Cameraman Larry

**OVERVIEW**

Cameraman Larry was hired in 2022 by Trent Gent, as videographer and professional llama herder. He would only work for Trent for a short while, however, as he was killed by a ghost during the Polterguys' excursion to Africa to track down the savage ghost of The Africa Zoo's beloved gorilla: the polter-gorilla.

**BIOGRAPHY**

**Early Life**

Cameraman Larry was born on May 26, 1989. From the moment he was born, his father instilled in him the values of courage, honor, and llama herding. After his father died, he took up videography as a side hobby, but the hobby quickly transitioned into a career, as the profession provided him with many more job opportunities than llama herding did.

**Hired by Trent Gent**

In June of 2022, Larry was discovered by Trent after he saw a wedding video online, in which the bride and groom were married inside of a local zoo's budgie enclosure. Trent knew that whoever perilously filmed the video from inside the cage must have possessed intense bravery, and so he contacted Larry via his email address in the video description. Trent scheduled a meeting with Larry, proposing that Larry come to work for Trent full-time as a Polterguy. After some thought, Larry accepted the offer. He missed the danger and thrill that llama herding offered, and he knew that this new gig would give him the excitement that he desired, albeit less so than llama herding.

**Into the Mines**

Larry went on to document the team's first investigation: a haunted coal mine in the mountains of Kentucky. He recorded interviews between Trent, ghost science consultant Dr. Grant Hunter, and mine owner Theodore "Pap" Parker. Afterwards, he descended into the depths of mine with Trent, after the group heard the spirit of a deceased coal miner, also known as the polt-ore-geist, yelling from inside the mine. He and Trent both had difficulty getting out of the mine, and both narrowly escaped the mine's collapse. Later, he recorded drone footage of the mysterious Kentucky mountains, which was used in the first episode's introduction.

**Trip to Africa**

Some time later, Larry accompanied Trent to Africa, who had received a report from chief anesthesiologist of The Africa Zoo, Dr. Herbert Sebastian Zookeep, about the ghost of a dead gorilla who was terrorizing the zoo: the polter-gorilla. He filmed Trent's interviews with Dr. Herbert and Trent's attempts to track and capture the spirit, spending several days with Trent in the African wilderness.

**Tragedy Strikes**

On the second day of documentation, Larry was filming Trent's trek in the African jungle, when suddenly, Trent spotted the polter-gorilla in a clearing. Trent pointed to the polter-gorilla in terror and ran for his life in the opposite direction, leaving Larry behind. Larry begged him to wait, and extended his arm in terror, but to no avail. Frozen in terror, Larry slowly turned to face the ghost. The gorilla began to shriek, and as the phantom attacked, Larry's body went into convulsions. His camera shut off as a side-effect of ghostly contact, and Larry died. His body was never recovered. A picture of Larry in his final moments would later be posted by Trent on the Polterguys official Instagram account, serving as his memorial and funeral.

**TRIVIA**

- Cameraman Larry always insisted on being referred to by his full title, "Cameraman Larry." It is uncertain if Cameraman Larry is his full name. However, interviews with childhood friends reveal that, before his father died, he insisted on being called "Llama-Herder Larry." Perhaps he could not bear the pain of his father's death, and gave himself a new moniker.

- Immediately after Larry went missing, Trent hired the first person he saw as videographer, Cameraman Jerry, who filmed the rest of the episode footage and accompanied Trent back to the States. Comparing side-by-side photos, many have pointed out visual similarities between Cameraman Jerry and Cameraman Larry. However, it is currently unknown if the two are related in some way.