Jay Height (played by Maika Monroe) is a protagonist in It Follows.
Jay Height is a carefree college student whose first sexual encounter with Hugh exposes her to the pursuing entity. She flees, investigates its rules with Kelly, Paul, Yara, and Greg Hannigan, helps lure it into a pool, and survives. She later has sex with Paul and walks beside him while the threat may still follow. Paul (played by Keir Gilchrist) is a protagonist in It Follows.
Paul is one of Jay Height's longtime friends and becomes her most committed ally. He helps investigate the entity, joins the lake-house and pool plans, accidentally wounds Yara, and repeatedly shoots the invisible pursuer. After the apparent victory, he has sex with Jay and walks with her while the danger remains uncertain. Hugh (played by Jake Weary) appears in It Follows.
Hugh is Jay Height's boyfriend at the beginning of the story. After having sex with her, he incapacitates and restrains her, explains that intercourse passed the entity to her, and urges her to pass it onward. He then abandons Jay and disappears while living under a false identity. Yara (played by Olivia Luccardi) appears in It Follows.
Yara is one of Jay Height's longtime friends and stays with the group while they confront the entity. She witnesses its attacks, helps with the final pool ambush, and is accidentally wounded by Paul during the shooting. The summary states that she later recovers in a hospital. Annie (played by Bailey Spry) appears in It Follows.
Annie is the opening victim of the entity's pursuit. She runs from her house, refuses help from onlookers, and later tells her parents that she loves them during a phone call. By morning, her mutilated corpse is found on the beach, establishing the threat before Jay Height's story begins. Annie's Father (played by Loren Bass) appears in It Follows.
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Characters
Jay Height
(played by Maika Monroe) — protagonist
Jay Height is a carefree college student whose first sexual encounter with Hugh exposes her to the pursuing entity. She flees, investigates its rules with Kelly, Paul, Yara, and Greg Hannigan, helps l...
Paul
(played by Keir Gilchrist) — protagonist
Paul is one of Jay Height's longtime friends and becomes her most committed ally. He helps investigate the entity, joins the lake-house and pool plans, accidentally wounds Yara, and repeatedly shoots...
Hugh
(played by Jake Weary) — supporting
Hugh is Jay Height's boyfriend at the beginning of the story. After having sex with her, he incapacitates and restrains her, explains that intercourse passed the entity to her, and urges her to pass i...
Yara
(played by Olivia Luccardi) — supporting
Yara is one of Jay Height's longtime friends and stays with the group while they confront the entity. She witnesses its attacks, helps with the final pool ambush, and is accidentally wounded by Paul d...
Annie
(played by Bailey Spry) — supporting
Annie is the opening victim of the entity's pursuit. She runs from her house, refuses help from onlookers, and later tells her parents that she loves them during a phone call. By morning, her mutilate...
Annie's Father
(played by Loren Bass) — supporting
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Annie's Father → Annie
(father)
Jay Height → Hugh
(Romantic Boyfriend)
Jay goes to a movie with Hugh, and they have sex for the first time in his car.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Hugh → Paul
(Conflict Rival For Jay)
Hugh is Jay's boyfriend before Paul becomes her romantic partner and joins her fight against the threat.
Jay Height → Annie
(Narrative Shared Threat Victim)
Annie is pursued to a beach and found mutilated, while Jay later becomes the target of the same entity.
Paul → Yara
(Alliance Ally)
Paul and Yara participate together in the final pool ambush, where Paul accidentally wounds Yara while firing at the entity.
Jay Height → Yara
(Social Friend)
Yara spends the night at Jay's house and travels with Jay and the others to the lake house.
Jay Height → Paul
(Social Longtime Friend)
Paul spends the night at Jay's house with the group and helps respond to the entity's attacks.
Story Analysis
A young woman and her friends confront an invisible, relentless threat passed through sexual contact.
