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AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM

Real Name: Mephistopheles Malleus
Stage Name: Hex Splosion
Gender: Male
Age: 18

Faction: Demon
Race: Fame Demon :: Musical - Throughout time people have been known to sell their soul for fame. These are the demons that take care of all that. Business is ALWAYS BOOMING. There are musical demons, writing demons, acting demons, singing demons, sports demons, etc.

Natural Ability: All Musical demons have the ability to play any instrument. They can pick up drumsticks, a guitar, anything and play it. They aren't always super awesome uber perfect, nor does technical skill account for imagination or creativity so not every demon is famous. Most just make a killing in the human world with their contracts.


Personality:
+ Privilege and Snobbery +
Hex was born into fame. His mother is renowned songstress Lilith del Muerte, a staple of opera in Halloween for years. His father is Danny Bolical, one of the founding members of The Roaches (halloween version of the Beatles / Rolling Stones / Led Zeppelin / etc.). He was practically born to be a famous musician and with those sorts of credentials there was never any doubt he would be. As a Music Demon he can pick up any instrument but he is particularly fond of the guitar and has the rare gift of amazing composition. His fame often makes him think he's better than those who aren't famous, but only when it comes to music. He's rather average in everything else (intelligence, athletics, use of FEAR, etc). The school music club or students who like to play or start up a band will find themselves snubbed by Hex. He doesn't even consider himself to be on their level musically so why bother trying to play with them? That's not to say he wouldn't be friends. Just don't expect much musical cooperation until he's been in school for a while.

+ Deep laden doubt +
Despite his amazing abilities to play and compose on the guitar, he is completely unable to write lyrics. He also can't read sheet music. Like most popular musicians he doesn't have much to do with writing his songs. He believes this to be a huge failing on his part but would never share this with other musicians until he's humbled down a bit. This has left a deep seeded doubt inside himself. He loves being famous and is constantly afraid his skills will slip and the smallest thing will send his career into a downward spiral. He does not view his foolish behavior as a detriment to his career though. Even if it's something bad, the attention only sells records.

+ Two sides of a coin +
If you can tear him away from practicing or talking about music, he's a pretty entertaining guy. Life with privileges has been good to him and having a famous friend never hurt anyone. If you put in a good effort he's happy to have you as a friend or maybe just in his entourage. He definitely has experience with having a good time. Just don't cross him too badly. He's got a healthy demon's rage and years of pampering have not helped. This anger issue has been blown out of proportion by the tabloids and he's been caught in the middle of screaming matches inside clubs and backstage at concerts more times than he could count. To some this is just normal celeb behavior but to his fans this makes him BADASS.

+ Resentfully Adaptable +
Hex is pretty annoyed about being stuck at the school. He was supposed to be halfway through a Halloween-wide tour by the time he'd set foot in the dorms on his first day. This makes him a bit grumpy in the beginning of his enrollment. Eventually he will adapt, learn to have fun, but for the beginning of his attendance expect him to be distant and grumpy. Especially since he's not allowed to have bodyguards to keep people away from He also is used to being in the public eye so seperation from constant attention may make him do something sensational every once in a while for attention. He should get over this in time but he can't help that he likes when everyone is talking about him.

+ Media Darling +
Hex has been in the public eye since he was little. He's very used to having cameras in his face and being at school will be a nice respite from that life. But that won't stop him from talking to his agent over the phone, status updates on his website, and answering a small amount of his MASSES of fanmail. This also means that the public opinion and knowledge of his life may be completely innaccurate and skewed. Super fans may not find him to be quite as outrageous or amazing as the media has made him out to be. Only time will tell if that is a good or bad thing.

+ Beyond the Glitz & Glamor +
Beyond the concept of privilege and the sensationalism, which should fade as he spends his time out of the public eye, there's nothing particularly bad about Hex. He's also not especially good. He's a good enough time to hang around and he can be funny when he tries to be but he really has no true concept of friendship. His life has been spent with cronies or an entourage. While he is attending school they are continuing with their lavish lifestyle. He's not likely to receive any calls or letters. He doesn't blame them though! He would do the same thing! He has no frame of reference for what 'real' residents of Halloween are like. His emotional depth is rather non existent but he's sure to learn about friendship, love, and hate all too quickly while attending Amityville. This punishment is probably the best overall education that he can receive, learning about life outside of 'Celebrity'.

