Character Relationship Map: Necronomicon

Characters

• Dr. Madden (played by David Warner) — supporting
• Paul (played by Obba Babatundé) — minor
• Sarah (played by Signy Coleman) — minor
• Emily Osterman (played by Bess Meyer) — minor
• Lena (played by Millie Perkins) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Emily Osterman → Dr. Madden (Professional Patient And Doctor)

  Emily lives with Dr. Madden and suspects that he is harming people. She discovers that he has been taking spinal fluid from victims for his research.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sarah → Paul (Alliance Investigative Partners)

  The final story follows Sarah and Paul as they pursue the killer known as the Butcher and search underground.

• Emily Osterman → Lena (Alliance Aided By Caretaker)

  Emily lives with Lena, and the account says Lena helps her obtain spinal fluid because Emily believes it sustains her unborn child.

Story Analysis

A book frames three grim accounts in which grief, guilt, and the dead disrupt the boundary between life and death.

Plot Progression

1. The Book Behind the Tales
2. Inheritance and Restless Grief
3. Emily's Unquiet Truth
4. The Tunnels and the Butcher