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.

• 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.

• 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.

Key Relationships

• Gary → Philip (Social Acquaintance)
• Philip → Suzy (Social Acquaintance)
• Suzy → James Garrick (Social Acquaintance)
• Gary → Viv (Social Acquaintance)
• Philip → Viv (Alliance Circle Member)
• James Garrick → Viv (Narrative Curse Target)
• Suzy → Viv (Social Roommates)
• James Garrick → Gary (Social Host)
• James Garrick → Philip (Professional Employer)

Story Analysis

A supernatural horror narrative tracing a centuries-old witch's curse as it systematically eliminates the descendants and associates of the Garrick family through a chain of violent, inexplicable deaths.

Plot Progression

1. The Hypnotic Premonition
2. Shadows in the City
3. The Studio Slaughter
4. Blood at the Manor