Lifeform

Howler Entity as first shown in Found Footage #1.

The Lifeform is a species of hostile bipedal entities native to the Backrooms. Not much is known about them, as they are elusive creatures that have only been encountered a handful of times by lost wanderers or ASYNC researchers. It can be assumed that they were responsible for the deaths of Kane P. *[Found Footage #1],* Nicolas Bolton *[Missing Persons],* and potentially indirectly Madison *[Found Footage #2]. it is to be found that kane was killed by this monster.*

## Description

Lifeform entities stand quite tall, easily able to tower over a human if standing fully upright. They often feature two long, arm-like limbs which extend down to the ground, and a slim, vine-like anatomy, akin to a tangle of black wires in a humanoid shape. The entities' "head" extends forward quite a bit as seen in *Found Footage*, and likely has the most mass out of any part of their anatomy. It is unknown if these creatures make up a conscious single entity or multiple entities, but they are implied to consist of unified colonies of extremely mutated *Bacillus subtilis*.

## Behaviour

Howler entities appear to wander aimlessly throughout the backrooms, and it is unknown if they have a concept of territory, or even any conscious thought at all. When inactive, the entities appear to construct "nests" in secluded areas from tendrils similar to those making up their body, and can be awoken by humans wandering into these areas. It is unknown if this is a form of nesting, hibernation or even territorial marking. They seem to have the anatomical ability to produce and mimic sound, especially when detecting prey -- presumably, these vocalizations are achieved through repurposing of a victim's trachea. Upon detection, entities will charge at perceived lifeforms and attempt to make physical contact, possibly to kill or "consume" the individual, although how this process works is unknown. While these entities appear to lack vision and are able to be outran in terms of speed, their acute perception of sound -- as well as their labyrinthine native habitat -- ensures that once their prey is cornered, they are unable to evade contact by way of silence. It is currently speculated that Bacteria may be able to *perfectly* mimic human speech, but this has not been confirmed, as so far the only sounds produced upon disturbance resemble that of guttural, distorted human roars.

## History

The first hints at the Bacteria entities' existence was when Nicolas Bolton's corpse was discovered within the backrooms. First contact by Async occurred when a member of an expedition was separated from his teammates and followed what sounded like a human voice screaming for help, and wandered into a bizarre section of the Backrooms consisting of houses, functioning street lights, and off kilter geography including multiple, identical street signs manifesting within the strange houses and extremely long hallways. After recording the creature and fleeing, the footage was shown to Async staff, at which point the path to that section was walled off and a larger barrier was put in place.

The next confirmed sighting came when Kane fell into the Backrooms in the first video uploaded to the channel. While currently unconfirmed, it is speculated that he was chased into an Async-designated area by the entity, given the presence of furniture and large, windowed offices. If this *was* an area inhabited by Async staff, this would imply containment at some point failed and the backrooms were abandoned, however the details of this are currently unknown.

## Sightings of Bacteria

* ?/?/19?? - On the Not Kane Pixels Channel in his video "remains" we hear a woman screaming from 0:09 to 0:30. She says "Can you hear me?" As if talking to another survivor, however the roaring and screams that follow point to this being Bacteria mimicking the voice of a previous victim. This unknown woman likely fell victim to the Bacteria soon after as she can be heard screaming and yelling "No!" multiple times.

* 3/5/1990 - A motion detecting camera near the threshold records waving appendages possibly belonging to an instance of Bacteria at 3 A.M.

* 5/6/1990 - A Bacteria instance is spotted inside area 4 below the Pitfalls by a researcher who fell down one of the pits. He is chased by the entity and escapes with assistance from his exploration team. After this ASYNC blocks the area leading to the Pitfalls.

* 7/4/1991 - Kane falls into the Backrooms and has multiple encounters with a Bacteria entity. He is chased through several areas within the Backrooms before finally being grabbed by the entity before he can enter a pit near the end of his recording. His camera falls down the pit and emerges at an extreme elevation above a neighborhood on Earth.

* 8/19/1995 - An as of yet Madison was wandering around the Backrooms when she stumbled on what appears to be a unknown Bacteria instance in a state of hibernation or rest until her presence caused it to awaken and chase her. After evading it she is enveloped by a large discharge of green energy which ends the recording.