Character Relationship Map: Devil Times Five

Characters

• Harvey Beckman (played by Sorrell Booke) — protagonist

  Papa Doc's conniving business associate who visits the chalet. He is killed by David, who hacks him to death with an ax while he is chopping wood outside.

• Papa Doc (played by Gene Evans) — supporting

  A wealthy real estate tycoon and Julie's father who owns the lakeside chalet. He initially allows the stranded children to stay overnight but becomes suspicious. He is eventually killed by a rigged kn...

• Rick (played by Taylor Lacher) — supporting

  Julie's boyfriend who accompanies her to Papa Doc's chalet. He quickly suspects the children of murder and sabotage. After Julie's death, he attempts a desperate escape but is caught in a trap outside...

• Ruth (played by Shelley Morrison) — supporting

  Harvey Beckman's wife who accompanies him to the chalet. She is one of the first adults attacked by the armed children. She begs for mercy but is doused in gasoline and burned alive by Susan.

• Julie (played by Joan McCall) — supporting

  Papa Doc's daughter who visits the chalet with her boyfriend. She witnesses disturbing events and attempts to flee with Rick after the deaths begin. She is cornered in a bedroom and killed by David, w...

• Lovely (played by Carolyn Stellar) — supporting

  Papa Doc's young new wife who attempts to seduce the household servant Ralph. She is later drowned in a bathtub by Sister Hannah, and her corpse is then attacked by piranhas and dragged through the sn...

• David (played by Leif Garrett) — supporting

  A cunning and violent child survivor of the van crash. He orchestrates several murders, including hacking Harvey with an ax and impaling Julie through a window. He appears highly intelligent, manipula...

• Brian (played by Tierre Turner) — supporting
• Ralph (played by John Durren) — supporting

  The mentally disabled house servant at the chalet. He is lured into a booby trap while inspecting a generator and strangled to death by the children, with his corpse later hung from a noose to stage a...

• Moe (played by Dawn Lyn) — supporting

  One of the four children from the psychiatric hospital. She participates in the murders by releasing piranhas into Lovely's bathtub. After the killings, she expresses a desire to keep playing with the...

• Sister Hannah (played by Gail Smale) — supporting

  The young nun accompanying the four children after their van crash. She actively participates in the murders, including drowning Lovely and slitting Rick's throat. She maintains a calm demeanor while...

• Susan (played by Tia Thompson) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sister Hannah → Moe (Power Authority Figure) — Sister Hannah reinforces the children's direction and treats their violence as controlled play.

  When Moe wants to continue playing with the corpses, Sister Hannah says they will find new toys to play with.

• Rick → Julie (Romantic Boyfriend) — Rick is Julie's boyfriend and her partner during the crisis.

  Julie and her boyfriend Rick travel together to Papa Doc's chalet and later attempt to escape by boat.

• Harvey Beckman → Papa Doc (Professional Business Associate) — Harvey is connected to Papa Doc through business and shares his household environment.

  Harvey Beckman is identified as Papa Doc's conniving business associate and is staying at the chalet.

• Papa Doc → Lovely (Family Husband) — Papa Doc and Lovely are married, although their household is unstable.

  The plot identifies Lovely as Papa Doc's new young wife.

• Harvey Beckman → Ruth (Family Husband) — Harvey and Ruth are married and face the children's attacks together.

  Harvey arrives at the chalet with his wife, Ruth.

• Papa Doc → Julie (Family Father) — Papa Doc is Julie's wealthy and controlling father.

  Julie travels to Lake Arrowhead to visit her father, Papa Doc, at his lakeside chalet.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• David → Harvey Beckman (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — David directly kills Harvey during the escalation at the chalet.

  David hacks Harvey to death with an ax while Harvey is chopping wood outside.

• Sister Hannah → David (Alliance Murdering Ally) — Sister Hannah supports David's violent leadership within the group.

  Sister Hannah assists the children in killing the physician, and David later carries out several murders while she continues guiding the violence.

• David → Susan (Alliance Teammate) — David and Susan cooperate in the children's campaign against the adults.

  David acts with the other children during the attacks, while Susan later throws the lit match that burns Ruth.

• David → Moe (Alliance Teammate) — David and Moe belong to the same coordinated group of violent child survivors.

  David and the other children participate in the murders and later play with the corpses as dolls.

• David → Brian (Alliance Teammate) — David and Brian cooperate in preparing the trap for Ralph.

  David and Brian work together to enter Ralph's cabin and disengage the generator.

• Lovely → Ralph (Social Seduction Target) — Lovely directs inappropriate romantic attention toward Ralph.

  Julie witnesses Lovely attempting to seduce Ralph, the mentally disabled house servant.

Story Analysis

Stranded children and their nun guide transform an isolated chalet into a deadly playground before moving on in search of new victims.

Plot Progression

1. Snowbound Survivors — A crashed transport van leaves Sister Hannah and four children stranded near Lake Arrowhead. At the same time, Julie and Rick arrive at Papa Doc's isolated chalet.
2. The Cellar Secret — The children enter the chalet and are discovered in the wine cellar by their physician. With Sister Hannah's help, they kill him and gain permission to remain overnight.
3. Traps in the Snow — The children sabotage the generator and kill Ralph, then conceal their growing campaign behind staged evidence. Rick recognizes the danger as weapons disappear and Harvey becomes their next victim.
4. No Escape from the Chalet — Sister Hannah and the children kill Lovely and Papa Doc before burning Ruth alive. Julie and Rick attempt to escape, but David forces them back under threat of a gun.
5. New Toys to Find — David kills Julie, Sister Hannah kills Rick, and the remaining children arrange the bodies as dolls. They decide to move on, with Sister Hannah anticipating new victims.