Character Relationship Map: Hell Night

Characters

• Marti Gaines (played by Linda Blair) — protagonist

  A college pledge locked inside the abandoned manor, Marti becomes the central survivor of the night. She searches for the missing group, escapes repeated attacks, retrieves the gate keys, and drives t...

• Seth (played by Vincent Van Patten) — protagonist

  A college pledge trapped with Marti, Jeff, and Denise, Seth discovers Denise's disappearance and May's severed head before fleeing for help. He steals a rifle and car, returns to the manor, shoots the...

• Jeff Reed (played by Peter Barton) — supporting

  A college pledge and one of Marti's companions, Jeff investigates the manor after the group realizes the danger is real. He arms himself with a pitchfork, finds Peter's body, follows Marti through the...

• Denise Dunsmore (played by Suki Goodwin) — supporting

  A college pledge confined in the manor with Marti, Jeff, and Seth, Denise becomes one of the killer's victims. She is taken while the others are separated, and Marti and Jeff later discover her body g...

• Peter Bennett (played by Kevin Brophy) — supporting

  The fraternity president who helps organize the initiation, Peter returns with Scott and May to frighten the pledges. After the prank turns deadly, he is chased through the hedge maze and killed, whil...

• May (played by Jenny Neumann) — supporting

  One of Peter's friends who sneaks back to the manor with Peter and Scott to stage scares for the pledges. May is dragged into an underground tunnel and killed by the deformed attacker, although the ot...

• Scott (played by Jimmy Sturtevant) — supporting

  A friend of Peter who participates in the attempt to frighten the pledges inside the abandoned manor. When the real violence begins, Scott is murdered on the roof, providing evidence that the supposed...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Peter Bennett → Denise Dunsmore (Power Initiation Organizer) — Denise is among the pledges affected by the initiation Peter helped arrange.

  Peter helps organize the initiation that confines Denise and the other pledges inside Garth Manor.

• Peter Bennett → Seth (Power Initiation Organizer) — Peter's initiation arrangement traps Seth inside the manor before Seth eventually runs for help.

  Peter helps organize the initiation that locks Seth and the other pledges inside the manor until dawn.

• Peter Bennett → Jeff Reed (Power Initiation Organizer) — Peter's initiation plan puts Jeff in the setting where the real attacks occur.

  Peter helps organize the initiation during which Jeff and the other pledges are locked inside Garth Manor.

• Peter Bennett → Marti Gaines (Power Initiation Organizer) — Peter's role in organizing the initiation places Marti in the manor where the night turns dangerous.

  Peter is the fraternity president who helps organize the initiation that locks Marti and the other pledges inside Garth Manor until dawn.

Story Dynamics

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

• May → Marti Gaines (Conflict Prank Participant) — May's role in the staged scares contributes to Marti and the others initially misreading the danger.

  May returns with Peter and Scott to stage scares for the pledges, including Marti. The group initially mistakes May's disappearance for part of the pr...

• Scott → Marti Gaines (Conflict Prank Participant) — Scott participates in the scare prank aimed at Marti and the other pledges, but the account does not describe a direct confrontation between him and Marti.

  Scott returns to the manor with Peter and May to frighten the pledges, including Marti. The prank occurs before Scott is murdered and the survivors re...

• May → Scott (Alliance Prank Participants) — They participate in the same prank at the manor; the account does not describe a more specific interaction between them.

  May and Scott return to the property with Peter to stage scares for the pledges.

• Peter Bennett → Scott (Alliance Prank Organizers) — They take part in the same initiation prank before the real violence separates them.

  Peter and Scott return to Garth Manor with May to frighten the pledges. Scott is later murdered on the roof.

• Peter Bennett → May (Alliance Prank Organizers) — Peter and May participate in the staged scares, but the prank becomes deadly when May is attacked.

  Peter returns to the property with May and Scott to scare the pledges as part of the initiation prank. May is then dragged into an underground tunnel...

• Seth → Denise Dunsmore (Alliance Pledge Companions) — Denise's disappearance helps drive Seth to leave the manor and seek assistance.

  Seth and Denise are among the four pledges locked in the manor. Seth discovers Denise's disappearance and May's severed head before fleeing for help.

• Jeff Reed → Denise Dunsmore (Alliance Pledge Companions) — Denise's murder is part of the unfolding danger Jeff investigates in the manor.

  Jeff and Denise are among the four pledges confined in Garth Manor. Jeff and Marti later discover Denise's body in the tunnels.

• Jeff Reed → Seth (Alliance Pledge Companions) — They share the initiation and become separated as the threat escalates; the account does not describe them acting together after Seth returns.

  Jeff and Seth are two of the four college pledges locked inside the manor. Jeff investigates after Seth leaves to seek help.

• Marti Gaines → Denise Dunsmore (Alliance Pledge Companions) — Denise's disappearance and death deepen the danger Marti faces inside the manor.

  Marti and Denise are among the four pledges locked inside Garth Manor. Marti and Jeff later find Denise's body in the underground dining area.

• Marti Gaines → Seth (Alliance Pledge Companions) — Their shared confinement connects their survival stories, though the account describes no direct joint action between them during the final escape.

  Marti and Seth are among the four pledges locked inside the manor. Seth returns with a rifle, but is seized by a second attacker before Marti escapes.

• Marti Gaines → Jeff Reed (Alliance Survival Allies) — They cooperate against the attacker; after Jeff is injured and thrown from the roof, Marti continues trying to survive.

  Marti and Jeff search the manor together, pursue the attacker through the trap door into the tunnels, and later try to escape together.

Story Analysis

A college initiation inside an abandoned manor becomes a night of real violence, leaving Marti to find a way out before dawn.

Plot Progression

1. The Manor Initiation — Marti, Jeff, Seth, and Denise are locked inside Garth Manor for their initiation. The legend of the Garth family gives the abandoned property a threatening history.
2. A Prank Turns Deadly — Peter, Scott, and May return to stage scares for the pledges. May is dragged into a tunnel and killed, but the others initially assume her disappearance is part of the prank.
3. The Survivors Separate — Scott and Peter are killed, and Denise is taken. Seth finds evidence of real violence and leaves to seek help while Marti and Jeff investigate the manor.
4. Beneath the Manor — Jeff and Marti face an attack and discover Denise's body in the underground dining area. The attacker pursues them and injures Jeff as they attempt to barricade themselves.
5. The Final Escape — Seth returns armed, shoots the apparent attacker, and is seized by a second attacker. Marti escapes, recovers the gate keys, and drives through the gate, surviving until dawn.