Central antagonist and local mortician. A former high school quarterback driven to murder after discovering his wife's infidelity. He hides her corpse, dances with it nightly, and kills her lover and later Travis's friend Danny. He terrorizes Travis and Abby, intending to bury them alive, but is ultimately defeated by the teens and incarcerated in an asylum.
Husband and wife bound by marriage, later twisted into a macabre obsession after her murder.
A lethal hunter-prey dynamic where Ely systematically targets Travis to silence him.
Abby serves as a captive target for Ely's violent plans until she turns the tables.
A sudden and brutal escalation where Ely eliminates a witness to protect his secret.
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