// article taken from SHRED! e-zine, [October 11]

Hex Splosion was conceived by famed opera diva Lilith del Muerte and rock legend Danny Bolical. The musical power couple had been together since their collaboration on The Roaches single "Patchwork Mother" a few years early. Lilith had announced a hiatus in her career to care for her child and Danny was being celebrated for his high profile contract work done before the production of his next album. When asked for about choosing the proper pumpkin in an interview for Scareling Motherhood magazine, Lilith was quoted as saying, "Little Hex's pumpkin sang to us. I know a lot of parents like to say that their pumpkin was special [she laughs] but no.. really. We just knew. We could hear it."

Singing pumpkin or not, Hex was in the public eye since the moment of his birth. He began to play piano at the age of the 6 and by 8 he had composed his first tune. His early music is easily accessible on BooTube and while young, his talent was easy to see. His parents were wary of throwing him so readily into his own career but it seems that the time spent waiting and training surely paid off. His first public performance was done at the age of 16 with his band, The Goons, live on The Zombie Carson Show and is one of the highest rated late night shows ever.

Hex's first single Orange & Black topped the charts for 16 weeks and he had been touring while the band worked on their next album. Hex himself is known to be intense about his music but enjoys being in the spotlight. He's been seen with some of the hottest ghouls in Halloween and he is not a stranger to scandal. Besides a few slaps on the wrist for underage drinking, soliciting a witch doctor, and public nudity, he's noted for his hot temper and occasional altercations with the paparazzi.

Perhaps fame was thrust upon him too young? Hex is currently awaiting sentencing for a more serious offense. He was caught bribing officials for an illegal permit to enter the human world. He has not made a statement about his motives but fans will remember teen prodigy screeJay Bloodbones arrest for the same crime earlier this October. Hex's plan was foiled by a police sting and he was arrested. Video and photos of Hex in bonecuffs have been all over the Web for weeks. Specialists theorize that because of his age and top tier legal team, his punishment will be lenient. Rehabilitation is most likely but it may be a while before there is another Goons concert. Touring was put on hold until a decision is reached. You can bet though, that this is not the end of Hex Splosion. He's assured his fans that he's sincerely sorry for his actions and that regardless of his sentence he will continue working to bring them the best Goons album yet.

Editor's Note: Since the publishing of this article, Hex was sentenced to 3 years in a educational rehabilitation facility. The name of this facility has not been released but we have been assured that he will be under the best of supervision. His touring and recording will be on hold until his sentence has been completed so don't hold your breath for those concert tickets being available anytime soon... unless you don't breathe. Then you can do what you want.

Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? It's been court ordered. His live touring is on hold until he successfully completes school. He'd much rather not be there.

FEAR Ability: Magic fingers - Hex concentrates his FEAR into an energy projection of a pair of hands. These hands are a perfect replica of his own and he can control them like his own for a time. It doesn't last very long and the hands aren't bigger or stronger than his own to start with. The biggest benefit is that he can do this from several feet away, allowing him to touch people without actually touching them. As this FEAR develops through the years the hands will grow in size and the amount of time it lasts.


Physical Description:

Eye Colour: Red iris with a huge pupil
Hair Colour/Style: Black/Blue
Skin Colour: Bluish-grey
Clothing Style/Colours: The style for his current mood is ROCK. Punk rock, hard rock, any kind of rock. His clothes are a mix batch of stylish and expensive, Rock n' Roll couture. His publicist is trying to start a fashion line with his name attached to so he's always wearing something different that's been sent to him. Perhaps for his next album his wardrobe will take a different direction... Because he's rich and famous he doesn't feel strange about wearing 'gay looking' clothes, makeup, etc. It's showbiz baby!
Extra: He has a set of small ivory colored horns but has NO tail. He currently has human-looking hands stitched to his lower arms. These were a gift from his father and belonged to a deceased human rockstar whom he had granted fame to in return for a shortened lifespan (Someone along the lines of Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Kobain... I don't want to be specific). He mostly just wears them for concerts. He has normal hands which are his own and has a personal mad scientist on call for all his body altering needs.

