Martin Blackwood

Martin describes himself as "not exactly the smallest guy in the world" when talking about climbing through a small basement window. Martin is stated to look almost exactly like his father, whose appearance is unknown. Martin was born around 1987. His mother is chronically ill and lives in a care home in Devon. His father abandoned the family when Martin was about eight or nine years old, and at seventeen he dropped out of school to care for his mother. He struggled to find a job and started to lie on his CV. Martin eventually landed a job at the Magnus Institute after claiming to have a master’s in parapsychology. He worked in the library and was transferred to the Archives by Elias Bouchard when Jonathan Sims was promoted to head archivist. He first meets John after accidentally letting a dog into the Archives. Martin is frequently mentioned alongside the other archival assistants during statement follow-ups. He is remarked as being notably worse at his job than Tim Stoker or Sasha James. He is trapped in his apartment in Stockwell by Jane Prentiss from the end of February to March 12th, when he returns to the Archives and gives a statement. On John's suggestion, he moves into the Archives. He worries about Jane Prentiss, particularly as her worms start to show up in the Archives. As a precaution, he takes to carrying a corkscrew to better extract the worms from flesh, and he hides CO2 fire extinguishers in old case file boxes. On July 29, 2016, Prentiss attacks the Institute. Martin is trapped with John until Tim breaks down a wall and leads them into the tunnels. As they flee from the worms, he becomes separated from the others and he eventually stumbles upon the body of Gertrude Robinson.