Character Relationship Map: The Conjuring

Characters

• Lorraine Warren (played by Vera Farmiga) — protagonist

  Clairvoyant investigator and author, Ed's wife.

• Carolyn Perron (played by Lili Taylor) — supporting

  Mother of the Perron family, possessed by Bathsheba.

• Brad (played by John Brotherton) — supporting

  Son of the Perron family.

• Drew (played by Shannon Kook) — supporting

  Son of the Perron family.

• Nancy (played by Hayley McFarland) — supporting

  Young girl who becomes possessed by a demon in the Perron house.

• Andrea (played by Shanley Caswell) — supporting

  Friend of the Perron family.

• Cindy (played by Mackenzie Foy) — supporting

  Daughter of the Perron family.

• Bathsheba (played by Joseph Bishara) — minor

  Witch haunting the Perron farmhouse.

• Debbie (played by Morganna Bridgers) — minor

  Friend of Judy Warren who visits the artifact room.

• Camilla (played by Amy Tipton) — minor

  Friend of the Warren family.

• April (played by Kyla Deaver) — supporting

  Friend of the Garcia family.

• Christine (played by Joey King) — supporting

  Friend of the Perron family.

• Father Gordon (played by Steve Coulter) — cameo

  Priest who blesses the Warrens' artifacts.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Carolyn Perron → Bathsheba (Power Demonic Possessor) — Bathsheba takes full control of Carolyn's body and will, using her as a weapon against the family.

  Bathsheba completely possesses Carolyn and forces her to try to kill her own children.

• Lorraine Warren → Father Gordon (Professional Church Contact) — Lorraine and the Warrens consult Father Gordon to seek formal church authorization for an exorcism.

  Father Gordon explains that exorcism approval must come directly from the Vatican because the Perrons are not church members.

• Brad → Lorraine Warren (Professional Investigation Collaborator) — Brad works alongside Lorraine to gather evidence and contain the possessed Carolyn.

  Brad Hamilton helps place cameras and bells around the house and later joins Lorraine in restraining Carolyn.

• Drew → Lorraine Warren (Professional Investigation Assistant) — Drew assists Lorraine in setting up surveillance equipment during the investigation.

  Cameras and bells are placed around the house with the help of their assistant Drew Thomas.

• Camilla → Lorraine Warren (Professional Case Client) — Camilla is a client of the Warrens during the Annabelle possession case.

  Camilla is one of the friends in the Annabelle case investigated by Lorraine Warren.

• Debbie → Lorraine Warren (Professional Case Client) — Debbie brings her haunted doll problem to the Warrens for a professional investigation.

  Debbie is one of the friends whose Annabelle doll case is investigated by Lorraine Warren and Ed Warren.

Story Dynamics

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

• Bathsheba → Cindy (Conflict Cursed Land Oppressor) — Cindy is a resident of the cursed land and is exposed to the witch's malevolent presence.

  Cindy is one of the Perron daughters living on the land Bathsheba cursed when she died in 1863.

• Bathsheba → Nancy (Conflict Cursed Land Oppressor) — Nancy is a resident of the cursed farmhouse and thus a target of Bathsheba's dark influence.

  Bathsheba's curse falls on all who inhabit her land, and Nancy is one of the Perron daughters living there.

• Bathsheba → Andrea (Conflict Cursed Land Oppressor) — Andrea is threatened by the witch's legacy simply by occupying the cursed Perron farmhouse.

  Bathsheba cursed all who take her land, and Andrea is one of the family members now living on that land.

• Bathsheba → April (Conflict Intended Victim) — April is the youngest Perron daughter chosen as the final sacrifice in Bathsheba's plan.

  Possessed by Bathsheba, Carolyn attempts to kill April; only Lorraine's memory reminder stops the murder.

• Bathsheba → Christine (Conflict Malevolent Spirit) — Bathsheba directly terrorizes Christine during the haunting and targets her again during the climax.

  Christine encounters the malevolent spirit in the house, and the possessed Carolyn later takes Christine back to the farmhouse.

• Lorraine Warren → Bathsheba (Conflict Supernatural Adversary) — Lorraine confronts Bathsheba as the demonic force tormenting the Perron family.

  Lorraine, a clairvoyant, sees the dark entity Bathsheba attached to the family and ultimately helps cast her back to Hell.

• Drew → Brad (Alliance Support Team) — Drew and Brad work together as supporting members of the ghost investigation.

  Drew Thomas and police officer Brad Hamilton both help the Warrens place cameras and bells in the Perron house.

• Carolyn Perron → Lorraine Warren (Alliance Client And Rescuer) — Carolyn is the mother who asks the Warrens for help, and Lorraine ultimately pulls her back from Bathsheba's possession.

  Carolyn contacts the Warrens for help, and Lorraine later saves her by reminding her of a family memory during the exorcism.

• Debbie → Camilla (Social Friend) — Debbie and Camilla are friends who jointly suffer the early Annabelle doll haunting.

  The Warrens investigate the Annabelle case, in which friends Debbie and Camilla have a possessed doll.

Story Analysis

A family is terrorized by a witch's curse and rescued by demonologists who must perform a desperate last-minute exorcism.

Plot Progression

1. The Demonic Doll Prelude — In 1968, Lorraine Warren and the team investigate the Annabelle case involving friends Debbie and Camilla. The doll is revealed to be only a spiritual conduit for a demonic entity seeking possession o...
2. New Home, Hidden Horrors — In 1971, the Perron family moves into the isolated Harrisville farmhouse, where paranormal activity immediately erupts. Clocks stop at 3:07 a.m., the family dog dies mysteriously, and both Carolyn and...
3. The Witch of the Cursed Land — The Warrens begin investigating and determine that a powerful dark entity is latched onto the entire family. Their research uncovers the terrifying story of Bathsheba Sherman, an accused witch and Sat...
4. The Descent into Full Possession — Bathsheba fully possesses Carolyn, and the Vatican denies the exorcism because the Perrons are not church members. After fleeing to a motel, the possessed Carolyn secretly abducts Christine and April...
5. The Last-Resort Exorcism — The Warrens and Brad restrain Carolyn in the farmhouse and perform an emergency exorcism. At the brink of tragedy, Lorraine's reminder of a loving family memory breaks possession and Bathsheba is cond...