Jonathan Stryker (played by John Vernon) is a protagonist in Curtains.
A film director who coerces his muse Samantha into an asylum to audition younger actresses. He assaults Christie, humiliates Samantha, seduces Brooke, and is ultimately killed alongside Brooke by an unknown figure. Samantha Sherwood (played by Samantha Eggar) appears in Curtains.
An actress who fakes mental illness to prepare for a role but escapes to seek revenge. She confesses to killing Stryker and Brooke before being cornered and murdered by Patti. Brooke Parsons (played by Linda Thorson) appears in Curtains.
A veteran actress who discovers Christie's severed head. After being seduced by Stryker, she is shot dead alongside him by a figure in a robe. Patti O'Connor (played by Lynne Griffin) appears in Curtains.
A stand-up comedian humiliated by Stryker. She kills the other actresses to eliminate competition, reveals her crimes to Samantha, and murders her with a butcher knife before being incarcerated. Laurian Summers (played by Anne Ditchburn) appears in Curtains.
A ballet dancer auditioning for the lead role. She is secretly followed by the masked killer and stabbed to death in her room, later found in the prop shed. Amanda Teuther (played by Deborah Burgess) appears in Curtains.
A fledgling actress whose nightmare precedes her murder. She is stabbed to death by a killer in a hag mask on her doorstep, and her doll is stolen. Christie Burns (played by Lesleh Donaldson) appears in Curtains.
A professional ice skater assaulted by Stryker. While investigating a doll in the snow, she is attacked, wounds the killer, but is eventually decapitated in the woods. Matthew (played by Michael Wincott) appears in Curtains.
The mansion's caretaker who sleeps with Tara. He leaves to search for Christie on a snowmobile and is later found dead among the other victims.
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Characters
Jonathan Stryker
(played by John Vernon) — protagonist
A film director who coerces his muse Samantha into an asylum to audition younger actresses. He assaults Christie, humiliates Samantha, seduces Brooke, and is ultimately killed alongside Brooke by an u...
Samantha Sherwood
(played by Samantha Eggar) — supporting
An actress who fakes mental illness to prepare for a role but escapes to seek revenge. She confesses to killing Stryker and Brooke before being cornered and murdered by Patti.
Brooke Parsons
(played by Linda Thorson) — supporting
A veteran actress who discovers Christie's severed head. After being seduced by Stryker, she is shot dead alongside him by a figure in a robe.
Patti O'Connor
(played by Lynne Griffin) — supporting
A stand-up comedian humiliated by Stryker. She kills the other actresses to eliminate competition, reveals her crimes to Samantha, and murders her with a butcher knife before being incarcerated.
Laurian Summers
(played by Anne Ditchburn) — supporting
A ballet dancer auditioning for the lead role. She is secretly followed by the masked killer and stabbed to death in her room, later found in the prop shed.
Amanda Teuther
(played by Deborah Burgess) — supporting
A fledgling actress whose nightmare precedes her murder. She is stabbed to death by a killer in a hag mask on her doorstep, and her doll is stolen.
Christie Burns
(played by Lesleh Donaldson) — supporting
A professional ice skater assaulted by Stryker. While investigating a doll in the snow, she is attacked, wounds the killer, but is eventually decapitated in the woods.
Matthew
(played by Michael Wincott) — supporting
The mansion's caretaker who sleeps with Tara. He leaves to search for Christie on a snowmobile and is later found dead among the other victims.
