Sam (played by Larry Fessenden) is a protagonist in Habit.
Sam is the central character, grieving the strange accidental death of his father while struggling with compulsive behavior and self-destructive impulses. He begins an intense relationship with Anna, ends his relationship with Liza, becomes physically ill, and suspects Anna may be linked to both his illness and Lenny's disappearance. Anna (played by Meredith Snaider) appears in Habit.
Anna is a mysterious woman who meets Sam at a Halloween party and quickly enters an intense, unsettling relationship with him. She notices his compulsive behavior, seeks him out again, and bites and drinks from his wounds during sex, leaving him frightened, intoxicated, and suspicious that she caused his illness. Nick (played by Aaron Beall) appears in Habit.
Nick hosts the Halloween party with Rae and is one of Sam's close friends. He notices how alarmingly quickly Sam's relationship with Anna is progressing, and Sam later confides in him about Anna's violent blood-drinking during sex and his fears about her connection to his illness and Lenny's disappearance. Rae (played by Patricia Coleman) appears in Habit.
Rae hosts the Halloween party with Nick and has known Sam since childhood. She remains concerned about his well-being as his relationship with Anna intensifies, warning that Anna may be harming him while Sam grows physically sick and emotionally unstable. Liza (played by Heather Woodbury) appears in Habit.
Liza is Sam's former partner. She notices the changes in him after Anna enters his life, confronts him about secrecy, and reacts when he says he is seeing someone else and believes their relationship is over. Their separation becomes final as Liza prepares to move out. Lenny (played by Jesse Hartman) appears in Habit.
Lenny is connected to the restaurant attended by Sam and the others. He stops coming to the restaurant after becoming sick and then cannot be reached, creating a disturbing mystery. Sam later recognizes similarities between Lenny's illness and his own condition and suspects Anna may be involved. Sam's Dad (played by Hart Fessenden) appears in Habit.
Sam's Dad is deceased before the main events of the story begin. His strange accidental death leaves Sam grieving at the Halloween party and contributes to Sam's troubled emotional state as he becomes involved with Anna and later faces illness and fear.
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Characters
Sam
(played by Larry Fessenden) — protagonist
Sam is the central character, grieving the strange accidental death of his father while struggling with compulsive behavior and self-destructive impulses. He begins an intense relationship with Anna,...
Anna
(played by Meredith Snaider) — supporting
Anna is a mysterious woman who meets Sam at a Halloween party and quickly enters an intense, unsettling relationship with him. She notices his compulsive behavior, seeks him out again, and bites and d...
Nick
(played by Aaron Beall) — supporting
Nick hosts the Halloween party with Rae and is one of Sam's close friends. He notices how alarmingly quickly Sam's relationship with Anna is progressing, and Sam later confides in him about Anna's vio...
Rae
(played by Patricia Coleman) — supporting
Rae hosts the Halloween party with Nick and has known Sam since childhood. She remains concerned about his well-being as his relationship with Anna intensifies, warning that Anna may be harming him wh...
Liza
(played by Heather Woodbury) — supporting
Liza is Sam's former partner. She notices the changes in him after Anna enters his life, confronts him about secrecy, and reacts when he says he is seeing someone else and believes their relationship...
Lenny
(played by Jesse Hartman) — supporting
Lenny is connected to the restaurant attended by Sam and the others. He stops coming to the restaurant after becoming sick and then cannot be reached, creating a disturbing mystery. Sam later recogniz...
Sam's Dad
(played by Hart Fessenden) — supporting
Sam's Dad is deceased before the main events of the story begin. His strange accidental death leaves Sam grieving at the Halloween party and contributes to Sam's troubled emotional state as he becomes...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Sam → Liza
(Romantic Former Partner)
Liza is identified as Sam's former partner, and Sam tells her that he has started seeing someone else and believes their relationship is over.
Sam → Anna
(Romantic Partner)
Sam meets Anna at the Halloween party, leaves with her, and begins an intense relationship that quickly becomes unsettling.
Sam → Sam's Dad
(Family Son)
Sam is grieving the strange accidental death of his father, identified in the plot as Sam's Dad.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Anna → Lenny
(Unknown Suspected Connection)
After learning about Lenny's sickness and disappearance, Sam suspects that Anna may be connected to Lenny's fate.
Sam → Lenny
(Unknown Possible Shared Affliction)
Sam becomes sick in the same way Lenny did before Lenny disappeared, leading Sam to connect their situations.
Nick → Rae
(Social Party Hosts)
The Halloween party is described as being hosted by Nick and Rae.
Nick → Anna
(Unknown Concerned Observer)
Nick observes that Sam's relationship with Anna has progressed with alarming speed.
Rae → Anna
(Conflict Distrustful Acquaintance)
Rae worries that Anna is doing Sam harm as Sam becomes physically unwell and emotionally unstable.
Liza → Anna
(Conflict Rival)
Liza confronts Sam specifically about Anna after learning that Sam has begun seeing someone else.
Sam → Rae
(Social Childhood Friend)
Sam explains that he has known Rae since childhood, and he initially attends the party hosted by Rae and Nick.
Sam → Nick
(Social Friend)
Nick hosts the Halloween party with Rae, travels with Sam, observes Sam's rapidly changing relationship, and receives Sam's confession about Anna.
Story Analysis
A grieving man's intense relationship with Anna becomes a frightening mystery involving blood, illness, and an unresolved disappearance.
Plot Progression
A Stranger At Halloween
The Festival Pull
Fractured Attachments
Illness And Disappearance
Blood And Uncertainty
Directed by Larry Fessenden
Habit (1997) · 5.6/10 · drama, horror, romance
Content sources
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