Character Relationship Map: Drag Me to Hell

Characters

• Christine Brown (played by Alison Lohman) — protagonist

  A bank loan officer competing for a promotion who incurs the deadly Lamia curse after denying a mortgage extension to an elderly Romani woman. She attempts to break the curse through sacrifices and ri...

• Clay Dalton (played by Justin Long) — protagonist

  Christine's boyfriend and a college professor who supports her financially during her curse ordeal. He accidentally receives the cursed button in an envelope and witnesses her tragic end at Union Stat...

• Rham Jas (played by Dileep Rao) — supporting

  A fortune teller who diagnoses Christine's Lamia curse, advises her to perform appeasatory sacrifices, and later explains the ritual to transfer the curse by giving the cursed button to another person...

• Shaun San Dena (played by Adriana Barraza) — supporting

  A medium from a 1969 flashback who originally summoned a demon. Decades later, he performs a séance to help Christine trap the Lamia, sacrificing himself in the process to banish the entity.

• Farm Worker's Son (played by Shiloh Selassie) — minor
• Farm Worker's Wife (played by Ruth Livier) — minor
• Stu Rubin (played by Reggie Lee) — supporting

  Christine's rival co-worker who steals her confidential file to secure a promotion. Christine confronts him to transfer the curse but spares him, leading to his eventual dismissal by Mr. Jacks.

• Farm Worker (played by Alexis Cruz) — minor
• Security Guard (played by Bill E. Rogers) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

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

• Farm Worker's Son → Farm Worker (son)
• Farm Worker's Wife → Farm Worker (wife)
• Christine Brown → Rham Jas (Professional Occult Consultant) — Jas diagnoses the curse and provides ritual guidance.

  Christine and Clay visit Rham Jas, who explains that a dark spirit has latched onto Christine and later identifies it as the Lamia.

• Christine Brown → Stu Rubin (Professional Rival) — They are coworkers whose competition creates an important workplace conflict.

  Christine competes with Stu Rubin for a promotion to assistant branch manager.

• Christine Brown → Clay Dalton (Romantic Boyfriend) — Clay is Christine's supportive romantic partner throughout the curse ordeal.

  The plot identifies Clay Dalton as Christine Brown's boyfriend. He pays Rham Jas for an introduction to Shaun San Dena and later plans to propose to C...

Story Dynamics

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

• Christine Brown → Security Guard (Social Escorted Customer) — The guard is involved in the bank confrontation surrounding Christine's decision.

  Security guards escort the elderly mortgage customer out after Christine denies the requested extension.

• Shaun San Dena → Christine Brown (Alliance Supernatural Ally) — San Dena becomes Christine's most direct occult ally against the demon.

  San Dena agrees to help Christine trap the Lamia in a goat and conducts a séance for that purpose.

• Rham Jas → Shaun San Dena (Alliance Occult Referral) — Jas connects Christine with the medium capable of conducting the séance.

  Jas offers to introduce Christine to Shaun San Dena for $10,000 after Christine becomes desperate for help.

• Clay Dalton → Rham Jas (Alliance Client Supporter) — Clay helps Christine access Jas's supernatural expertise.

  Clay accompanies Christine to Jas and pays for the introduction to Shaun San Dena.

Story Analysis

A mortgage officer races to escape a demon's curse, but a final mistake makes her apparent solution fail.

Plot Progression

1. The Button's First Curse — A 1969 séance establishes the demon's destructive power. Decades later, Christine's mortgage decision leads to a cursed button and the beginning of her torment.
2. Three Days Of Terror — Christine seeks help from Rham Jas while the entity attacks her at home and work. Jas identifies the Lamia and explains the short deadline before damnation.
3. Sacrifice And Séance — Christine follows increasingly desperate occult advice, including a cruel sacrifice. With Clay's financial help, she reaches San Dena for a dangerous attempt to defeat the Lamia.
4. The False Escape — Jas reveals a method for transferring the curse through the button. Christine spares Stu and instead attempts to bury the curse with the dead.
5. The Envelope Of Doom — At Union Station, Christine discovers that she used the wrong envelope and never escaped the curse. The Lamia fulfills its threat while Clay witnesses her final disappearance.