Casper Galloway (played by Devon Bostick) is a protagonist in Dead Before Dawn.
Protagonist and Occult Barn attendant. After accidentally breaking a cursed urn, he invents a fake curse that manifests as reality, turning people into zombie-like zemons. He leads his friends to gather ritual components and ultimately discovers he must sacrifice himself to reset time and undo the curse. Charlotte Baker (played by Martha MacIsaac) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
Casper's crush and loyal friend who witnesses the urn breaking. She survives the outbreak alongside Casper and helps retrieve ritual items. After the time rewind, she works and dates Casper at the shop, only to accidentally knock down the urn again at their graduation. Horus Galloway (played by Christopher Lloyd) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
Casper's grandfather and shop owner who originally sealed the spirit in the urn. After returning to find the curse active, he is quickly possessed and reveals the group must dig for ritual components. He eventually departs for a vacation, leaving the store to the graduates. Lucy Winthrop (played by Brittany Allen) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
Patrick Bishop (played by Kyle Schmid) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
Dazzle Darlington (played by Brandon Jay McLaren) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
A friend in the group who identifies a required human skull in a college anthropology classroom. He later succumbs to the zemon curse and accidentally breaks a replacement urn, forcing the survivors to improvise with Seth's mug to continue the ritual. Becky Fords (played by April Mullen) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
Casper's best friend whose boyfriend transforms into a zemon early in the night. She quickly accepts the curse's reality and assists Casper in rushing to the football game to rescue their friends. She survives the initial attack but is later killed during the item retrieval sequence. Seth Munday (played by Tim Doiron) appears in Dead Before Dawn.
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Characters
Casper Galloway
(played by Devon Bostick) — protagonist
Protagonist and Occult Barn attendant. After accidentally breaking a cursed urn, he invents a fake curse that manifests as reality, turning people into zombie-like zemons. He leads his friends to gath...
Charlotte Baker
(played by Martha MacIsaac) — supporting
Casper's crush and loyal friend who witnesses the urn breaking. She survives the outbreak alongside Casper and helps retrieve ritual items. After the time rewind, she works and dates Casper at the sho...
Horus Galloway
(played by Christopher Lloyd) — supporting
Casper's grandfather and shop owner who originally sealed the spirit in the urn. After returning to find the curse active, he is quickly possessed and reveals the group must dig for ritual components....
Lucy Winthrop
(played by Brittany Allen) — supporting
Patrick Bishop
(played by Kyle Schmid) — supporting
Dazzle Darlington
(played by Brandon Jay McLaren) — supporting
A friend in the group who identifies a required human skull in a college anthropology classroom. He later succumbs to the zemon curse and accidentally breaks a replacement urn, forcing the survivors t...
Becky Fords
(played by April Mullen) — supporting
Casper's best friend whose boyfriend transforms into a zemon early in the night. She quickly accepts the curse's reality and assists Casper in rushing to the football game to rescue their friends. She...
Seth Munday
(played by Tim Doiron) — supporting
Professor Reginald Duffy
(played by Kevin McDonald) — supporting
Burt Rumsfeld
(played by Rossif Sutherland) — supporting
Beverly Galloway
(played by Ellen Dubin) — supporting
Casper's mother who initially suspects him of drug use. After making eye contact with Casper past 10 PM, she becomes a zemon and attacks with a toaster in a bathtub. Though hit by a car, she remains t...
Griffith Galloway
(played by Benjamin Ayres) — minor
Stiletto Zemon
(played by Melanie Mullen) — minor
Tiffany
(played by Melissa Jane Shaw) — minor
GILF Zemon
(played by Meg Walter) — minor
Zemon Josh
(played by Dru Viergever) — minor
Hillbilly Dave
(played by Max Topplin) — minor
Tony the Receiver
(played by Michael Xavier) — minor
Gas Station Attendant
(played by Boyd Banks) — minor
Hillbilly Cleitus
(played by Marty Adams) — minor
Story Analysis
A cursed urn unleashes a zombie-like plague that forces a cautious teen to invent a ritual to reset time and save his town.
Plot Progression
The Cursed Invention
Zemon Onslaught
Ritual Components
Temporal Reset
Directed by April Mullen
Dead Before Dawn (2012) · 5.2/10 · adventure, comedy, horror
