Christopher Howard Wolf
| Christopher Howard Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 21, 1979 Mt. Kisco, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Motorhed, SlimeBeast, Tormental |
| Occupation | Comic book creator. video game developer |
| Known for | Creating the DragonSpires browser games |
Christopher Howard Wolf (born September 21, 1979) is an independent game developer and writer. He is the founder of independent game company WRONG Games, for which he works as a game designer. He is known for work on the games DragonSpires, I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator, Hell Rising, and Scroll Wars. He also authored a graphic novel retelling the story of Nosferatu, and has appeared on Dawson's Creek and in the English dubbing of You're Under Arrest!. Currently, he now runs a horror story website called "Slimebeast", which has released several Creepypastas including Funnymouth, Whimsywood, Lost Episodes, its sequel Sid's Video, Abandoned by Disney its sequels Room Zero and Corruptus, and prequel A Few Suggestions.
Games
In 1997, then 17-year-old Wolf and Adam Maloy took over production on DragonSpires, a community-driven multiplayer game initiated by Dragon's Eye Productions.[1] Wolf served as creative administrator of the game, in charge of producing a storyline and pixel art, among other duties, until 2002. In a much smaller capacity, Wolf also assisted independent game maker Derek Yu with games such as Mean Cuisine and I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator,[2] which was an ultra-violent game based on Jack Thompson's "A Modest Proposal".
DragonSpires later served as the inspiration for Wolf's browser-based multiplayer game, Scroll Wars, which was opened to the public in 2006. One year later in 2007, Wolf also opened Hell Rising, a zombie vs. vampire vs. survivor browser-based game inspired by and building upon its predecessor, Urban Dead.
Christopher maintains a YouTube gaming channel under the name Tormentalist, and has worked on creative material for LordMinion777.
Comics
In 2008, Wolf authored a well-received[3] installment in Josh Howard presents: Sasquatch published by Viper Comics. He also authored a graphic novel retelling the 1922 film Nosferatu for a modern audience[4] and a creator-owned series titled Love Monster.[5]
Additionally, he wrote, illustrated, and created the webcomic Escapeman[6] for ten years and wrote reviews for Pop Thought.[7] His fan page for The Atomics by Mike Allred also appeared in Wizard Magazine.
Wolf was named Marketing Director of Viper Comics in late 2010.[8] His duties for Viper have included creating a viral marketing website for Inspector Gadget.
Acting
Wolf was a voice actor for the English dub of the Anime series You're Under Arrest![9][10] and appeared on episodes of Dawson's Creek, most notably as a sideburned student in an episode spoofing The Blair Witch Project.[9]
Slimebeast
Currently, Wolf runs an online horror story forum which is known for creating the following Creepypasta stories:
- Funnymouth - Focuses on a young man who comes across a mysterious forumgoer named "Funnymouth" who appears to take an interest in him. A companion site exists on the Internet-based off the main character's chat server (although the display notes it is under maintenance). Refreshing the page will redirect you to an image of a giant pixelated face with a limp tongue slogging out (all developed by repeating text of Funnymouth). It is assumed in-story this is Funnymouth itself.
- Whimsywood - A boy discovers a theme park called Whimsywood that hides a vicious secret that bodes ill for visiting children.
- Lost Episodes - A young man reflects on his fleeting childhood friendship with a boy named Sid who had created several re-cut tapes of popular features, which progressively become more grim and violent. Returning to him later on, Sid is revealed to have killed his own family and retreated into a fantasy video world of his own, much to the main character's horror. A sequel story called Sid's Video involves another person discovering Sid's videotape, as it unleashes havoc on the man's personal video collection.
- Abandoned by Disney - Inspired by the story of the abandoned River Country Disney park and Discovery Island (Bay Lake) locations, the story covers the dangers behind an abandoned Jungle Book-themed resort named Mowgli's Palace. The follow-up Room Zero discusses the stories behind employees connected with the Disney Corporation; including tourists wearing Disney-themed gas masks and a bomb shelter located deep beneath the park. A prequel story also exists called A Few Suggestions, which is written in recollections of notes from a suggestion box in Mowgli's Palace (and also reveals the supposed origin of the color-inverted Mickey Mouse costume from the original story's climax).
References
- ↑ Wired Magazine, March 1995
- ↑ "New Game Designed Around Jack Thompson's 'Modest Proposal'", Gamepolitics, February 5, 2006
- ↑ IGN: Sasquatch OGN Review
- ↑ "Local comics buff authored graphic novel with a new spin on Dracula", Star News, December 26, 2010
- ↑ "Review: Love Monster", ComixTribe.com, November 15, 2012
- ↑ "Beyond the Spandex – Wilmington's Aspiring Comic Artists", PublicBroadcasting.net, April 16, 2006
- ↑ "Welcome to Pop Thought", PopThought.com
- ↑ "About Viper Comics", ViperComics.com, Retrieved August 12, 2010
- 1 2 Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Chris Wolf". CrystalAcids.com. Retrieved April 22, 2009.