Character Relationship Map: Hobgoblins

Characters

• Kevin (played by Tom Bartlett) — protagonist

  Kevin is a young man who takes a security job to impress his girlfriend, Amy. After discovering the dangerous creatures hidden in the studio vault, he tries to protect his friends, defeats a burglar,...

• Amy (played by Paige Sullivan) — protagonist

  Amy is Kevin's girlfriend, initially portrayed as quiet, prudish, and critical of his apparent weakness. A supernatural fantasy temporarily transforms her into a sexually uninhibited performer at a ni...

• Kyle (played by Steven Boggs) — supporting

  Kyle is Kevin's dorky friend and part of the group gathered at Kevin's home. He follows Kevin and the others to the nightclub and studio while they confront the dangerous creatures. Kyle survives the...

• Daphne (played by Kelley Palmer) — supporting

  Daphne is Kevin's sex-crazed friend and Nick's girlfriend. She waits with Kyle and Amy at Kevin's home, has sex with Nick in his van, and later joins the group during the nightclub and studio confront...

• Nick (played by Billy Frank) — supporting

  Nick is Daphne's Army boyfriend and Kevin's aggressive rival in a prolonged fight using garden tools. During the nightclub chaos, he experiences a fantasy in which he leads a commando raid, but the fa...

• Roadrash (played by Duane Whitaker) — supporting

  Roadrash is a scruffy bouncer at the nightclub where Amy's fantasy unfolds. During the chaos, he becomes the man with whom Amy is about to have sex, but Kevin kills the creature controlling her before...

• McCreedy (played by James R. Sweeney) — minor

  McCreedy is Kevin's elderly boss and the longtime guardian of the studio vault. He explains the creatures' history and their lethal fantasy power, then saves Kevin by shooting the creature behind the...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Kevin → McCreedy (Professional Employee) — McCreedy supervises Kevin's security work at the studio.

  Kevin takes the vacant security job under McCreedy, who is identified as his boss and later explains the history of the vault.

• Kevin → Amy (Romantic Girlfriend) — Kevin and Amy are the central romantic couple.

  The plot identifies Amy as Kevin's girlfriend. Kevin takes the security job partly to impress her, and she later promises to have sex with him.

• Daphne → Nick (Romantic Boyfriend) — Daphne and Nick are an active romantic couple.

  The plot calls Nick Daphne's Army boyfriend. Daphne and Nick have sex in Nick's van, and Nick later returns to be with her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Amy → Roadrash (Unknown Fantasy Encounter) — Roadrash is involved in the dangerous fantasy created around Amy.

  Amy's hobgoblin-induced fantasy places her at Club Scum, where she is about to have sex with the scruffy bouncer Roadrash before Kevin intervenes.

• Amy → Kyle (Social Group Companions) — Amy and Kyle participate in the same social and survival group.

  Kyle is waiting at Kevin's home with Amy and Daphne, and he later returns with Amy and the others to the studio.

• Amy → Daphne (Social Party Companions) — Amy and Daphne share the same friend-group setting during the crisis.

  Amy and Daphne are together at Kevin's home when the group is partying, and both later follow the supernatural events to Club Scum.

• Kevin → Nick (Conflict Rival) — Nick challenges Kevin's confidence and physical competence.

  Nick and Kevin engage in a prolonged fight with a rake and garden hoe, and Kevin loses badly.

• Kevin → Daphne (Social Friend) — Daphne belongs to Kevin's friend group.

  Daphne is identified as one of Kevin's friends and is present with him, Amy, and Kyle at Kevin's home.

• Kevin → Kyle (Social Friend) — Kyle is part of Kevin's close social circle.

  Kyle is introduced as one of Kevin's two friends waiting at Kevin's home after his first shift.

Story Analysis

A young security guard and his friends confront creatures that weaponize fantasies before sealing them back inside the studio vault.

Plot Progression

1. The Vacant Security Post — Kevin accepts a security job to impress Amy and joins an uneasy social gathering with their friends. His confrontation with Nick establishes his insecurity before the studio's hidden threat emerges.
2. Secrets Beneath The Studio — While pursuing a burglar, Kevin discovers the creatures in the sealed vault. McCreedy explains their origin and their lethal ability to turn fantasies into reality.
3. Nightmares At Club Scum — The hobgoblins invade the house party and exploit the group's private fantasies. Amy is drawn into a nightclub fantasy, while Nick's imagined commando adventure becomes physically dangerous.
4. The Fight For Amy — Kevin and the group battle the creatures at Club Scum. Kevin destroys the creature controlling Amy, restoring her while leaving her changed by the experience.
5. Fire In The Vault — The survivors return to the studio, where Kevin's apparent victory over the burglar becomes another supernatural trap. McCreedy saves Kevin and destroys the remaining creatures.