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* PsychoPsychologist: It's heavily implied that he's not entirely sane, as his later dialog implies that [[spoiler: he's another one of Sutter Cane readers]]. If so, it's entirely possible that [[spoiler: he might be one of the mutated readers responsible for the climactic hospital massacre.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: He punches the mutated [[spoiler:Styles]] after she punches him.
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* WouldHitAGirl: He punches out the mutated [[spoiler:Styles]] after she punches him.
* MadArtist: At first merely an eccentric recluse, the patronage of his "new publishers" have transformed him into an apocalyptic madman who continues to write for the sake of conquering the world through his work [[spoiler: and giving it to the [[EldritchAbomination Old Ones]].]]
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* StylisticSuck: According to Trent, he's not a very good author, and his books all have the same basic ideas, but he's clearly ''very'' popular for some reason.
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* StylisticSuck: According His writing style is bog-standard Lovecraftian PurpleProse, and according to Trent, he's not a very good author, and his books all have plots are extremely formulaic, often boiling down to the same basic ideas, but he's clearly ''very'' popular Lovecraftian plot of eldritch abominations in the dark driving people insane and turning them into monsters. However, ''something'' about the books continues to lure in new readers, and even Trent finds himself fascinated, though he can't explain precisely why.
* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler: He owes his eldritch powers entirely to the Old Ones, who are using him to pave the way forsome reason.their return.]]
* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler: He owes his eldritch powers entirely to the Old Ones, who are using him to pave the way for
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* AgentScully: He ultimately chooses not to believe in Trent's confession, though he's polite enough not to tell him this to his face.
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* DissonantSerenity: Responds to Trent's crotch-kicking attempt at a breakout with mild amusement at the most.
* PsychoPsychologist: It's heavily implied that he's entirely sane, as his later dialog implies that [[spoiler: he's another one of Sutter Cane readers]]. If so, it's entirely possible that [[spoiler: he might be one of the mutated readers responsible for the climactic hospital massacre.]]
* PsychoPsychologist: It's heavily implied that he's entirely sane, as his later dialog implies that [[spoiler: he's another one of Sutter Cane readers]]. If so, it's entirely possible that [[spoiler: he might be one of the mutated readers responsible for the climactic hospital massacre.]]
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* TransformationExhilaration: [[spoiler: Late the film, Linda is forced to read Sutter Cane's final novel, resulting in her undergoing an EldritchTransformation like all the other readers in [[TownWithADarkSecret Hobb's End]]. Far from being horrified by the process, Styles is clearly enjoying it: after sprouting a cluster of tentacles, she can be seen approaching John Trent with an intoxicated-looking grin; later, during an offscreen transformation, she can be heard ''[[TheImmodestOrgasm moaning]]'' loudly, and even giggles as she chases John around the road while [[AbnormalLimbRotationRange contorting her body out of shape]].]]
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* ShoutOut: Shares a name with the [[Film/RosemarysBaby Rosemary's doctor]].
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* ShoutOut: Shares a name with the [[Film/RosemarysBaby Rosemary's doctor]].
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-->'''Trent:''' Anyway, your books suck!
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* ShutUpHannibal: In response to Cane's HannibalLecture on the nature of his books. It's not very effective, as Cane continues the lecture after shining a light in his face.
-->'''Trent:''' Anyway, your books ''suck!''
-->'''Trent:''' Anyway, your books ''suck!''
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: To [[spoiler:Cane]]:
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Tried to kill Trent because he knew he would bring the book back and start "[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the change]]".]]
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* HiddenDepths: Harglow doesn't read Cane's books, saying he lacks the stomach for them. Unfortunately, this causes problems due to his lack of knowledge about those books' dangerous content.
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* AnAxeToGrind: He attacks Trent in a restaurant with a bloody axe.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: He lost his mind while reading the sample chapters from Cane's latest book [[spoiler: and learning that he's a fictional character and the world is about to end.]]
* GoodAllAlong: He's introduced attacking Trent with an ax and an insane expression on his face, but according to Cane, he was motivated by [[spoiler: having read that Trent would be the one to bring Cane's book back to civilization and herald the end of the world.]]
* NoNameGiven: He's only ever called "Cane's agent" or "that lunatic."
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* AnAxeToGrind: He attacks Trent in a restaurant with a bloody axe.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: He lost his mind while reading the sample chapters from Cane's latest book [[spoiler: and learning that he's a fictional character and the world is about to end.]]
* GoodAllAlong: He's introduced attacking Trent with an ax and an insane expression on his face, but according to Cane, he was motivated by [[spoiler: having read that Trent would be the one to bring Cane's book back to civilization and herald the end of the world.]]
* NoNameGiven: He's only ever called "Cane's agent" or "that lunatic."
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: To [[spoiler:Cane]]:
-->'''Trent:''' God's not supposed to be [[spoiler:a hack horror writer]].
-->'''Trent:''' God's not supposed to be [[spoiler:a hack horror writer]].
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* FemmeFatale: Has traits of one. Among them, being youthful and attractive, leading Trent on what he believes is an elaborate hoax [[spoiler:and was intended to be at first]], and trying to seduce him. [[spoiler:Subverted in the end when Arcane's publicity stunt goes horribly awry, and she is wrapped up in the greater CosmicHorrorStory narrative]].
