Sheol Character Analysis

Charlie White: He is the protagonist of Sheol. He is 35 years old and is a famous American director/writer. He is quite egotistical and narcissistic in the that he thinks quite highly of his own work. Because of the fame, it has all gone to his head and he likes to think he is better than most people. This attitude led to his divorce from his wife, famous actress Scarlett Hill, to which Charlie went on to say very horrible and nasty things about her in the media to discredit her but instead is made a pariah in the media and is seen as a sexist pig to most people. From the hate Charlie then received from people, he decides to go into solitude when his old friend Mary offers him a chance to escape by watching over her family’s farm in the Scottish Borders over the
At first to Charlie, she is the weird cooky neighbor to Mary and her family. She has a black goat named William as her pet. When Charlie goes over to her cottage, she comes across as homely and welcoming, but he feels she has a intrusive and sinister side to her as he is creeped out by the satanic looking memorabilia around her place. Later to which we find out that she is actually a witch that has been living off the land and in the woods for hundreds of years. Her purpose in life is to guard one of the Gates of Hell. Over the years, she has convinced people to commit human sacrifices for her in order to keep the old lords that made her what she is now happy. If the old lords aren't happy, they will release hell on earth. But throughout her life, she has ultimately felt lonely and has been seeking a companion amongst the living for years but has failed to do so. She then finds that in Charlie after the witchcraft she pulled on him to caused a series of hallucinations driving him mad, proving him to be one of the darkest souls she has ever come across. Because of this, he eventually gives up in life and takes her offer to be by her side for all of