Once a hermit caretaker of the abandoned mining camps scattered throughout Beacon Hill, he discovered the film crew's occult research notes hidden in a forgotten shack and began practicing the rituals designed to 'feed the mountain its due.' The mountain's supernatural influence merged with his isolation-induced madness, transforming him into a conduit between the physical abandoned structures and the spiritual forces that now control the terrain.

The Shack Shaman manifests as a weathered figure draped in tattered canvas and adorned with spray-painted mystical symbols that seem to shift and change when viewed directly. His presence causes abandoned structures throughout the course to become focal points of supernatural activity, with fresh graffiti appearing overnight and ritual circles forming around baskets. He carries a staff carved from Beacon Hill timber and wrapped with rusted chains, which he uses to channel the mountain's malevolent energy into physical obstacles and environmental manipulation.

He serves as the mystical coordinator of the mountain's supernatural defenses, using his network of abandoned shacks and camps as ritual sites to amplify the horror elements affecting players. The Shack Shaman manipulates wind patterns, creates the spray-painted symbol systems that affect disc flight, and orchestrates the timing of supernatural encounters to maximize psychological impact.