Character Relationship Map: Slaughter Studios

Characters

• Madigan (played by Amy Shelton-White) — protagonist

  Steve's girlfriend who starts as a production assistant but secures an acting role due to cast shortages. She grows closer to Kevin, discovers a hidden camera recording a murder, helps realize a kille...

• Kevin (played by Nicolas Read) — supporting

  A young actor cast as the monster. He develops a romantic connection with Madigan and survives the night alongside her. He briefly refuses a sexual advance from Portia, which leads to her wandering of...

• Portia (played by Tara Killian) — supporting

  A snotty cast member who passes out from Steve's stress medication, missing the early murders. After waking and storming off when Kevin rejects her, she wanders alone and is eventually impaled by the...

• Homeless Man (played by Christopher Dalton) — minor
• Justin Kirkpatric / Rock Candy (played by Matt Westmore) — minor
• Rebecca (played by Laura Otis) — supporting

  A dim-witted cast member who participates in an improvised lesbian scene with Darlene. After showering together, she is murdered while trying to return to the set.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Kevin → Rebecca (Professional Fellow Performer) — Their professional connection comes from the doomed horror film.

  Kevin is selected to play the monster, and Rebecca is introduced as a cast member in the same production.

• Madigan → Rebecca (Professional Fellow Performer) — They are participants in the same improvised movie production.

  Madigan joins the production as an assistant and later becomes an actress, while Rebecca participates as one of the cast members.

• Madigan → Kevin (Romantic Interest) — Their mutual attraction develops during the night of the doomed film shoot.

  After Madigan obtains an acting role, she and Kevin become attracted to one another.

Story Dynamics

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

• Homeless Man → Justin Kirkpatric / Rock Candy (Unknown Shared Grievance) — The two figures are linked by a common resentment toward the studio intruders.

  The homeless man says that the students should not have interfered with his home, while the ghost of Justin Kirkpatric sits beside him and shares the...

• Homeless Man → Kevin (Conflict Threat) — Kevin is part of the survivor group endangered by the killer.

  Kevin remains inside the studio with Madigan after they realize the murderer is still present, and the final revelation identifies the killer as the h...

• Homeless Man → Madigan (Conflict Threat) — The homeless man represents the concealed threat facing Madigan.

  Madigan realizes that someone hiding in the studio has probably butchered the missing people, and the final revelation identifies that person as the h...

• Homeless Man → Portia (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Portia becomes one of his final victims inside the studio.

  When Portia searches for the others at the set, the killer impales her; the killer is then revealed to be the homeless man.

• Homeless Man → Rebecca (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — He is responsible for Rebecca's death during the studio massacre.

  The homeless man is revealed as the killer, and Rebecca's body is found after she disappears from the set.

• Rebecca → Portia (Social Castmate) — Their connection is established through participation in the same film shoot.

  Rebecca and Portia are introduced as members of the same cast at the abandoned studio.

• Madigan → Portia (Social Castmate) — They share the same endangered acting group but have limited direct interaction.

  Both women are members of the improvised film production, and Madigan investigates the disappearances while Portia remains unaware after passing out.

• Kevin → Portia (Conflict Rejected Advance) — Portia's unwanted advance and Kevin's refusal create direct personal conflict.

  Kevin refuses Portia's request to sleep with him, causing her to become angry and storm away.

Story Analysis

A reckless final film shoot becomes a supernatural massacre when the students disturb the abandoned studio's hidden occupant.

Plot Progression

1. A Film Before Demolition — A film student proposes shooting a final horror movie inside the abandoned studio. The cast accepts a nine-hour deadline before demolition.
2. The Studio Takes Its Due — The students break into the studio and begin filming. A cast member is killed during a solitary rehearsal, but the production continues.
3. Evidence In The Shadows — More performers disappear while Madigan gains an acting role and grows closer to Kevin. A hidden camera reveals that one murder was recorded.
4. Escape From The Wrong Suspect — The survivors discover additional bodies and try to leave. They initially mistake the security guard for the killer before learning his connection to the old accident.
5. The House Fights Back — Portia is killed while searching the set. The homeless man is exposed as the murderer, with Justin Kirkpatric's ghost beside him.