URSACHAOTIC ✨

art blog of mason stark! hi i'm mason (he / him)! i'm an illustrator, comic artist, and creator of the supernatural horror comic, beneath the woods! contact: [email protected] (work inquires only)

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BENEATH THE WOODS MASTERPOST

Premise:

Maxwell Kanbayashi has always been able to see ghosts – and has always been scared of them. But when he discovers that this ability is something he, a human, shouldn't have, he fights to uncover where this ability came from, unearthing a mystery tying him to a long-dead world and an eldritch god obsessed with fulfilling a long held debt. If he uncovers the truth, will his world be able to withstand what horrors await on the other side?

Story Info: On Carrd!

Character Info: On Unvale!

Chapters: New updates will be on Patreon only for the time being, but the first 6 chapters will be available for free members as I complete them!

Chapter 1 (Part 1); ~9k words

Chapter 1 (Part 2); ~5k words

Ao3 page

FAQ: Got any questions about the story, characters or the updates? Send me an ask and I'll add it here!

Where can I read the original webcomic? You can read it on Tapas!

Will you continue the webcomic? No plans to do so at this time 🫡

Is the novel's story different from the webcomic's? The premise is the same, but there's a greater emphasis on Max's powers and where they came from plus his friendship with Archimedes!

What other platforms will you post the novel on? Tapas, Ao3, Tumblr, and its own website!

Are there any codes in this like in the webcomic? Codes will be hiding in the illustrations! If you find them, feel free to post what they say 🥰

Why does this story have Gravity Falls vibe? WELL I HAD TO MAKE SOMETHING TO FILL THE GRAVITY FALLS SIZED VOID IN MY SOUL 😤 lol

Any trigger warnings for the series as a whole? Emotional abuse (specifically from parental figures) and body horror! I'll add more as I think of them, but specific ones for each chapter will be included before the chapter itself!

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I love Polaris and Max's friendship so much lmao :' )

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scrunkly

Made a concept for an older Trevor once he's no longer haunted by his horrible, horrible guardians ahahahaha :' ) One day he will be happy I swear lmao

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I keep forgetting to talk about my novel so here's an update lol

As announced a few months ago, I'm turning my novel into an illustrated novel series that's going up on Tapas and Webtoon later this year! So far, I've completed the first chapter and half of chapter 2.

Along with that, chapters 1 - 5 of the novel are available on my Patreon! Patreons get chapter 5 early while free members can read up to chapter 4.

I'm working to get chapters 2 - 4 of the illustrated novel completed prior to announcing the launch date, BUT if you want to read all of this stuff now, check out my Patreon! ✨

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Shop update is live! 🥳

I've added restocks of my Bill Cipher Pride pins (you can now get trans, ace, bi, non-binary, and pan!) as well as a new swinging Pomni charm! You can preorder these items until July 11th at 5 PM EST! Orders will ship out in late August 🫡

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Love your Bill pride pins! Could you do an agender version? 💛

Hi there! : D Thank you so much!! I can definitely do an agender version but it'll be up with my next update if that's okay (either in August / September or November!)

If there's any other flags you'd like to see, let me know and I will add them for the next update! ;w;

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I got a few requests for this one lol but I have added a pan pin to the preorders that are going up on Monday!!

If you have another flag you'd like to see, let me know! (I can't guarantee that it'll go up with this launch, but it will absolutely be available in a future update! : D)

Otherwise, if you want to get this pin or one of the other pins (there's trans, ace, bi, and non-binary!), my shop updates on 6/1 at 5 PM EST! You can find more info here!

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I made a Pomni swinging charm that looks VERY silly and I'm making a Jax and Caine one in the near future too :3c

The Pomni charm will be available for preorder on my shop starting June 1st at 5 PM EST! (If you want to get a discount when the shop goes live, you can find my newsletter here!)

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I updated my Bill Pride pins to include the bi and non-binary flags! These will be available in a preorder that goes up on June 1st! (If you want to get a discount when the shop goes live, you can find my newsletter here!)

The trans and ace flags will also be available for preorder again, and I'm aiming to add more flags in the future. Let me know if you want to see a specific one! : D

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I have a new shop update is coming next week!! ✨

I'm bringing back my Bill shaker charm and the trans / ace Bill pin, plus adding in a bi and non-binary pin AND a swinging Pomni charm! (I'm also going to add more TADC charms in the future 🥰)

Preorders open June 1st at 5 PM EST! (And, if you want to get a discount when the shop goes live, you can find my newsletter here!)

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Polaris: You can’t change fate no matter how hard you try, Max Max: disagree Polaris: what’d you mean you DISAGREE Max: DISAGREE!!!!!!! 😤

Polaris is. Not used to someone trying to prove them wrong lmao

Bonus cause Polaris has to protect the chald lmao

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HEY YOU 🫵 Do you like sad jesters or grumpy purple rabbits who don't talk about their feelings or a silly ringmaster with teeth for a head? THEN BOY DO I HAVE THE THING FOR YOU 🥰

I'm running an interest survey until the end of the month to decide what Amazing Digital Circus swinging charms I'm releasing in May / June! Pomni is definitely happening, but I'm torn between Jax and Caine. I have concepts for both, but really not sure which one I like :' )

You can find the interest survey here! Fill it out and I'll send you a discount code when the preorders go live! : D

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOICE THIS SPOOKY GUY??? THEN BOY DO I HAVE A THING FOR YOU 👀

I'm holding auditions for Polaris for my multimedia novel project!! They are a spooky eldritch horror knight who is determined to complete the mission their gods gave them long ago and firmly believes that fate can't be changed. Well, until they meet some stubborn human kid who forces all of their beliefs into question and their whole world comes crumbling down!! :' ) Yippee! (I love them very much and I hope you like them too 🥹)

Auditions are open until May 1st! You can find more info over here!

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yeah of course i like the floating set of teeth with a top hat and a god complex 😬 haha what a SURPRISE LOL

so anyway i started drawing caine after i realized he's probably my favorite 😔 damn

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Good evening have you met my wife 🥰

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MY ILLUSTRATED NOVEL PROLOGUE IS HEREEEEE 🥰 This is a pitch for a new format I'm testing out! If you enjoy this format, let me know! 🫡

Otherwise, I may have hidden a few secrets and things over here on this fancy website wow 👀 wonder what's on there

You can read the rest of the prologue below!

[ TW : blood ]