Character Relationship Map: Hellmouth

Characters

• Charlie Baker/ The Barda (played by Stephen McHattie) — protagonist

  Charlie is a terminally ill grave-keeper trapped in a depressing job, and he hopes to retire to Florida to spend his remaining days in peace. His boss sends him to work at another cemetery, disrupting...

• Faye (played by Siobhan Murphy) — supporting

  Faye is a hitchhiker Charlie meets while he is traveling to his new cemetery assignment. She and Charlie form an immediate romantic connection, becoming close companions as they face the danger surrou...

• Mr. Whinny (played by Boyd Banks) — supporting

  Mr. Whinny is Charlie's boss. He forces Charlie to take a job at another cemetery, postponing Charlie's hoped-for retirement to Florida indefinitely. This decision sends Charlie toward the cemetery th...

• Cliff Ryan (played by Mark Gibson) — supporting

  Cliff Ryan is the sheriff who warns Charlie that two escaped prisoners may be nearby, while suggesting that older and more disturbing secrets surround the cemetery. As Charlie's experience grows incre...

• Mr. Praut (played by Adam Seybold) — supporting

  Mr. Praut is part of a story Charlie hears about a couple whose grief over a child leads them into terrible acts. His anguish and obsession are presented as one of the human tragedies drawn into the c...

• Mrs. Praut (played by Kate Fenton) — supporting

  Mrs. Praut is part of the account of a couple whose anguish over a child leads them into terrible acts. Her story is among the histories of grief and obsession Charlie hears while trying to make sense...

• Tips (played by Tony Burgess) — supporting

  Tips is one of the escaped prisoners who takes refuge at the cemetery. He and the other fugitives debate whether to attack the sheriff, adding to the immediate danger around Charlie as supernatural ev...

• The Bargeman / Demonic Sheriff (voice) (played by Jason Deline) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mr. Praut → Mrs. Praut (Family Married Couple In Shared Grief) — Their shared anguish over a child draws them into the cemetery's nightmare and is associated with terrible actions.

  The plot reference describes a story about Mr. Praut and his wife, whose anguish over a child leads them into terrible acts.

• Charlie Baker/ The Barda → Faye (Romantic Companions) — Their growing romantic connection gives Charlie companionship, but Faye's apparent entrapment becomes part of the supernatural crisis.

  Charlie meets Faye while traveling to the new cemetery, and the plot reference says their closeness grows as they face the danger surrounding it.

• Mr. Whinny → Charlie Baker/ The Barda (Professional Boss And Employee) — Mr. Whinny's decision disrupts Charlie's plan to retire to Florida and sends him to the cemetery at the center of the danger.

  Mr. Whinny is identified as Charlie's employer and tells him to prepare for retirement, then sends him to a temporary post at another cemetery.

Story Dynamics

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

• Charlie Baker/ The Barda → Tips (Conflict Threatened By Escaped Prisoner) — Tips's presence contributes to the danger surrounding Charlie at the cemetery, although the reference does not describe a direct encounter between them.

  Charlie is warned that two escaped prisoners may be nearby, and Tips is identified as one of the fugitives taking refuge at the cemetery.

• The Bargeman / Demonic Sheriff (voice) → Faye (Conflict Impersonator) — The demonic voice uses Faye's identity to direct Charlie toward the trunk and warn him of the consequences.

  A demonic voice speaking as Faye tells Charlie that she is trapped and urges him to open a trunk.

• The Bargeman / Demonic Sheriff (voice) → Charlie Baker/ The Barda (Conflict Demonic Adversary) — The demon confronts Charlie as the surrounding reality collapses, leaving Charlie's fate unresolved.

  The plot ends with Charlie confronting a demon that identifies itself as Charlie Baker/ The Barda and speaks about people trapped in places.

• Tips → Cliff Ryan (Conflict Potential Adversaries) — Tips is part of the fugitive group considering violence against Cliff, establishing a direct potential conflict between them.

  Tips is among the escaped prisoners taking refuge at the cemetery, where the fugitives debate whether to attack the sheriff.

• Cliff Ryan → Charlie Baker/ The Barda (Alliance Warning Informant) — Cliff gives Charlie information about both the immediate threat and the cemetery's deeper danger, though the plot later cautions that the sheriff may not be what he seems.

  Sheriff Cliff Ryan warns Charlie that escaped prisoners may be nearby and suggests the cemetery has older, more disturbing secrets.

Story Analysis

A cemetery assignment pulls Charlie from his hoped-for retirement into a supernatural crisis whose dangers and reality remain uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. The Caretaker's Disrupted Retirement — Charlie suspects that graves have been disturbed, but Mr. Whinny dismisses his warnings. Rather than retire to Florida, Charlie is sent to a temporary assignment at an isolated cemetery.
2. An Ominous Road to the Cemetery — Charlie is given a box and told to keep its contents close. Strange sounds and frightening visions unsettle him on the journey, where he meets Faye and enters the eerie setting with her.
3. Fugitives and Buried Secrets — Cliff warns Charlie about escaped prisoners and the cemetery's older secrets. Tips and another fugitive take refuge there and consider attacking the sheriff, while Charlie encounters evidence of super...
4. Stories Drawn into the Nightmare — Charlie hears about the Prauts' anguish over a child and a man consumed by smiles and an elaborate plan. He also learns that Jasper, the caretaker he was meant to replace, has become part of the horro...
5. The Trunk and the Unresolved Encounter — A demonic voice speaking as Faye directs Charlie toward a trunk and warns him about the sheriff. As reality collapses, Charlie acts despite his fear and confronts a demon, but the story leaves his fat...