Mitch (played by Shane Taylor) is a protagonist in Aura.
Mitch moves into his deceased uncle’s old house with his pregnant wife. He investigates the house’s plumbing, electrical problems, and supernatural history, discovers the truth about Karen’s institutionalization, brings Karen home, and examines the aura camera. He becomes directly involved in Ada’s séance and the attempt to confront the entity. Ada (played by Rula Lenska) appears in Aura.
Ada is a psychic who explains that an entity has attached itself to Karen and feeds on innocence and emotional pain. She conducts a basement séance to contact and remove the presence, warning Mitch not to break their joined hands. She later reveals that she previously knew Uncle Alexander through psychic-fair circles. Karen (played by Denise Moreno) appears in Aura.
Karen has been institutionalized for years after a traumatic childhood incident involving Uncle Alexander. She once begged for something to be removed from her, later heard voices, and failed to recognize her family. An entity appears to have attached itself to her, making her condition central to the supernatural conflict. Elaine (played by Jane MacFarlane) appears in Aura.
Elaine reveals the family’s hidden history surrounding Karen’s childhood trauma and Uncle Alexander. She cut off contact with Uncle Alexander and later authorized Karen’s placement in a care facility. She angrily blames Mitch for bringing Diane into the house and accuses him of neglecting Karen. Uncle Alexander (played by Steven Dolton) appears in Aura.
Uncle Alexander is deceased and owned the old house where the events unfold. He was connected to Karen’s traumatic childhood incident, although the authorities could not prove what happened. Ada also reveals that she knew him through psychic-fair circles. Diane (played by Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott) appears in Aura.
Diane is Mitch’s pregnant wife who moves into the old house with him. She is injured while carrying a box but is medically confirmed to be safe, along with the baby. She experiences disturbing visions, worries that Karen needs professional care, and is forbidden from entering the basement during the séance. Young Karen (played by Freyja Green) appears in Aura.
Young Karen appears in an old aura-camera photograph. Strange shapes surrounding her suggest that an entity may have been attached to her since childhood.
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Characters
Mitch
(played by Shane Taylor) — protagonist
Mitch moves into his deceased uncle’s old house with his pregnant wife. He investigates the house’s plumbing, electrical problems, and supernatural history, discovers the truth about Karen’s instituti...
Ada
(played by Rula Lenska) — supporting
Ada is a psychic who explains that an entity has attached itself to Karen and feeds on innocence and emotional pain. She conducts a basement séance to contact and remove the presence, warning Mitch no...
Karen
(played by Denise Moreno) — supporting
Karen has been institutionalized for years after a traumatic childhood incident involving Uncle Alexander. She once begged for something to be removed from her, later heard voices, and failed to recog...
Elaine
(played by Jane MacFarlane) — supporting
Elaine reveals the family’s hidden history surrounding Karen’s childhood trauma and Uncle Alexander. She cut off contact with Uncle Alexander and later authorized Karen’s placement in a care facility....
Uncle Alexander
(played by Steven Dolton) — supporting
Uncle Alexander is deceased and owned the old house where the events unfold. He was connected to Karen’s traumatic childhood incident, although the authorities could not prove what happened. Ada also...
Diane
(played by Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott) — supporting
Diane is Mitch’s pregnant wife who moves into the old house with him. She is injured while carrying a box but is medically confirmed to be safe, along with the baby. She experiences disturbing visions...
Young Karen
(played by Freyja Green) — supporting
Young Karen appears in an old aura-camera photograph. Strange shapes surrounding her suggest that an entity may have been attached to her since childhood.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Karen → Young Karen
(Temporal Earlier Self)
Mitch examines an old camera photograph identified as Young Karen, whose aura appears surrounded by strange shapes.
Ada → Diane
(Power Ritual Authority)
Ada forbids Diane from entering the basement séance and warns Mitch not to break their joined hands.
Ada → Karen
(Professional Psychic Intermediary)
Ada explains that an entity has chosen Karen and attempts to remove the presence through a séance.
Elaine → Uncle Alexander
(Family Estranged Relative)
After Karen's childhood incident, Elaine cut off contact with Uncle Alexander.
Mitch → Uncle Alexander
(Family Nephew And Uncle)
Mitch and Diane move into the old house belonging to Mitch's deceased Uncle Alexander.
Elaine → Karen
(Power Authorized Caregiver)
Elaine reveals that she voluntarily authorized Karen's placement in a care facility after the childhood incident.
Mitch → Karen
(Family Brother And Sister)
Elaine accuses Mitch of neglecting his sister Karen, who has been institutionalized for years.
Mitch → Diane
(Romantic Husband And Wife)
The plot identifies Diane as Mitch's pregnant wife, and they move into Uncle Alexander's house together.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Diane → Karen
(Conflict Care Disagreement)
Diane is concerned that Karen requires professional care, while Mitch brings Karen home.
Ada → Uncle Alexander
(Social Former Acquaintance)
Ada admits that she has been in the house before and knew Uncle Alexander through psychic-fair circles.
Ada → Mitch
(Alliance Supernatural Adviser)
Ada explains Karen's condition to Mitch and begins a séance intended to contact and remove the presence.
Karen → Uncle Alexander
(Conflict Alleged Perpetrator And Victim)
As a child, Karen was found bound and traumatized after an incident involving Uncle Alexander, although authorities could not prove what happened.
Mitch → Elaine
(Family Conflict)
Elaine angrily blames Mitch for bringing Diane into the house and accuses him of neglecting Karen.
Story Analysis
A family confronts buried trauma and an apparently bodiless entity attached to Karen, while the supplied story ends before the séance is resolved.
Plot Progression
Storm at the Inherited House
Karen's Buried History
The Family Secret Opens
Visions Beneath the House
The Unfinished Séance
Directed by Steve Lawson
Aura (2018) · 3.5/10 · horror
Content sources
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