Character Relationship Map: Dolls

Characters

• Robert (played by Thomas Downey) — protagonist
• Sammey (played by Trinity Simpson) — supporting
• Margaret (played by Dee Wallace) — supporting
• Lynn (played by Elise Muller) — supporting
• Edna (played by Melinda DeKay) — supporting
• James (played by Bret Green) — supporting
• Henry (played by Robert R. Ryel) — supporting
• Doll Voices (voice) (played by Scott Anthony Gould) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Robert → James (Professional Employer And Worker) — Robert is connected to James through the repair work at the house.

  James is described as a young worker hired to repair the property.

• Edna → Henry (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Edna tried to cure Henry by trapping the entities in dolls.

  Margaret says that Edna attempted to remove the entities from Henry and treated him after he was tormented.

• Margaret → Henry (Family Siblings) — Margaret's knowledge of Henry's suffering drives her warning about the dolls.

  Margaret explains that the tormented Henry was her brother.

• Robert → Edna (Family Mother And Son) — Edna's abandoned home becomes the setting of Robert's crisis.

  Robert moves into his mother Edna's old house after seeking refuge.

• Robert → Sammey (Family Father) — Robert is Sammey's troubled but protective father.

  Sammey is identified as Robert's teenage daughter. She comes to stay with him because she is worried about his condition.

Story Dynamics

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

• Robert → Doll Voices (voice) (Conflict Skeptical Opponent) — Robert's disbelief places him in opposition to the threatening forces.

  Robert initially treats the dolls as part of his creative concept and remains skeptical even after Sammey reports the attack.

• James → Doll Voices (voice) (Conflict Attack Victim) — James suffers the most immediate physical attack linked to the dolls.

  James is violently attacked after entering the house, and Sammey later finds him apparently lifeless.

• Sammey → Doll Voices (voice) (Conflict Persecuted Witness) — Sammey becomes a direct witness and apparent victim of the supernatural threat.

  Sammey sees a doll move and is terrorized by the entities before insisting that the dolls attacked her and James.

• Edna → Doll Voices (voice) (Conflict Adversaries) — Edna's attempt to contain the entities made her their target.

  The entities blamed Edna after she removed their vessel and trapped them inside special dolls.

• Henry → Doll Voices (voice) (Conflict Victim And Tormentors) — Henry was psychologically and supernaturally victimized by the entities associated with the dolls.

  Margaret says that three entities tormented Henry by preying on his fear and suffering.

• Margaret → Sammey (Alliance Protective Adviser) — Margaret extends her warning and survival advice to Sammey.

  Margaret warns Robert and Sammey together that the dolls are dangerous and tells them to leave.

• Margaret → Robert (Alliance Warning Ally) — Margaret attempts to guide Robert toward survival.

  Margaret urges Robert to burn the dolls and flee after explaining their history and danger.

• Margaret → Edna (Social Acquaintances) — Margaret serves as a knowledgeable witness to Edna's past.

  Margaret says that she knew Edna and knew the history of the house.

• Robert → Lynn (Conflict Former Spouses) — Their unresolved separation creates financial and emotional pressure for Robert.

  Lynn refuses to compromise over alimony, and Robert is warned that he may need to liquidate assets.

Story Analysis

A troubled father confronts a haunted house whose dolls embody a supernatural threat that his daughter recognizes before he does.

Plot Progression

1. Refuge Among The Dolls — Robert escapes financial and emotional pressure by moving into Edna's neglected house. The dolls begin changing places, while Sammey arrives to support her troubled father.
2. Family Strain And Doubt — Robert tries to continue his work as a children's author and dismisses Sammey's fear of the dolls. A visitor seeking Edna introduces the house's hidden history.
3. The Buried History — Margaret reveals Henry's torment, Edna's attempt to contain the entities, and Henry's desperate death. She urges Robert and Sammey to burn the dolls and flee, but Robert remains skeptical.
4. Violence In The House — James is attacked after entering the property, and Sammey experiences the dolls' apparent supernatural violence directly. Robert finds James apparently lifeless and responds by suppressing evidence ra...