Character Relationship Map: Vicious Fun

Characters

• Joel (played by Evan Marsh) — protagonist

  A horror magazine critic with an unrequited crush on his roommate Sarah. After accidentally stumbling into a serial killer meeting, he pretends to be a killer to survive. He later helps Carrie fight o...

• Carrie (played by Amber Goldfarb) — supporting

  A highly skilled serial killer who secretly hunts other killers. She saves Joel, eliminates several members of the killer group, and fights Bob at the hospital. Eventually recruits Joel as her apprent...

• Bob (played by Ari Millen) — supporting

  Sarah's new boyfriend and a ruthless serial killer. He infiltrates the police station and hospital, killing several officers and detectives before being fatally stabbed by Carrie with a scalpel.

• Fritz (played by Julian Richings) — supporting

  A member of the serial killer support group. He participates in internal violence and attempts to breach the kitchen, but Carrie severs his fingers. He is later killed by Carrie at the police station.

• Hideo (played by Sean Baek) — supporting

  A member of the serial killer group who attempts to infiltrate the kitchen via an overhead vent but is quickly strangled by Carrie using Phil's intestines.

• Mike (played by Robert Maillet) — supporting

  A violent member of the killer group who helps execute Zachary. He flees the restaurant with the others but is ultimately killed by Carrie at the police station.

• Zachary (played by David Koechner) — supporting

  The leader of the serial killer support group. He attempts to control the meeting but is quickly executed by Mike, Bob, and Fritz after a power struggle.

• Sarah (played by Alex Steele) — supporting

  Joel's roommate and object of his unrequited affection. She begins dating Bob and later arrives at the police station to pick up Joel, accidentally running over Bob while fleeing.

• Phil (played by Joe Bostick) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Zachary → Fritz (Power Struggle) — Fritz turns against Zachary during the collapse of the group's leadership.

  Fritz participates with Mike and Bob when they kill Zachary during the group's dispute.

• Zachary → Bob (Power Struggle) — Bob helps overthrow the group's leader during the internal conflict.

  Bob joins Mike and Fritz in killing Zachary after Zachary attempts to control the meeting.

• Zachary → Mike (Power Struggle) — Mike rejects Zachary's leadership and participates in his execution.

  When Zachary tries to assert authority, Mike joins Bob and Fritz in killing him.

• Sarah → Bob (Romantic Partners) — Sarah dates Bob without knowing that he is a serial killer.

  Sarah is dropped off by her new boyfriend Bob, and she later comes to the police station to pick up Joel.

• Joel → Sarah (Romantic Unrequited Love) — Joel romantically desires Sarah, but his feelings are not reciprocated.

  Joel has an unrequited crush on Sarah, his roommate, and follows Bob to learn more about Sarah's relationship with him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Carrie → Mike (Conflict Hunter And Target) — Mike is a member of the killer group whom Carrie eliminates during the station escape.

  Mike helps kill Zachary and later kills detectives with Bob; Carrie unlocks the cell and kills Mike at the police station.

• Carrie → Hideo (Conflict Hunter And Target) — Carrie kills Hideo when he attempts to breach her hiding place.

  Hideo enters the kitchen through an overhead vent, and Carrie strangles him with Phil's intestines.

• Carrie → Fritz (Conflict Hunter And Target) — Fritz repeatedly attacks Carrie and is eventually killed by her.

  Carrie cuts off Fritz's fingers when he tries to enter the kitchen, then later kills him at the police station.

• Zachary → Carrie (Conflict Group Adversary) — Zachary represents the killer group that Carrie intends to eliminate.

  Zachary leads the serial killer meeting while Carrie is secretly targeting members of the group.

• Joel → Bob (Conflict Personal Adversaries) — Joel and Bob become direct enemies because of Sarah and their conflicting survival goals.

  Bob discovers that Joel is Sarah's roommate, threatens to kill Sarah, and later stabs Joel when Joel tries to protect Carrie.

• Joel → Carrie (Survival Alliance) — Joel and Carrie become allies while trying to survive the killer group.

  Carrie locks herself and Joel inside the kitchen, protects him from the killers, and later escapes with him from the hospital.

• Carrie → Phil (Conflict Hunter And Target) — Carrie targets Phil as part of her mission against serial killers.

  Carrie kills Phil and uses his intestines to strangle Hideo. She is revealed to be hunting serial killers as part of a secret organization.

Story Analysis

A horror critic survives a secret gathering of serial killers and becomes the apprentice of a killer who hunts killers.

Plot Progression

1. A Crush and a Deadly Pitch — Joel interviews Jack, pitches a serial-killer taxi film, and returns home to see Sarah with Bob. His jealousy leads him to follow Bob to a Chinese restaurant.
2. The Killer Support Meeting — After passing out in the restaurant, Joel wakes to a meeting of serial killers. He pretends to be Phil until Bob recognizes that his story does not fit.
3. Carrie's Hidden Hunt — The killers execute Zachary, while Carrie traps herself and Joel in the kitchen. She reveals her mission and eliminates Hideo after maiming Fritz.
4. The Station Trap — Bob frames Carrie, causing the police to arrest both her and Joel. Bob, Fritz, and Mike then infiltrate the station and attack the officers.
5. The Hospital Reckoning — Carrie escapes with Joel and fights through the police station assault. At the hospital, she kills Bob and accepts Joel as a possible apprentice.