Character Relationships in Witchboard

Jim Morar (played by Todd Allen) is a protagonist in Witchboard. Linda's boyfriend and initially skeptical partner. He investigates the supernatural events alongside Brandon, discovers the house's dark history linked to an axe murderer, and survives a possession attack. He ultimately destroys the spirit's conduit by shooting the board, survives, and later marries Linda. Linda Brewster (played by Tawny Kitaen) is a protagonist in Witchboard. Brandon's ex-girlfriend who becomes obsessed with a spirit named David. Unbeknownst to her, she is actually possessed by the malevolent Carlos Malfeitor. The possession mimics pregnancy symptoms and drives her to violent attacks. She is eventually freed after the board is destroyed and marries Jim. Brandon Sinclair (played by Stephen Nichols) appears in Witchboard. Host of the party who initiates contact with a spirit using an ouija board. He brings in a psychic medium for help, partners with Jim to investigate, and is ultimately murdered by the true spirit, Carlos Malfeitor, using a hatchet on a dock. Zarabeth (played by Kathleen Wilhoite) appears in Witchboard. A psychic medium summoned by Brandon to communicate with and potentially exorcise the spirit. After channeling a boy claiming to be David, she is brutally murdered (throat slashed and impaled) shortly after returning home to research the incident. Lloyd (played by James W. Quinn) appears in Witchboard. Jim's coworker at a construction site. He is killed when drywall falls on him, an incident initially attributed to the spirit David but later linked to Malfeitor's terrorizing activities. Mrs. Moses (played by Rose Marie) appears in Witchboard. The landlady who cleans out the apartment after the main events. She discovers the ouija board and tests it, resulting in the planchette moving to "yes," implying the curse continues.

Character Relationship Map: Witchboard

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Story Analysis

A supernatural horror exploring the dangers of occult communication and the psychological toll of possession.

Plot Progression

  1. The Cursed Invitation
  2. Descent into Possession
  3. The Malfeitor Revelation
  4. Portal of Destruction

Directed by Kevin Tenney

Witchboard (1986) · 5.7/10 · horror, mystery, thriller

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