Character Relationship Map: Terror

Characters

• James Garrick (played by John Nolan) — protagonist

  Director of a horror film about the Mad Dolly curse and current owner of the Garrick house. He hosts a screening where his cousin Ann, hypnotized by Gary, wounds him with a cursed sword. Later, Ann ta...

• Philip (played by James Aubrey) — supporting

  James's studio assistant. After Ann visits him about her amnesia, the studio becomes haunted. Flying equipment pelt him before a falling glass pane decapitates him.

• Suzy (played by Sarah Keller) — supporting

  Ann's London hostel roommate. Her car breaks down, leading her to seek help at a nearby house where she is stalked by a shadowy figure. Later, police question her regarding Ann and Viv's deaths.

• Lady Garrick (played by Mary Maude) — supporting
• Viv (played by Tricia Walsh) — supporting

  Ann's friend and fellow waitress, who also stars as the title character in James's film. She is stabbed to death at the hostel, triggering police investigations that force Ann to flee.

• Lord Garrick (played by William Russell) — minor
• Gary (played by Michael Craze) — supporting

  A mesmerist at the screening. He hypnotizes Ann as a party trick, which triggers her unconscious attack on James with the cursed sword, initiating the curse's revenge.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lady Garrick → James Garrick (Temporal Ancestor) — Lady Garrick is connected to James through the cursed family lineage.

  Lady Garrick is part of the historical Garrick family whose descendants are cursed, while James is later identified as the last of the Garrick line.

• Lord Garrick → James Garrick (Temporal Ancestor) — Lord Garrick belongs to the ancestral Garrick line preceding James.

  The opening events occur three hundred years earlier, and the curse is stated to affect the Garrick family's descendants. James is later revealed to b...

• James Garrick → Viv (Professional Director And Performer) — Their professional connection comes through James's film production.

  James Garrick directs the horror film, while Viv is identified as the title character in his film.

• James Garrick → Philip (Professional Assistant) — Philip works under James Garrick at the film studio.

  Philip is explicitly identified as James Garrick's studio assistant. James's assistant is later attacked by flying studio equipment and killed by fall...

Story Dynamics

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

• Suzy → Viv (Unknown Investigation Link) — Viv's death places Suzy within the same police investigation.

  Police question Suzy about the deaths of the cousin and Viv at the hostel.

• Gary → James Garrick (Narrative Catalyst And Victim) — Gary's hypnotism initiates the chain of violence affecting James.

  Gary hypnotizes a party guest, who then picks up James Garrick's sword and wounds James during the screening.

Story Analysis

A historical curse resurfaces through a horror filmmaker's family, turning his house, film, and inherited sword into instruments of supernatural revenge.

Plot Progression

1. The Garrick Curse Awakens — A historical execution unleashes a supernatural curse against the Garrick family. The film then reveals that these events are being presented as the ending of James Garrick's horror movie.
2. The Sword Enters The Present — James hosts a preview screening in the inherited Garrick house and displays the sword connected to the curse. Gary's hypnotism causes a guest to attack and wound James.
3. Murders Gather Momentum — A series of bizarre killings spreads from the woods to the streets, studio, and hostel. Suzy encounters apparent supernatural danger during a nighttime breakdown.
4. The Studio Turns Hostile — Viv is murdered and the cousin admits having no memory of the earlier violence. The studio becomes violently haunted, ending in Philip's death.
5. Return To The Cursed House — The cousin flees police pursuit while supernatural forces attack on the road. At the Garrick house, visions, moving objects, James's death, and the sword's final attack complete the curse.