Character Relationship Map: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Characters

• Lorraine Warren (played by Vera Farmiga) — protagonist

  Clairvoyant paranormal investigator partnering with her husband to solve supernatural cases.

• David Glatzel (played by Julian Hilliard) — supporting

  Brother of Arne Johnson.

• Father Gordon (played by Steve Coulter) — minor

  Catholic priest providing spiritual guidance and ecclesiastical support during paranormal cases.

• Katie (played by Andrea Andrade) — minor

  Local resident.

• The Occultist (played by Eugenie Bondurant) — supporting

  Practitioner of dark arts.

• Jessica (played by Ingrid Bisu) — cameo

  Local resident.

Canonical Relationships

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

• David Glatzel → Katie (Temporal Linked Curse Victim)

  David's possession and Katie's death are connected by similar witch's totems and the same curse pattern.

• The Occultist → Jessica (Power Curse Victimizer)

  Jessica is possessed, murders Katie, and later dies after jumping from a window; her case is connected to the occultist's totem.

• The Occultist → David Glatzel (Power Curse Initiator)

  The occultist intentionally leaves a witch's totem, causing a curse connected to David's possession.

• Father Gordon → David Glatzel (Professional Spiritual Supporter)

  Father Gordon attends the exorcism of David Glatzel in Brookfield, Connecticut.

• Lorraine Warren → David Glatzel (Professional Case Investigator And Subject)

  Lorraine Warren documents and participates in the exorcism of David Glatzel, whose possession begins the central case.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lorraine Warren → Jessica (Narrative Visionary Investigator)

  Lorraine sees through a vision that Jessica killed Katie while possessed and helps detectives recover Jessica's body.

• Lorraine Warren → Katie (Narrative Investigator)

  Lorraine travels to Danvers after detectives find a totem connected to Katie's death.

• The Occultist → Katie (Conflict Indirect Adversary)

  A similar totem is found in the investigation of Katie's death, linking her case to the occultist's curse.

• Lorraine Warren → The Occultist (Conflict Adversary)

  Lorraine discovers that the occultist created the curse and later confronts her altar beneath the house.

• Lorraine Warren → Father Gordon (Alliance Exorcism Associate)

  Lorraine Warren and Father Gordon are both present during David Glatzel's exorcism.

• Katie → Jessica (Social Friend)

  The plot identifies Jessica as Katie's friend and places the suspicious totem in Jessica's home.

Story Analysis

A supernatural investigation follows a possession case toward the hidden occultist and the destruction of her altar.

Plot Progression

1. Possession Takes Hold
2. The Totem's Secret
3. A Second Murder
4. The Curse Comes Home
5. Breaking The Altar