Character Relationship Map: Haunted

Characters

• Andrew (played by Aldo Ray) — protagonist

  Andrew is the protective brother of Michelle's deceased husband and helps oversee the family ranch. Jealous of his brother, he confesses to causing the car accident that killed him. Convinced Jennifer...

• Michelle (played by Virginia Mayo) — supporting

  Michelle is Patrick and Russell's widowed mother, living with them at the former community they are renovating into a tourist attraction. Recently blinded in the car accident that killed her husband,...

• Abanaki / Jennifer Baines (played by Ann Michelle) — supporting

  Jennifer Baines is a young British woman whose car trouble brings her to the ranch, where she meets Patrick and becomes romantically involved with him. Andrew identifies her as Abanaki, and a seer sug...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Andrew → Michelle (Family Brother-in-law) — Andrew is Michelle's protective brother-in-law and remains connected to the ranch through the family.

  The plot identifies Andrew as the brother of Michelle's deceased husband, making him her brother-in-law.

Story Dynamics

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

• Michelle → Abanaki / Jennifer Baines (Conflict Supernatural Accuser) — Michelle views the Abanaki identity as the source of her family's suffering.

  At dinner, Michelle rants about Abanaki and claims that Abanaki's curse caused the accident that killed her husband and blinded her.

• Andrew → Abanaki / Jennifer Baines (Conflict Captor) — Andrew becomes Jennifer's direct physical persecutor.

  Andrew attacks Jennifer, binds and gags her, and holds her captive after accusing her of being Abanaki.

Story Analysis

A cursed historical legend resurfaces when family guilt, greed, and supernatural suspicion converge at an isolated ranch.

Plot Progression

1. The Exiled Spirit — The film establishes Abanaki's false witchcraft accusation and exile into the desert. The old legend becomes attached to the former community and its troubled ranch.
2. A Guest Under Suspicion — Jennifer arrives after her car breaks down and is invited to stay at the ranch. Stories of stolen gold and Michelle's belief in Abanaki's curse connect the visitor to the family's misfortunes.
3. The Gold Call — Andrew receives mysterious calls from the cemetery telephone booth and follows instructions toward the mountains. A seer links Jennifer to Abanaki, and Andrew kills the seer when greed and anger overw...
4. Captive at the Ranch — Jennifer discovers evidence of the family's tragedies before Andrew attacks and confines her. His confession reveals that jealousy caused the accident behind the family's suffering.
5. Fire in the Cemetery — Jennifer escapes and is pursued to the telephone booth, where she wounds Andrew in self-defense. The booth catches fire, Andrew dies, and the departing characters leave the spirit's identity unresolve...