Clint Aspen

**Clint Aspen** (b. July 4th 1917) is a World War 2 veteran and former Hollywood talent, who became a recluse in the early 1960's, and disappeared from the scene. He is the father of Wayne Aspen, and his decision to leave the industry so abruptly was directly related to the realization of Wanye's potential powers. He didn't stay with his son's mother, Gloria Spencer, but he did try his best to fund as much of her life as he could. Clint and Gloria spoke occasionally, but when she met (\*\*\*\*) (Ben's father) in 1968, the meetings became far more formal and infrequent. By this time, Clint had retired from the industry, and lived a secluded cabin life in Winthrop, Washington. He still dealt with Gorley, though when the otherworldly being's visits became more infrequent, he deduced that the thing was visiting his grown son.

Clint served in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. At some point, in 1943, he was in a (\*\*\*\*) village with some of his regiment, and he somehow earned the ire of a local elder woman. Unbeknownst to Clint, she was a devout member of a cult that worshiped the Undivine Nine, and she placed a curse on him.

Just as with his son, Clint is visited by the spectral middleman, known only as Gorley.

Clint acted in six films, and was the lead in two.

*"For Whom the Bill Folds"* (1953) as "James Bennett Falco"

- The film's cinematographer, David Connor, knew Clint from their time in the war, and mentioned him to director, Otto Kline. Clint was cast as a conman who cons the main character, Jules(Christopher Banks), and briefly seduces the film's female lead, Macy Strutton(Larson Lavesque), before dying with multiple other conmen in the finale. Otto Kline was very happy with Clint's performance. The two became friends, and Otto vowed to cast Clint as the lead in his next contractual film with Kane Studios.

*"Her Life Turned Around"* (1955) as lead "Donald Lorenz"

- Otto Kline pressed executives at Kane Studios to cast Clint as the lead in his next film. Otto held a secret about one of the executive's infidelity, and so his request was granted. The female lead, Georgia MacFarlane(Amber Tomlinson), wanted to protest Clint's casting, but her manager smoothed things out with Kline. During filming, Clint became infatuated with one of the caterers, Johanna Spencer. The two eloped in 1954, and eventually, Wayne Aspen was born. Rather than happiness, Clint felt awful; the old woman's curse on him was directed toward his "first born". By the time Clint began filming on "The Great Flight East", Gorley had appeared, and all was changed.

*"The Great Flight East"* (1957) as lead "Greg Norton"

-This film was supposed to be the finale of a trilogy, but Otto Kline's death in August of 1956 ended that vision. Contractually obligated, Clint continued his participation. After quick script rewrites, Clint's former character of "Donald Lorenz", who was supposed to continue in this film, was written out. Instead, Clint was cast as a new character. Gorley's appearance vastly affected Clint's life. He lost sleep, missed call times, and could barely remember his lines. This behavior was noticed, and once he'd completed all scenes with his face in them, and all dialogue scenes, he was fired from the film.

*"Hazardous Hordes"* (1959) as "George Merlin"

- One of the producers of "The Great Flight East" thought highly of Clint, despite his behavior on the recent film's set. He cast him in this film, hoping to utilize Clint's recent chaotic energy in the character of "George Merlin".

*"Things That Come in Handy"* (1960) as "Store Manager"

*"The Unjust, Unruly, and the Unloved"* (1962) as "News Anchor on Television in Window"

When Wayne confronts his father, stating how Gorley has been messing with him for the last few years, Clint laments that Gorley has been interrupting his life since 1957, when Wayne was 2.

Once Clint retires, living out in the country in Winthrop, Gorley's visits became regular. After some years, Clint accepts it as normal, and even starts to connect with the being. This isn't a good thing, and may well play into Gorley's machinations. When the being stops coming by, Clint realizes that he's visiting Wayne.

*"It wasn't fame, it wasn't anything of the sort. It wasn't parenthood. It wasn't your mother. It was him. It became such that I had to abandon my work in Hollywood because of him showing up whenever, wherever...and I was the only one that saw him...it would all make me seem crazy. Far more so than me just leaving the business on a whim. The son of a bitch is why I'm out here. And...listen...I'm sorry...he's out back, I think, and has some words for the both of us."*