Character Relationship Map: Timber Falls

Characters

• Mike (played by Josh Randall) — protagonist

  A hiker who teams up with Sheryl. After she is kidnapped, he rescues her, uncovers a cult's basement, and is forced into marriage by fanatics Ida and Clyde. He fights back, kills Clyde, survives the o...

• Sheryl (played by Brianna Brown) — supporting

  A hiker kidnapped and held captive with Mike by a religious fanatic family. She helps uncover their secrets, cleverly claims pregnancy to thwart their breeding plot, fights the antagonists, kills Ida,...

• clyde (played by Nick Searcy) — supporting

  A corrupt park ranger and member of a fanatical family. He kidnaps hikers, forces the protagonists into a forced marriage, and attempts to make them breed for his infertile wife. He is ultimately kill...

• Ida (played by Beth Broderick) — supporting

  A seemingly friendly local who runs a cabin. She is part of a fanatical family obsessed with breeding, keeping harvested fetuses in jars. She orchestrates the torture and forced marriage of the protag...

• Deacon (played by Sascha Rosemann) — supporting

  A disfigured, violent family member who serves as the primary physical threat. He kidnaps hikers, attacks the protagonists, and attempts to assault Sheryl. He is ultimately burned alive by Sheryl, tho...

Key Relationships

• Mike → clyde (Conflict Mortal Enemy)
• Deacon → Mike (Conflict Attacker)
• Deacon → Sheryl (Conflict Sexual Predator)
• clyde → Sheryl (Conflict Hostage Taker)
• Sheryl → Ida (Conflict Hostage Taker)
• Mike → Ida (Conflict Hostage Taker)
• clyde → Deacon (Alliance Cult Accomplices)
• Ida → clyde (Alliance Cult Partners)
• Ida → Deacon (Family Siblings)
• Mike → Sheryl (Romantic Spouses)

Story Analysis

A hiking couple becomes trapped by a religious fanatic family, leading to a brutal fight for survival in the wilderness.

Plot Progression

1. Trailhead Tension
2. The Cult's Lair
3. Sin and Survival
4. Blood and Fire