| “ | Lights out. | „ |
| ~ The Sandman in Algernon Moss' dream. |
The Sandman is a minor antagonist of the Rusty Quill horror podcast The Magnus Archives, serving as the secondary antagonist of Mag 98: Lights Out. He was a creature of the Dark working for Maxwell Rayner, being responsible for ridding him of his enemies by plunging them in eternal darkness. He was responsible for turning Algernon Moss blind during an attempt to kill him.
Appearance[]
The Sandman was tall and thin creature, with lengthy limbs that twisted slowly when he moved. He was part of the darkness, and his edges blurred into it, making his outline difficult to make out.
Personality[]
The Sandman's mentality is difficult to understand, appearing to be extremely alien. He seemed loyal to Maxwell Rayner for whatever reason and took pleasure in trapping people in the dark of his sack, although what he did with them afterward is unknown.
Biography[]
The Sandman was called upon by Maxwell Rayner, who was angry at Doctor Algernon Moss for winning some documents from John Franklin's lost ship, the HMS Terror, at an auction. He wanted revenge and presumably the documents, so he assigned the Sandman with making Moss disappear. As such, the Sandman enter Moss' house late one night while he slept and trapped the man in darkness. Desperate to get away from the creature, Moss grabbed some of his sand and put it in his eyes, blinding himself, and freeing himself from the Sandman's darkness in the process. Having failed to dispose of Algernon, it is unknown what the Sandman did.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Sandman seemed to have the ability to force people into deep sleep or keep them awake. Using his sand, he could rid a room of anything but darkness in the eyes of one person, effectively trapping them in his sack. However, they were only trapped in the sack as long as they perceived it as so, so the Sandman had no power over a blind person.
Trivia[]
- The Sandman is compared in universe to the depiction of the classical folktale character shown in The Sandman by E.T.A Hoffman. In that depiction, he remains villainous, but is a different type of creature, being more birdlike and taking out the eyes of his victims. He is also implied to be an aspect of the narrator's imagination, with the true villain being Coppelius.
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