Mike is Harry Malone’s elder son and Doug’s older brother. After their father is killed at Apache Wells, Mike joins the Army with Doug. During an attack while guarding the horses, he disobeys orders and enters the fight, later pleading for Doug’s help before disappearing from the story and not being seen alive again.
Lee Ritter is Susan's husband and one of the couple drawn into Diane's isolated desert estate. He investigates the cemetery, discovers evidence that challenges Diane's story, uncovers her supernatural secret, and attempts to escape. Diane then seduces him, making him a central target of her dangerous attraction.
Tommy Aspen is a disco singer whom Cybil Michaels plans to launch at a party aboard a plane fitted with a stage. He is upset when Richie Desmond arrives and performs a new song instead of the expected old material; the performance becomes a success, much to Tommy's chagrin.
Roger Hudson works at a massage parlor and is connected to Nurse Angela Holder's theft of hospital drugs for resale. He was Lydia Barrett's boyfriend before becoming involved with another woman, and he reacts violently when Dr. Peter Carey exposes the scheme, trying several times to kill Carey before Capt. Pearson shoots him.
Michael Blodgett has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Signature works include The Velvet Vampire, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Man in the Square Suit. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
