Jennifer Conrad (played by Penelope Mitchell) is a protagonist in Gnaw.
Jennifer is the new resident whose home becomes the center of the creature's attacks. After suffering increasingly severe wounds while asleep, she investigates Stella's death, confronts Terry, uncovers the warning in the wall, and ultimately faces the monster alone. Her struggle drives the film's main narrative and culminates in the creature's apparent capture or destruction. Terry Lumley (played by Kyle Gass) appears in Gnaw.
Terry lives next door to Jennifer and initially helps her after a violent shotgun incident. She develops a cautious friendship with Jennifer, gives her a turtle, and shares the painful history of her relationship with Boyd. Terry hears Jennifer being attacked and tries to help before leaving to summon an ambulance. Boyd McFarland (played by Chris Johnson) appears in Gnaw.
Boyd is the man Terry once dated after stopping her for speeding. According to Terry's account, he eventually became cruel and unpredictable, making him a significant part of her traumatic past. Jennifer learns about him while sympathizing with Terry, so his role mainly deepens Terry's history and their developing friendship. Stella Bakanowski (played by Susan Bellone) appears in Gnaw.
Stella is the woman shown entering the strange location at the beginning of the film. After encountering the seemingly harmless creature, she becomes its first apparent victim. Jennifer later connects Stella's death and suicide to the creature's attacks, making Stella's fate the earliest warning and an important clue in Jennifer's investigation.
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Characters
Jennifer Conrad
(played by Penelope Mitchell) — protagonist
Jennifer is the new resident whose home becomes the center of the creature's attacks. After suffering increasingly severe wounds while asleep, she investigates Stella's death, confronts Terry, uncover...
Terry Lumley
(played by Kyle Gass) — supporting
Terry lives next door to Jennifer and initially helps her after a violent shotgun incident. She develops a cautious friendship with Jennifer, gives her a turtle, and shares the painful history of her...
Boyd McFarland
(played by Chris Johnson) — supporting
Boyd is the man Terry once dated after stopping her for speeding. According to Terry's account, he eventually became cruel and unpredictable, making him a significant part of her traumatic past. Jenni...
Stella Bakanowski
(played by Susan Bellone) — supporting
Stella is the woman shown entering the strange location at the beginning of the film. After encountering the seemingly harmless creature, she becomes its first apparent victim. Jennifer later connects...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Terry Lumley → Boyd McFarland
(Romantic Former Partners)
Terry tells Jennifer that she once dated Boyd after he stopped her for speeding.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Jennifer Conrad → Stella Bakanowski
(Narrative Parallel Victims)
Jennifer realizes that the creature attacking her is the same thing that ate Stella, and she recalls that Stella killed herself because it would never...
Jennifer Conrad → Terry Lumley
(Social Cautious Friends)
After Terry helps Jennifer following the shotgun incident, the two begin to form a cautious friendship.
Story Analysis
Jennifer must uncover the truth about a deadly creature and survive the fate that claimed Stella.
Plot Progression
Stella's Fatal Encounter
A Troubled New Neighbor
Stories Beneath The Surface
The Hidden Warning
The Creature Must Die
Directed by Haylar Garcia
Gnaw (2017) · 5.4/10 · horror
Content sources
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(Q112129094), public domain (CC0).
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