Brian Reeves

* Casual
* Vessel

### Relatives

Tim Reeves (identical twin brother), Aiden Klein (younger maternal half-brother and indirect vitim), Mrs. Klein (mother and victim), Mr. Reeves (father)

### Affiliation

The Red Dimension, The Figure, Cthulhu, The Vessels, The Doppelgänger

## Biographical information

### Place of death

The Mine on Hills Grove, Forest Lawn, Michigan, United States

## Appearances

### Debut

The Morgue Files: Case #3: The Mine on Hills Grove

## Brian Reeves

Brian Reeves was a resident of Forest Lawn who, after an encounter with the Figure at the Mine on Hills Grove, became a Vessel in service of the Red Dimension, together with his identical twin brother, Tim. Brian was one of the few Vessels, that wasn't turned into a mindless thrall, having been a fully willing participant.

Brian commited various heinous crimes in the name of his masters. From 1999 to 2000, Brian took part at a series of ritualistic murders in Forest Lawn, perputrated by the Vessels. Concurrently, he also participated in the summoning of Sally Hatfield's Doppelgänger. When The Doppelgänger was let loose, Brian's half-brother Aiden Klein was used as a fall guy for the murders.

In 2010, Brian along with Tim and the other Vessels assisted The Figure, in luring Jack Evans back to Forest Lawn. Brian and Tim reached out to Jack's fiancé Kate Moore, after she returned to visit her dying mother. The Figure took her under it's control, which caused Jack to look after her. This is followed by numerous home invasions and murders, conducted by The Vessels. Eventually, the twins came to the attention of Detective Kent and Sergeant Norris, who were involved in the investigation around Kate's disapperance. When The Figure decided to punish the policemen for their interference, The Vessels proceeded to kill Norris' wife Maggie, who was pregnant. This led to a final confrontation inside The Mine on Hills Grove, where Brian got killed by a vengeful Norris.

## Appearance

Brian Reeves is a man with brown hair and ocean blue coloured eyes and on occasion he can be seen wearing his signature executioners hood as well as all black clothing, As opposed to his two brothers Brian is growing a stubble on his chin whereas the former both have a clean shaven appearances, to go along with his stubble, Brian also has a well-kept styled brown hair as opposed to Tim who has slicked back brown hair and Aiden who has light blonde hair parted to the left.

## Personality

Brian Reeves, was quiet and reserved in nature but, much like his twin brother, capable of disturbing levels of violence and fully dedicated to his occupation of a Vessel and serial killer. Over the course of almost two decades, Brian willingly partook in the murders of numerous innocent civilians, killing adults and children alike. Besides Tim, Brian didn't care about anyone, as he was more than willing to manipulate and backstab people, who considered him to be a friend and ally, like Aiden Klein and Anthony Wells. Unlike his brother, Brian tended to be rather passive, during the Vessels viscious activities. He prefered to stand by and watch the cruelty go on, usually with a mirthful disposition. Overall, Brian was a ruthless and sadistic individual, who gleefully relished in the suffering of others.

Outside his criminal career, Brian seemed to struggle at socializing, due to his akward and off putting behaviour, as he frequently made inappropriate or disturbing remarks, a trait that he would express in his work as a Vessel. Brian's Social Ineptitude was shown, during his reunion with Jack Evans, when he attempted to make a humorous remark, by commenting on the size of his fiancée's butt, which made Jack very uncomfortable.

## Biography

### Early Life:

Brian Reeves was born around the year 1976 to unnamed parents in Forest Lawn, Michigan along with his identical twin brother, Tim. Their mother left them at a young age, leaving them with a strict and mean father. At school, the twins became friends with Jack Evans, Anthony Wells, Kate Moore and Charlie Matheson.

### Investigating Charlie Matheson's Disappearance - Early 1990's

Following Charlie Matheson's disappearance at The Mine on Hills Grove and hearing about Jack's story about "The Slender man", Brian and his brother decided to investigate this mysterious incident themselves. The two examine the insides of the mine, Brian filming with a camcorder to record their findings. Brian was way less confident about the credibility of Jack's narrative, joking about it. His brother however insisted that Jack's tale was true. Suddenly, Brian became alert when he saw a red light emerging from the depths of the mine. When he asked Tim if he saw it too, Tim made fun of Brian's fearfulness to which he got insulted. The two finally arrive at a pitch black puddle, which they recognized as a portal. The brothers were in shock, when they saw a tall figure emerging from it. They were greeted by the presence of the Figure, which unknown to the twins was mimicking The Slenderman in the form of a bizarre carricature. Brian noted that the entity doesn't appear on camera and that it looked much different, from its traditional descriptions. Tim dismissed this as just false information and is convinced that The Slenderman is standing before him. Tim greeted The Figure and told it, that they've heared all the stories about it. Brian then asked The Figure, where he took all the missing people of Forest Lawn, to which it replied with an offer to show them .

