Character Relationship Map: The Beyond

Characters

• Liza Merril (played by Catriona MacColl) — protagonist

  Liza Merril inherits the Seven Doors Hotel and moves from New York City to restore and reopen it, viewing the project as her only chance for financial success. She ignores warnings about the supernatu...

• John McCabe (played by David Warbeck) — protagonist

  John McCabe is a local doctor who treats an injured hotel worker and repeatedly urges Liza Merril to abandon the property. He investigates the abandoned house connected to Emily, reads the Eibon, lear...

• Emily (played by Cinzia Monreale) — supporting

  Emily is a blind woman who appears to know the history and supernatural purpose of the hotel. She warns Liza Merril not to reopen it or enter Room 36, explains Schweick's sacrifice and curse, and late...

• Schweick (played by Antoine Saint-John) — supporting

  Schweick is an artist and warlock who works in Room 36 in 1927 while guarding one of the seven gates of hell. A mob kills him for practicing black magic, and his death becomes part of the curse affect...

• Martha (played by Veronica Lazăr) — supporting

  Martha is a maid working at the hotel who discovers the bodies of Schweick and the murdered plumber after the basement gate is opened. While cleaning the bathroom in Room 36, she is attacked and kille...

• Dr. Harris (played by Al Cliver) — supporting

  Dr. Harris is a doctor found inside the deserted hospital after Liza Merril and John McCabe arrive there seeking safety. He is surrounded by the undead and is killed by flying glass during the attack,...

Canonical Relationships

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

• John McCabe → Dr. Harris (Professional Medical Colleague) — Both characters are associated with the hospital's medical response, although their direct cooperation is limited.

  John takes an injured worker to the hospital, and later finds Dr. Harris at the same hospital during the supernatural outbreak.

• Martha → Liza Merril (Professional Hotel Employee) — Martha works at the hotel during Liza's restoration project.

  Martha is identified as a maid who discovers the bodies of the plumber and Schweick, and later cleans the bathroom in Room 36.

• Schweick → Liza Merril (Temporal Cursed Predecessor) — Schweick's past actions directly determine Liza's supernatural predicament.

  Schweick protected a gate in the hotel decades earlier, while Liza later inherits the hotel and discovers his painting, the Eibon, and his corpse in R...

Story Dynamics

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

• John McCabe → Schweick (Narrative Historical Investigator) — John reconstructs Schweick's supernatural role through the ancient tome.

  John reads the Eibon in the abandoned house and learns that the hotel is one of the seven gates to hell, a revelation connected to Schweick's history.

• Emily → Dr. Harris (Unknown Shared Supernatural Threat) — Both are victims of the supernatural forces released through the hotel.

  Emily is killed by an animated corpse and Dr. Harris is later killed during the undead attack at the hospital.

• Dr. Harris → Liza Merril (Alliance Hospital Protector) — Harris is present during the hospital crisis affecting Liza.

  Dr. Harris remains at the deserted hospital while Liza, John, and the doctor's daughter face the undead, before Harris is killed by flying glass.

• Martha → Schweick (Unknown Body Discoverer) — Martha becomes directly involved with Schweick's corpse and the hotel's hidden history.

  The plot states that Martha discovers the bodies of the plumber and Schweick and takes them to the local morgue.

• Emily → Schweick (Narrative Historical Interpreter) — Emily provides the key explanation of Schweick's role in the curse.

  Emily tells Liza about Schweick, identifies his painting as part of a séance, and explains that his death served as a sacrifice that cursed the land.

• Emily → Liza Merril (Narrative Supernatural Adviser) — Emily serves as Liza's prophetic warning figure.

  Emily warns Liza not to reopen the hotel, explains Schweick's history, and repeatedly tells her not to enter Room 36.

• Liza Merril → John McCabe (Alliance Reluctant Allies) — Their cooperation grows from disagreement into a desperate partnership.

  John urges Liza to abandon the hotel project, but later investigates the supernatural events with her and escapes the hospital and basement together.

Story Analysis

A hotel restoration project awakens a hellish gate, drawing its investigators into an inescapable supernatural wasteland.

Plot Progression

1. The Gate Beneath The Hotel — Schweick is killed while guarding a supernatural gate in 1927. Decades later, Liza inherits the hotel and begins preparing it for reopening.
2. Warnings From The Dead — Strange accidents and a deadly basement discovery reveal that the hotel is not safe. Emily warns Liza, but Liza refuses to abandon her investment.
3. Room Thirty-Six — Emily explains Schweick's curse and warns Liza away from Room 36. Liza enters anyway, finds the Eibon and Schweick's corpse, then loses both pieces of evidence.
4. The Gate Opens Wider — The blueprints expose a hidden basement space, while Martha is killed by the dead. John reads the Eibon and finally learns the hotel's true identity.
5. The Endless Wasteland — The undead overrun the hospital and force Liza and John into the basement. They reach Schweick's painted wasteland, where they are blinded and disappear.