Character Relationship Map: Pelts

Characters

• Jake Feldman (played by Meat Loaf) — protagonist

  Ruthless fur trader who creates a coat from cursed raccoon pelts, leading to gruesome deaths and his own self-mutilation.

• Shanna (played by Ellen Ewusie) — supporting

  Stripper targeted by Feldman, becomes a victim of the cursed coat and the supernatural retribution.

• Sue Chin Yao (played by Elise Lew) — supporting

  Supporting character in Pelts. A seamstress who sews her own face shut.

• Sergio (played by Emilio Salituro) — supporting

  Supporting character in Pelts. A fur trimmer who disembowels himself.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sergio → Sue Chin Yao (Professional Co-Workers) — They perform different specialized tasks in producing the coat.

  Sergio cuts the pelts and Sue Chin Yao sews the finished coat, placing both in the production process for the same garment.

• Jake Feldman → Sue Chin Yao (Professional Work Client) — Sue provides the garment-making labor required for Jake's commercial project.

  Sue Chin Yao is the seamstress who finishes the coat that Jake takes to Shanna.

• Jake Feldman → Sergio (Professional Work Client) — Sergio performs specialized fur work connected to Jake's coat.

  Sergio is identified as the fur trimmer who cuts the pelts for the coat, while Jake remains concerned that the coat is completed.

• Jake Feldman → Shanna (Romantic Unrequited Desire) — Jake pursues Shanna despite her lack of initial romantic interest.

  Jake desperately wants to have sex with Shanna, while Shanna initially has no interest in him.

Story Analysis

A ruthless fur trader's pursuit of profit and sex unleashes supernatural violence through a coat made from cursed raccoon pelts.

Plot Progression

1. Blood Beneath The Pelts — Trappers collect perfect raccoon pelts on private land and demonstrate brutal killing methods. The son becomes mesmerized by the hanging furs and murders his father before destroying himself in a trap...
2. A Coat With A Secret — Jake discovers the bodies, steals the pelts, and commissions a coat. By following a map, he traces the pelts to Mother Mater's land and hears her warning about the raccoons guarding lost ruins.
3. The Makers Pay — The coat's production brings supernatural violence to the workshop. Sergio disembowels himself after cutting the pelts, and Sue suffocates after sewing her face shut.
4. Seduction By Fur — Jake takes the finished coat to Shanna's apartment, where she becomes entranced by it. She agrees to sex after mistaking Jake's modeling comment for a sexual proposition.
5. The Final Skinning — While Shanna wears the coat during sex, Jake skins his own torso and presents the resulting vest. Shanna flees, but the elevator chase ends with both bodies discovered and a bloody footprint.