacle, and vulnerability.

Scientist who theorizes the slime as a single hive-minded organism. He teams up with Middleton and Khali to analyze the threat, offering a rational counterpoint to the supernatural shadows at CGCC.

CGCC manager whose paranoia grows after contact with the slime, culminating in a fatal confrontation when Tony shoots him and the group later recovers his body.

Maintenance worker who, along with Hank, descends into the sewers and is consumed by the slime, highlighting the unstoppable spread of the organism.

Maintenance worker who becomes another casualty of the slime’s advance, reinforcing the sense that no one is safe as CGCC spirals toward collapse.

Housekeeping staff member who notes Mikaela’s death as suicide, offers perspective on the events and helps interpret the hospital-like chaos that frames the hotel and CGCC.