When he re-emerges after 40 years in seclusion due to his WerePug curse (a subcategory of the werewolf curse), a grouchy, legendary rock n’ roll audio engineer fights his way through marriage, the modern music industry, and paranormal adversaries to regain his legacy from the 1970s.
Sound Guy
Ron “Sound Guy” Barker was a legendary audio engineer in the 1970’s before he was afflicted with the curse of the WerePug, which grants him long life. However, he was beset with Pugnus Paradoxium, the inverse form of the WerePug curse - remaining a pug until the full moon, where he returns to his human form. Sound Guy received this curse from a woman he slept with in 1979, Marlene, who he married shortly after and has been with ever since. Jaded from his 40+ years in hiding, he is eager to return to his old life and become a powerhouse in the music industry once again with the heightened hearing abilities of his canine curse.
Marlene
Marlene Barker was born in 1890 and cursed as a WerePug at the age of 30. She has adapted to the changing times of the 20th century, even becoming a rock musician in the 1970s where she met her husband. At her behest, they have kept quiet for 40+ years, disguised as a normal woman with a pug. She works as a real estate agent to support her and her husband, but ultimately wants to start a family. The logistics of this has been a problem due to her husband’s opposing transformation cycle… making love to a pug doesn’t seem practical.
Other Characters
Ray
Ray Bianchi is a Grateful Dead enthusiast and venue owner who hates Sound Guy… with good reason. Working as Sound Guy’s apprentice back in the 70’s, Sound Guy unintentionally ruined Ray’s good looks, scrambled his brains, and slept with his girlfriend… While intentionally degrading him regularly. Ray will not rest until Sound Guy is neutered, abused, and euthanized.
Kale
Kale worked as an audio engineer at Ray Bianchi’s venue, Yellow Mellows, but has shifted his loyalty to apprentice under the legendary Sound Guy. He is on a quest to meet the maker of the universe, and can only do so through the best sounding music ever… and the best acid.
The Deadfather
The Deadfather is a warlock and head of The Grateful Dead mafia. After Sound Guy destroys a money laundering venue that The Deadfather owns, he joins forces with Ray Bianchi to hunt Sound Guy down.
Squirrel
Of all Sound Guy’s nemeses, Squirrel is the most devious. Always eager to get his rival into trouble, Squirrel will do anything he can to f*** with Sound Guy and torment him.