Character Relationship Map: Hideous!

Characters

• Elvina (played by Rhonda Griffin) — protagonist

  The incompetent receptionist at IMSI whose mistaken phone call inadvertently introduces Dr. Lorca to the new specimen. She later panics during the castle siege and falls to her death.

• Napoleon Lazar (played by Mel Johnson Jr.) — supporting

  A high-level corporate executive and rival oddities buyer who purchases the specimen for a massive sum. He gets ambushed, seeks investigation, and ultimately dies in a sword fight and acid trap.

• Sheila (played by Jacqueline Lovell) — supporting

  Dr. Lorca's assistant who actively participates in the theft, ambushes Lazar in a gorilla mask, and ultimately survives the castle massacre by using a security override to dispose of the creatures.

• Belinda Yost (played by Tracie May) — supporting

  The owner of IMSI and seller of oddities who first handles the new specimen. She secures a lucrative deal with Lazar but becomes a target after the theft and is killed by a boobytrap.

• Martin (played by Andrew Johnston) — supporting

  A questionable water sanitation worker who discovers the fleshy organism in a treatment tank and sells it to Yost for a payout.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sheila → Elvina (Power Armed Captor) — Sheila temporarily controls Elvina through armed force.

  During the castle lockdown, Sheila holds the four prisoners at gunpoint, including Elvina.

• Elvina → Belinda Yost (Professional Receptionist And Employer) — Elvina works under Yost at IMSI and handles her communications.

  Yost tells Elvina, her receptionist, to arrange a meeting with Lazar.

• Belinda Yost → Napoleon Lazar (Professional Business Partner) — Their relationship is based on a major commercial agreement concerning oddities.

  Yost secures a deal with Lazar involving a $650,000 check and a contract for future purchases.

• Martin → Belinda Yost (Professional Supplier And Buyer) — Martin supplies the unusual organism, while Yost purchases it for resale.

  Martin discovers the fleshy organism in a water treatment tank and contacts Yost, who pays him for the item.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sheila → Belinda Yost (Conflict Specimen Thief) — Sheila's actions undermine Yost's sale and place them on opposing sides.

  Sheila helps steal the specimen that Yost has purchased and later confronts Yost during the castle siege.

• Elvina → Napoleon Lazar (Narrative Informant) — Elvina's mistaken communication indirectly exposes the transaction and affects Lazar's response.

  Elvina is questioned after the theft and admits that she informed the doctor about Yost's sale.

• Sheila → Napoleon Lazar (Conflict Ambusher) — Sheila directly attacks Lazar on behalf of the competing buyer.

  Sheila ambushes Lazar while wearing a gorilla mask, handcuffs him to a tree, and steals the specimen.

Story Analysis

A grotesque specimen sale triggers betrayal, a castle siege, and an apparent escape by the creatures.

Plot Progression

1. The Unwanted Discovery — Martin finds a fleshy organism and sells it to Belinda Yost. Elvina's mistaken phone call exposes Yost's planned sale to a competing buyer.
2. The Stolen Specimen — Yost completes a lucrative deal with Lazar, but Sheila ambushes him and steals the specimen. The organism is preserved in a castle collection while evidence is destroyed.
3. The Collection Awakens — The new specimen revives three grotesque creatures in the castle study. Lazar, Yost, and Elvina begin searching for the thief and eventually arrive at the castle.
4. The Castle Siege — Broken jars and creature tracks reveal that the specimens are loose. The castle is locked down, and the prisoners communicate with the creatures through a wall.
5. Acid Bath Escape — The creatures attack the humans, causing Elvina's death and Yost's fatal impalement. Lazar dies in the acid trap, while Sheila appears to dispose of the creatures before escaping.