Eventide Valley

**Eventide Valley**, Massachusetts, is a fictional town located in the northeastern United States. It is the home of the Eventide Valley Media Center, the building holding a media and visual archive, and library of anomalous events occurring in Massachusetts. First mentioned in the entry "Unusual Architecture," it is also the setting of the episodes "Deep Night," "Oasis Greenhouse" and "Within Static," along with being mentioned in other entries in the Eventide Media Center series.

## Fictional History

### Origins

As of now, it is unknown when Eventide Valley or its media center were established, but it can be conjectured, based on the Twitter photo featuring Eventide's first Penrose construction, that the town has been around since at least the 1930s or 1940s.

### 1960s-1970s

A photograph of the media center was taken in 1969 of the building's exterior, and the media center was known to service the Greater Eventide Valley region, including other nearby towns such as: Misty Point, Indigo Shoals, Somberville, Old Gothsford, East Circuit, Ashenfield and New Trilight. Jumping ahead a decade, in 1979, the town itself was put on high alert, along with the towns of Somberville, Old Gothsford and Heavenston, by a Local Watch group due to an unspecified Class S Superentity stated to have invaded television static in Eventide Valley and other surrounding areas. Four people were reported missing during this occurrence, their names redacted. A possible fifth missing person, presumably deceased judging from the image, was given a name during the report: Alaister Blackburn.

### 1980s-1990s

The 1980s and 1990s would prove a time of frequent strange occurrences in the history of Eventide, documented by the media center. Presumably taking place in the early 80s (possibly May 24, 1982, at the earliest), a program known as "Deep Night" aired at 3:26 AM, on late-night TV in Eventide Valley. This six-minute program showed various areas of Eventide Valley, riddled with holes that appeared to be occupied by bizarre, stalk-like, Cyclopian creatures. The broadcast noted the increase of these holes for two months, and referred to something known as "seed growth," particularly noting that the region around the TV station itself has its "growth nearly complete."

Possibly in the same year, on June 27th, Eventide Valley (while not directly affected by the phenomenon as the town of Misty Point would be) was potentially in the path of a ferociously strong storm as it moved inland from the coast. Eventide was seen having some storm conditions, though ultimately it would seem that the anomaly menacing the coastal towns did not have any lasting impact on Eventide itself.

November 1982 saw the death of one of the residents of Eventide Valley: one Solomon Blackburn. His funeral was attended by his granddaughter, Evelyn Blackburn, where she met a member of the Eventide Media Center, a person only known as "E." E suggested that Evelyn come to work for the media center, though they did not explain further.

In 1989, Eventide Media Group participated in the production of an educational video, "Unusual Architecture," with a grant from the Architectural Association of Massachusetts. This video explained the concept of impossible or Penrose shapes, and how to construct one, despite the warning by the Architectural Association that such an action was illegal.

Some years later in 1993, Eventide Media Group would help produce another video, this time in cooperation with the Botanical Society. This was a tour video of the Oasis Greenhouse, known for its extensive collection and protein production for food consumption. However, the video would present several glitches, showing several disturbing plant species, and implying that the protein production used for food came from the remains of humans. The Greenhouse was closed down in 1994.

In 1997, Evelyn Blackburn would find and submit the Local Watch video depicting the events of 1979 to the media center to be archived. This archival would be confirmed a year later in 1998.

## Places of Interest

The most well-known place of interest in Eventide Valley is the Eventide Media Center, which is located at 299 Lightstone Way, Eventide Valley, Massachusetts.

Some other local places of Eventide Valley include Torrent Park, Zenith Gardens, West King Playground, East King Street and Venus Court (both residential areas), and the WEVC-TV Station, located at 26 Zenith Street (though with the transition to digital format and a documented record of anomalous entities surrounding the building, it is unknown if the station is still running). The town was also the home of the Oasis Greenhouse until 1994.

## Known Residents

* "E"
* Solomon Blackburn† (deceased November 1982)

## Featured Episodes

* Deep Night
* Oasis Greenhouse
* Within Static

## Mentions

* Unusual Architecture ("Eventide Media Group")
* Oceanview Forecast
* Midnight Movie
* Funeral ("Eventide Valley Library")