Character Relationship Map: Hell House LLC: Lineage

Characters

• Vanessa Shepherd (played by Elizabeth Vermilyea) — protagonist

  A traumatized former television personality who investigates Carmichael Manor, uncovers a supernatural conspiracy, and discovers her hidden family connection.

• Alicia Cavalini (played by Searra Sawka) — supporting

  A true crime author who investigates the Carmichael deaths and helps Vanessa uncover the connection between the victims and the haunted manor.

• Father David (played by Mike Sutton) — supporting

  A priest who assists Alicia in confronting the supernatural forces inhabiting Carmichael Manor.

• Margaret Carmichael (played by Victoria Andrunik) — supporting

  A deceased Carmichael family member whose fatal car accident becomes the origin of Patrick's revenge and the ensuing supernatural killings.

• Catherine Carmichael (played by Cayla Berejikian) — supporting

  A member of the Carmichael family connected to the manor and the disappearances surrounding its supernatural history.

• Hell House LLC Clown & Carnival Clowns (played by Joe Bandelli) — antagonist

  Sinister clown figures linked to the murders, disappearances, red-ball manifestations, and supernatural terror surrounding the manor.

• Patrick Carmichael (played by Gideon Berger) — antagonist

  A grieving Carmichael family member who swears revenge after Margaret's death and becomes involved in the manor's dark conspiracy.

• Troy (played by Kenneth Andrew) — minor

  A man involved in Margaret's fatal car crash who is later murdered by the clown figure as part of the revenge pattern.

• Catherine Body Double (played by Deirdre Koczur) — minor

  A figure used to impersonate or resemble Catherine, contributing to the Carmichael family's unsettling identity mystery.

• Donald (played by Michael Caprioli) — antagonist

  The manor's caretaker and a covert associate in the supernatural conspiracy who helps sustain the cult's plans for immortality.

• Doctor Farrell (played by Felicia Curry) — supporting

  Vanessa's psychiatrist who explains the shared symptoms affecting people connected to Carmichael Manor and guides her investigation.

• Bobby Hopewell (played by Bo Bogle) — supporting

  A former employee and investigator whose death links Vanessa to Alicia's research and the clown's continuing cycle of murders.

• Mitchell (played by Corey Kelly) — supporting

  Vanessa's estranged twin brother, whose unexpected survival reveals a hidden family connection to the supernatural conspiracy.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bobby Hopewell → Troy (family)

  Bobby is identified as Troy's son.

• Vanessa Shepherd → Mitchell (family)

  Mitchell is revealed to be Vanessa's twin brother.

• Alicia Cavalini → Bobby Hopewell (professional)

  Alicia had been working with Bobby on the true-crime investigation.

• Vanessa Shepherd → Doctor Farrell (professional)

  Doctor Farrell is Vanessa's psychiatrist and explains the symptoms connected to the manor.

• Margaret Carmichael → Patrick Carmichael (family)

  Patrick grieves Margaret's death and swears revenge after the car accident.

• Catherine Carmichael → Catherine Body Double (meta)

  The character designation identifies the second figure as a body double of Catherine.

• Patrick Carmichael → Donald (power)

  Donald and his associate manipulate Patrick into helping build the hotel and establish the cult.

Story Dynamics

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

• Vanessa Shepherd → Alicia Cavalini (alliance)

  They collaborate to investigate the deaths, the manor, and the hidden conspiracy.

• Bobby Hopewell → Hell House LLC Clown & Carnival Clowns (conflict)

  Bobby is murdered by the same clown figure responsible for killing his father.

• Troy → Hell House LLC Clown & Carnival Clowns (conflict)

  Troy is attacked and killed by a figure wearing a clown costume.

• Alicia Cavalini → Father David (alliance)

  Alicia asks Father David to help exorcize Carmichael Manor.

• Vanessa Shepherd → Hell House LLC Clown & Carnival Clowns (conflict)

  Vanessa investigates the murders and supernatural threat represented by the clown figure.

• Patrick Carmichael → Troy (conflict)

  Troy and his friends are identified as responsible for the crash that killed Margaret, prompting Patrick's revenge.

• Alicia Cavalini → Donald (conflict)

  Alicia enters the manor with Father David for an exorcism, while Donald's role is tied to the hostile conspiracy.

• Vanessa Shepherd → Margaret Carmichael (narrative)

  Vanessa's investigation becomes connected to Margaret's death through the Carmichael family and the supernatural mystery.

Story Analysis

A supernatural investigation transforms inherited grief into revelations about murder, cult ambitions, hidden parentage, and a supposedly dead twin.

Plot Progression

1. Grief Beneath the Red Ball — A family death and a revenge vow establish the buried tragedy. A later clown murder connects the past to a continuing threat.
2. Trauma Finds a Pattern — The protagonist’s visions and psychiatric consultations connect her distress to Carmichael Manor. New information links a murdered man and his associates to Margaret Carmichael’s death.
3. The Ball Comes Home — The investigation reveals a pattern of disappearances marked by a red ball. The unexplained object then appears inside the protagonist’s bedroom.
4. Carmichael Manor Rejects the Rite — An author seeks Father David’s help with an exorcism and passes along research before entering the manor. The ritual fails, and the participants perish.
5. Bloodlines Behind Abaddon — Further visions identify the house’s connection to Abaddon and expose Donald’s association with its former owner. The protagonist learns of a cult’s immortality goal and discovers that her twin may be...