#### Becoming a Vessel:

After witnessing The Figure's revelation, the twins were converted into Vessels, becoming part of a cult devouted to The Red Dimension. As a vessel Brian was outfitted with a unique mask, in the form of a executioners hood. The brothers would take orders from The Figure and probably other entities and commit a variety of criminal endevours, in the name of their deities. From this point, The Reeves Twins would prevail themselves as sadistic monsters, who wouldn't shy away from any kind of cruelty.

### Assassination of Mrs. Klein - Between 1993 - 1995

Eventually, the two brothers who were in their late teens by this point decided to track down their mother. They discovered that she had remarried, now carrying the surname Klein, and that she had given birth to a boy named Aiden. The twins succesfully killed Mrs. Klein, later covering the murder up as a boating accident.

#### Approaching Aiden Klein:

After Mrs. Klein's death, Aiden Klein was taken into the custody of the O'Bannon family and his mental state started to deteriorate severly. The twins revealed themselves to Aiden and proceeded to deceive him, in the guise of benevolent brother figures. The two slowly started to integrate him into their vicious activities as Vessels, showing him their recorded tapes and taking adventage of the unstable boy, to do their bidding.

### Killing Series - Late 1999 - April 29th 2000

In late 1999, Brian and the other Vessels started a killing series, where they would kidnap and murder various residents of Forest Lawn. They would carry out their murders ritaulisticly, by taking them to the Mine on Hills Grove and offering them as sacrifices to the Red Dimension. In the process, their victims would be drained enitirely of blood. Usually, they would later drop off the bodies at public spaces, occasionally with religious messages engraved in them. By the end of the year, the Vessels were responsible for at least five murders, including a young boy and a man.

#### Assassination of Pamela Bryant:

On April 19th 2000, Brian and his brother kidnapped a woman named Pamela Bryant, after she had worked her shift at the bank. Bryant was brought to Willow Park, where she was subjected to the cruelty of the Reeves twins. The twins, who were accompanied by their half-brother Aiden, started to torment Bryant to the point where she's brought to tears and begging for mercy. The two brothers told Aiden to finish the job, by giving him a knife and ordering him to kill the woman. Aiden refused and was taunted by Brian for his cowardice. Tim proceeded to take the knife and killed Bryant himself. Meanwhile, the entire ordeal was being filmed by the twins, only showing Aiden and Bryant on camera. The tape was labeled as "Willow Park" and was left in Aiden's possession. Later her body was drained of blood, like the previous victims, and the word damnation was carved into her torso. She was then nailed to the wall at the nearby Niagra Street Underpass, where the authorities found her on the following day.

#### Summoning of Sally Hatfield's Doppelgänger:

When Aiden Klein was determined to cleanse himself from the sin of murder, he decided to kidnap the 10-year old Sally Hatfield. He held her captive at the Mine on Hills Grove, where he would drink her blood, in the belief that it would fill him with purity. Following the blood withdrawal and Aiden leaving the mine, the twins showed up in order to summon the Doppelgänger. They ensured that Sally would pass away from her bloodloss, which allowed the Doppelgänger to be brought into existence.

#### Discovery of Aiden Klein's Tapes:

When Marvin Norris, Adrian Kent and William Vargas managed to obtain a warrant for Aiden Klein's arrest, they immediatly made their way to the O'Bannon estate and started to search through Aiden's room in the cellar. They discovered the "Willow Park" tape and decided to play it. While watching the video, Norris recognized Pamela Bryant, as one of the victims. The policemen also recovered a tape that connected Aiden to the death of Luke O'Bannon. This eventually led to Aiden Klein being taken into police custody.

#### Assault on the Forest Lawn Police Percinct:

Following Aiden's arrest and the confiscation of his tapes, Brian and the Vessels started to carry out an assault on the police percinct, with the intention to retrieve their brother and to destroy all the evidence present within the tapes. The Vessels gathered at the front of the main door at the precinct and started to chant. They were noticed by Officer Vargas, who pulled out his gun and allerted Officer Burke. The Vessels then cut the electricity at the precinct, leaving the building in darkness. When the two officers were distracted by the blackout, the Vessels proceeded to rush into the building and stabbed Burke and Vargas to death. Following the policemen's deaths, Brian and Tim approached the holding cell containing Aiden Klein. They were recognised by their brother, who asked them what they were doing. Tim gives a brief answer, saying that it's time to go home before putting a bag on his head and knocking him out. The twins then took Aiden to the Mine on Hills Grove, but not before torching down the evidence room.