Real Name: Nikolaus Schlitz
Nickname: Leibchen (by his grandmother), Mausi (by his parents);; Scowl is used in place of his actual name otherwise.
Stage Name: Jack the Ripper (or simply Ripper), due to his frequent accidents with guitars early in his career, in which he rocked so hard the strings broke under his fingers. Or made him bleed out something fierce.
Gender: Boil
Age: 16

Faction: Demon
Race: Incubus

Natural Ability: Incubi have boosted charisma and sexual appeal, which helps since they are compelled to be around people in order to feed. Scowl specifically seems to enjoy feeding off the angst and sadness of others; but mostly angst. Sometimes the QQ too.


Personality:
• Quiet, but Sour Dour
Never not sourdour. Unless it’s utter mayhem, at which he cracks out into maniacal laughter at the loss of control around him (his coping mechanism). Scowl doesn’t find much to smile at otherwise, and feeding off of negative emotions has apparently seemed to set his face into that permanent >8( face. Everything is glass half empty unless it’s jumped through hoops to prove it to him otherwise. He’s also quite terrible at starting conversations and usually just hangs about by his lonesome, waiting for someone else to break the silence while he does his thing.

• Appearances
Don’t bring up that he doesn’t have a tail or there shall be many death glares had. Scowl was involved in a bad accident as a child which caused him to contract a rotting disease in the hands. The FEAR Healer was able to recreate them using his tail’s FEAR and some handy undead parts, but it’s still a point of shame for the young demon to this day. As far as his shirtless routine, however, don’t bother asking why: it’s just his style. One day he’ll have abs, ghouls. One day.

• ”Sprechen sie Deutsch?”
Scowl is German by background, learning English after he had finished his native tongue. He usually falls upon Germanic phrases when he does open his mouth, but his English could . . . use some touching up. The only reason most people have yet to notice this is because he rarely does interviews, a translator makes sure the grammar is correct for his lyrics, and he has a speech coach training him to lose the heavy accent.

• Socializing?
Scowl can pose for a picture and sign autographs, sure, but does he live up the expectations of an incubus? Nnnnnope. He rarely flirts, let alone give suggestive winks, and he’s never really developed social skills since his manager or publicist always did the talking for him. Engaging with others usually just means he happens to be within a group listening, bobbing or shaking his head. He’s rather self-conscious of his sometimes broken English.

• You Must Be This Cool to Proceed
Scowl is under the impression that he must exude a “bad boy / dare devil” aura (which was proposed by his agent, who of course knows everything), and he’s practiced this mask quite well during his career. Sure he’s skinny, short twig, but remember that awesome concert where he drove a doombuggy with his feet while playing the guitar blindfolded? As such, if a challenge is issued to him, Scowl just has to take it; his reputation depends on it, and his reputation far exceeds his bodily health.

• Perfectionist
Part of Scowl’s upbringing was to ingrain him with the thought that no matter how good he does something, he can always be better. While this can be positive in a motivational manner, the young incubus usually takes this to ridiculous levels: mostly on his music. He’s more than once stayed up several nights in a row to compose a song, only to throw it away in a frustrated hissy fit.

• Learn Me a Book?
Really, he’s as school smart as an uneducated swamp troll and more than reluctant to be forced to swim in the academic sea where he feels as competent as a rock. This lends to his habit of not talking in class, where he’s often entertaining himself with doodles on the page or desk. His brain’s already chockfull of other things: why does he have to know how to train his minipets when a servant could take care of it?

• Music…
…is the only thing Scowl’s good at. Seriously. His record company is milking it for all its worth too. Music is also the demon’s way to escape reality, and thus the more stressed he is, the more likely he’ll hole up someplace and start fiddling with an instrument of any kind. The type of music he plays when bored is also a good indicator for his current mood when reading his face fails.

• OVERALL
Scowl acts like he’s one of those cool badasses with mysterious airs of mystery™, but really he’s had so little true social interaction with people that he’s almost overwhelmed and afraid of the prospect; this translates to looking aloof and uninterested in “mundane people”. It doesn’t help that he believes people won’t actually bother to know him as Scowl as opposed to “Jack the Ripper”, or only use his career status to bolster their own.


Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy?
Out of nowhere, Scowl hit massive writer’s block and became a shut-in within his room. While several concerts managed to be pulled off with existing music, eventually his parents just decided that he needed to be pried out and put into fresh new surroundings in hopes of stimulating his muse – and what better than school, where there’s probably so much angst anyway that their son would surely regain his muse in a matter of days?


FEAR Ability: Scowl can conjure up the illusion that a crowd is watching the battle, complete with a ring of blurred faces and loud voices. The crowd mixes between cheering him on and demoralizing the opponent through jeers and the fear of performing before a live audience, but if done incorrectly could just be static noise, or otherwise very distracting for Scowl to initiate.



Disclaimers: Google Translate was used to replace words and would be the source of Scowl's German. The lyrics are based off Rammstein's song "Der Meister" (The Master).

AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM

Name: Unknown
Nicknames: Johnny Danger
Gender: Male
Age: 15

Faction/Race Demon/Midas

Natural Ability:  You've got the touch, you've got the power- and it's not just a saying. Midas demons are gifted with golden hands. Unlike the Midas of legend, they can't turn EVERYTHING they touch into gold- at least, not permanently. Things they are touching or holding, however, temporarily gain a golden veneer. This effect is non-permanent, and illusory.

Personality:

Heart on His Sleeve (Genuine)
Johnny is a quintessential teenager. He's got his heart on his sleeve, and is always honest with his feelings. Sometimes this can be kind of a pain in the a**, as his hormonal ranting is enough to drive even the mildest PR manager insane. But hey, the ghouls love his brooding, angsty image. Johnny is honest, even when it's not always in his best interest. He can be trusted to be true to himself, however convoluted that might be.

They Call Me the Workin' Man (Industrious)
For Johnny, going to work is like turning on a switch. The lights, the glitter, the glam... Something about the stage is soothingly routine to him. He's diligent and hard working when it comes to his trade, regardless of the drama llamaing he does outside of his career as a musician. He's dependable and reliable, a real asset to the company, and if it weren't for his behavior off screen his employers would be loath to see him go on hiatus.

Teenage Wasteland (Weenis)
Johnny can kind of be a whiny tool. Except not just 'kind of'. He's a teenage demon, and he's stuffed full of developing FEAR that just keeps leaking out all over his coworkers. It's getting worse by the day, and the unresolved anger toward his birth mother has only made it worse. Just because he's a rock star and has it ALL doesn't mean he's nearly satisfied. He really can't see the forest through the trees, and it tends to make him pessimistic and unbearable.

Tender Lies (Gullible)
Up till now, Rancid Records has been keeping Johnny in line by telling him what he wants to hear, and fortunately for them, it's working. Johnny isn't much of a thinker. It's not that he's too trusting so much as he's just easily baited. They got him to agree to enroll in the first place with (false) promises that he would be given special treatment. The fact that the school is co-ed probably helped too. It's not just the company that's been leading him by the nose though- his father has too. There's a lot of family secrets and misplaced blame surrounding his tumultuous birth and rise to fame- but so far he hasn't figured it out.


Why are they enrolled in Amityville Academy? Johnny Danger was getting a little too dangerous. His lack of control over his FEAR was really starting to become a PR issue- and after he accidentally bowled over his manager during a shouting match (an incident that was quickly hushed), his record label demanded he enroll in Halloween's premiere school to learn to control his otherworldly talents.

Johnny isn't too happy about it- after all, his voice is a gift from his less than perfect pedigree and his banshee mother. However, the only way to make this constant reminder less nagging is to do as he's told, and for once the rebel rouser has no choice but to comply.

FEAR:

The Power to Move You
(AKA Really, Ravvlet? You are so Freaking Lame)

Johnny doesn't need a microphone. His voice is too powerful. Although he can sometimes be a crooner, this boil can belt it out when he needs to, with enough force to knock things over. At the moment, he's not TOO much of a danger to a crowd- especially if you like the windblown hair look. However, if nurtured, this talent could easily be turned into a weapon.

This powerful voice is part of the reason he's so successful, and also why Rancid Records picked him up in the first place. They're hoping some schooling will allow them to continue to make returns on their investment- as long as he doesn't reveal to the general public what a complete brat he really is.



(it's not backwards. YOU'RE BACKWARDS!!!!11)

Welcome to Amityville Academy, Johnny Danger! Consider yourself enrolled, and feel free to move into your dorm at any time!