Character Profiles

Oscar- a 12 year old boy. He goes down to the river to skim stones with his older sister Martha. He lives in the area surrounding the rain forest the group are in. He loves exploring the local wildlife which is the only reason they go down to the creek in the first place. For this reason he is dressed in casual summer clothing, shorts, a t-shirt and trainers due to the terrain and climate.

Martha- a 15 year old girl. Follows Oscar down to the creek to skim stones with him. She lives in the local area around the rainforest. She believes the stories about the Japanese ghosts haunting the rainforest and is superstitious about the whole thing. She is also dressed in casual summer clothing. She is the member of the group to go missing as she, makes a run away from the rainforest after she gets scared. 

Rebecca- a 13 year old girl. A close friend of Martha visiting from England, she is called down to the creek by Martha when Oscar finds the first sign on a log by the creek. The first one to notice Martha's disappearance and is easily scared. Again dressed in casual summer clothing.



Hector- a 17 year old boy. The eldest sibling to Martha and Oscar, so also lives in the near by area. He is called down by Martha and arrives at the creek with Rebecca.  As the eldest he holds authority over the group and therefore takes charge in trying to keep Rebecca and Oscar calm after Martha goes missing, although this ultimately leads to his downfall.