The Residents of Stewart Hollow
Carly Simmons – A young and pretty woman who took charge of the annual Halloween Festival at an early age. Her murder is the first in a serial killers sick plan.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons – Parents who were out of town at the time of their daughter’s death. They were planning a move to Portland in the spring.
Sheriff Ben Carter – The young Sheriff of Stewart Hollow is a loner. He cares for the safety of his town and has never faced crimes this brutal in his career.
Deputy Allan Reed – Second in command to Sheriff Carter. His inexperience with horrific crimes like these echo that of his superior.
Stacy Reed – Allan’s beautiful wife. She works at the local hospital, and seems a little too excited with the suddenly high number of corpses.
Bethany Kidd –The sweet, old receptionist at the police station. The only thing she’s guilty of is having a crush on the mailman.
Kelly Rodgers – A pretty, yet stubborn journalist who keeps trying to break a huge story and get the police to slip up. She loves controversy, but she might have also done something that could upset a madman.
Ashley Penner – A young woman who was old friends with Carly Simmons. Carly’s death leaves her in charge of the festival planning.
Mark Jenson – Ashley’s boyfriend enjoys his holiday traditions and seems to always get off easy when working at the festival. Claims he has ‘a man inside.’
Brady Murphy – Marks best friend just got a job at the Halloween store in town. He shows an occasional shady side to his personality, almost like he’s protecting a secret – or someone.
Brandon Becker – Carly Simmons’ neighbor. He lives with his brother and lied to the police about his whereabouts the night of Carly’s murder.
Aiden Becker – Brandon’s younger brother. Concerned about the lying, he creates his own suspicions about his brother, even though he always has his back.
Bruce Slater – He runs the community center where he employs all of those that are involved with the festival. He loves the tradition and the attention the town receives from the annual celebration.
Ms. Eleanor Cook – An older and more grumpy employee of the community center. She works as more of a servant to Bruce than an actual receptionist.
Abe – A working veteran of the Postal Service, he delivers the mail on time everyday to the police station. He just happens to also deliver them the spark that ignites a bloody massacre.
Kristen Keller and Laura Nelson – Two friends of Ashley’s, who seem to have followed in her footsteps since high school. One’s slightly shy, and the other is a self-centered brat.
Officer Jamie Dart – A rookie cop who has only been on the job for roughly a month. He claims he’s “always looking for that first big break.”
John Blankenship – The owner who turns his general store into a Halloween costume shop every year. He’s willing to let some of his normal business suffer in light of tradition.
Bernard Hopkins – Stewart Hollow’s frustrated Mayor. He tries to stay out of the way throughout the investigation, but all hermits decide to show themselves eventually.