Character Relationship Map: Dwellers

Characters

• Drew (played by Drew Fortier) — protagonist

  Drew is the filmmaker who conceives the documentary about the disappearance of homeless people in Canton, Ohio. He leads the crew into the sewers with James and Doug, presses on despite growing danger...

• James (played by James L. Edwards) — supporting

  James is a member of Drew's documentary crew and joins him and Doug in investigating the disappearances. He challenges Drew's judgment and wonders whether Drew is pursuing the project to satisfy its f...

• Doug (played by Douglas Esper) — supporting

  Doug is part of the documentary crew with Drew and James, but says he joined the project mainly for the ride. After the crew goes missing, he is questioned by Dotani, who tells him he faces serious ch...

• Ellefson (played by David Ellefson) — supporting

  Ellefson is identified by Doug as one of the people who supported Drew's idea for the documentary about missing homeless people. The summary does not describe Ellefson taking part in the crew's interv...

• Hazaert (played by Thom Hazaert) — supporting

  Hazaert is identified by Doug as one of the people who supported Drew's documentary project about the disappearance of homeless people. The summary gives no account of Hazaert joining the filming crew...

• Dotani (played by Omar Baig) — minor

  Dotani questions Doug after the documentary crew goes missing in Canton, Ohio. He tells Doug that he faces serious charges and demands an explanation of what happened. Their exchange frames Doug's acc...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dotani → Doug (Professional Questioner And Subject) — Dotani presses Doug to explain the events surrounding the crew's disappearance.

  Dotani questions Doug, says he faces serious charges, and demands an account of what happened.

• Drew → Doug (Professional Project Leader And Reluctant Participant) — Drew initiates the project, while Doug participates despite initially having limited investment in it.

  Doug says the documentary was Drew's idea and that he initially joined mainly for the ride.

Story Dynamics

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

• Hazaert → Drew (Alliance Project Supporter) — Hazaert is identified as supporting Drew's documentary project.

  Doug says Drew's documentary idea had support from Hazaert.

• Ellefson → Drew (Alliance Project Supporter) — Ellefson is identified as supporting Drew's documentary project.

  Doug says Drew's documentary idea had support from Ellefson.

• Drew → James (Conflicted Documentary Partners) — They continue the documentary together despite growing tension over Drew's decisions and motives.

  James questions Drew's judgment and whether he is pushing the project to satisfy its financiers.

Story Analysis

A documentary crew investigating disappearances enters the sewers and encounters a creature whose behavior leaves their fate unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. The Missing Filmmakers — A broadcast reports the crew missing, and Doug is questioned by Dotani. Doug recounts how Drew initiated the documentary and who supported the idea.
2. Uneasy Interviews — The crew interviews homeless people and encounters confusing, suspicious remarks. A local authority dismisses the disappearances and sends them away for filming without a permit, while tensions rise b...
3. Threat Beneath the City — The crew enters the sewers, where a mugger steals their camera and threatens them. A screeching creature attacks him, and Drew and James recover the equipment before pressing on through the tunnels.
4. The Sewer's Bait — The crew learns that light may draw the creature and moves quietly in darkness. Drew spots a figure resembling a homeless person and suspects the creatures were once dwellers; the figure's catlike meo...