#### Punishing Aiden Klein:

Upon reaching the mine the twins confront their brother, who came back to consciousness. When Aiden realized that he was back at the mine he started to freak out, fearing that the Doppelgänger would come for him. Tim stated that she's left the mine and Brian revealed to Aiden, that they were the ones who summoned her, much to Aiden's disgust. Afterwards Aiden noticed the Vessels chanting and asked who they were, Tim told him that they are his Vessels. Brian went on to tell him that he's made a mess, to which Aiden replied in frustration that he's covered all of his tracks and that he didn't kill Sally Hatfield. Tim clarified that this was the reason for his failure, before Brian continued to call him weak and a bastard disappointment. Tim then hits him with the revelation that they've killed their mother. Aiden was struck with disbelief, but Brian affirmed that she didn't die in a boating accident. Tim assured him that he would join her soon and snapped his fingers as a command, to which the Vessels proceeded to carry Aiden over their heads into another section of the mine. Aiden is shoved to a chair in front of something that looked like portal, which Tim called "a doorway to him". Tim started to scream at his half-brother, asking if he can see him. Aiden, horrified by the sight, proclaims that this isn't God to which Tim replied that their God was death. Aiden went on to quote Revelation 6:8 from the Bible, before the portal opened up and started to tear his body apart, draining him of his blood. The portal then proceeded to spit out his remains. Brian joked about Aiden's demise, while Tim noted that the inhabitants of the Red are feeding on his soul now. When Brian realised that the portal didn't spit out the chair, they both started to laugh at this fact. Following the sacrifice, Tim ordered the other Vessels to clean up Aiden's mess.

#### Scapegoating Aiden Klein:

Brian and Tim moved Aiden's body and staged his death as a suicide. They left him with a note which contains a confession for all the murders that they've committed, forcing him to take the fall for their crimes.

### The Figure's Campaign - Early 2010 - Mid-2010

By the year 2010, Brian and Tim were still active as Vessels and resided at the Woodhaven Trailer Park. At this point in time, the Vessels were aiding the Figure in it's efforts to lure Jack Evans back to Forest Lawn, so that he could become the host of the Eyeless Reaper. The Vessels started to commit a great number of home invasions in Forest Lawn, where they would hide inside the houses for weeks or months at the time, before they kill the owners.

#### Infecting Kate Moore and Anthony Wells:

Upon Kate Moore arriving in Forest lawn to be with her ill mother, the twins reached out to Kate and showed their recorded tapes to her and Anthony Wells. After watching the tapes the two were under the influence of the Figure which caused them great mental distress.

#### Reunion with Jack Evans:

Brian Reeves was staying at the Double Down Diner, when Jack Evans entered to ask for the nearest motel. Brian called out to Jack, asking if it's him. Jack didn't recognize Brian at first, before he clarified that they knew eachother from middle school. Jack then came to the conclusion, that Brian is one of the Reeves twins. The two started a conversation, asking eachother about their jobs and relationships. Jack told Brian that he was busy being a surgeon. In admiration, Brian replied that he was also working, but it's not as prestigious as his profession. When Jack asked him about his brother, Brian chuckled at the question before answering that Tim was pretty much the same as Jack would remember him. Jack proclaimed how some people never change. Brian then started to dwelve in the past, where they were still carefree children, before he asked Jack about Kate. Jack announced that he and Kate were about to get married. Brian congratulated him, while making some inappropriate comments about Kate's body. This lead to an awkward silence between the two before Brian added that it would be better for Kate and Jack to leave Forest Lawn as soon as possible, claiming that good things don't thrive here. Brian and Jack proceeded to bid farewell to eachother, but then Brian just so suggested that he and Kate should later come by at his residence for a talk, stating that his home is a cozy place despite all the inconveniences, while laughing oddly. Jack took note of this and proceeded to leave the diner, now clearly uncomfortable, while Brian watched him.

#### Kate Moore Investigation:

##### Observing Jack Evans:

On the following day, Brian and Tim were watching Jack Evans entering Kate Moore's residence, while hiding behind the trees on the property. When Jack found the house to be abandoned and trashed, he decided to contact the police. After he left the house, the twins were noticed by Jack, who didn't recognise them because of their masks. Jack became immediatly suspicious and started to shout at them, scolding the two for tresspassing. The brothers didn't react however and Jack proceeded to drive away, but not before taking one last look at them.

## Appearances

### The Morgue Files:

* Case #3: The Mine on Hills Grove (S1: E3)
* Case #4: A Girl Named Sally (S1: E4)

## Behind The Scenes

* Brian Reeves is loosely inspired by **Brian Thomas/The Hooded Figure**, from the ARG Youtube series **Marble Hornets**.
* Brian Reeves is partially influenced by American actor Jared Leto.