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* FemmeFatale: Has traits of one. Among them, being youthful and attractive, leading Played with. Trent on what he believes is an elaborate hoax [[spoiler:and was intended seems to be at first]], and trying think she's this, but never shows any interest in her. While she's certainly not unattractive, she dresses way too modestly to seduce him. [[spoiler:Subverted in look the end part, though she does [[spoiler:try to make a move on Trent to get him to stay when Arcane's publicity stunt goes horribly awry, he starts packing, though he shoves her off, and she is wrapped up in the greater CosmicHorrorStory narrative]].only turns against him by stealing his car when he turns down her advances]].
* AuthorAvatar: [[spoiler:InUniverse, the movie is taking place inside one of his stories and the character we see is just a fictional version of himself. The "real" Sutter Cane doesn't have any power outside of being a writer]].
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* DarkMessiah: According to him, more people believe in his writings than they do the Bible. And indeed, he certainly has quite a cultlike following who will literally go on rampages because they've been waiting on his new book for so long.
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* DarkMessiah: According to him, more people believe in his writings than they do the Bible. And indeed, he certainly has quite a cultlike following who will literally go on rampages start riots because they've been waiting on his new book for so long.
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* AGodAmI: Calls himself one, [[spoiler:and given the extent of his power, he isn't far off at all]].
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* AGodAmI: Calls himself one, God, [[spoiler:and given the extent of his power, he isn't far off at all]].
* LightIsNotGood: When Trent continues to deny his power, he shines a bright light through the confessional.
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* StylisticSuck: Trent repeatedly calls him a hack, and his books all have the same basic ideas, but he's clearly ''very'' popular for some reason.
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* StylisticSuck: Trent repeatedly calls him According to Trent, he's not a hack, very good author, and his books all have the same basic ideas, but he's clearly ''very'' popular for some reason.reason.
* WouldHurtAChild: It's implied that he takes children away to the Black Church, [[spoiler:for his masters to transform them into murderous creatures]].
* WouldHurtAChild: It's implied that he takes children away to the Black Church, [[spoiler:for his masters to transform them into murderous creatures]].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:The apocalypse probably could have been averted had Harglow read Cane’s manuscript before releasing it.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:The apocalypse probably could have been averted had Harglow read Cane’s manuscript before releasing it.]]it]].
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* OnlySaneMan: Averted. He ''thinks'' he's this, with his vehement denial that he's living in a Sutter Cane story. [[spoiler:He's really not]].
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* OnlySaneMan: Averted. He ''thinks'' he's this, with his vehement denial He's always looking for a rational explanation behind everything. [[spoiler:Ultimately played with; enforced in that he's living written by Cane specifically to be this trope, then deconstructed after discovering firsthand that Cane's works are all real, he's ''still'' this in his own right, attempting to destroy the manuscript and warning everyone, only to be seen as delusional while the world around him falls apart, when in reality, only he knows the truth]].
-->'''Styles:''' A reality is just what we tell each other it is. Sane and insane could easily switch places, if the insane were to become the majority. You would find yourself locked in aSutter Cane story. [[spoiler:He's really not]].padded cell, wondering, "what happened to the world?"\\
'''Trent:''' [[TemptingFate No, that wouldn't happen to me]].\\
'''Styles:''' It would if you realized everything you ever knew was gone. It'd be pretty lonely being the last one left.
-->'''Styles:''' A reality is just what we tell each other it is. Sane and insane could easily switch places, if the insane were to become the majority. You would find yourself locked in a
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'''Harglow:''' You delivered that manuscript to me months ago. To me personally in this room.\\
'''Trent:''' I did?\\
'''Harglow:''' Yes, you did. Last spring. For God's sakes, we published in July. The book's been in the stores for seven weeks.\\
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'''Trent:''' I know this book will drive people crazy.\\
'''Harglow: Well, let's hope so. The movie comes out next month.\\
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'''Harglow:''' You delivered that manuscript to me months ago. To me personally in this room.\\
'''Trent:''' I did?\\
'''Harglow:''' Yes, you did. Last spring. For God's sakes, we published in July. The book's been in the stores for seven weeks.\\
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'''Trent:''' I know this book will drive people crazy.\\
'''Harglow: Well, let's hope so. The movie comes out next month.\\
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* NameOfCain: In case you didn't expect him to be the villain of the story.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He'll snark at just about anyone. It tends to annoy Styles.
-->'''Trent:''' (after being told that his attacker was Cane's agent) You'd think a guy that outsells Stephen King could find better representation.
-->'''Trent:''' (after being told that his attacker was Cane's agent) You'd think a guy that outsells Stephen King could find better representation.
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* DarkIsEvil: Besides his [[EvilWearsBlack all-black attire]], he spends time writing in the [[EldritchLocation Black Church]], a cathedral that's completely dark on the inside, illuminated only by torches on braziers in the shape of inverted crosses. Then there's also the matter of him being a horror writer.
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* ShoutOut: Shares a name with the [[Film/RosemarysBaby Rosemary's doctor]].
* StepfordSmiler: He's awfully chipper, despite his grim profession. It might be a clue that he's a little unhinged himself, as he subtly implies [[spoiler:that he reads Sutter Cane]].
* StepfordSmiler: He's awfully chipper, despite his grim profession. It might be a clue that he's a little unhinged himself, as he subtly implies [[spoiler:that he reads Sutter Cane]].
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: He's already practically seen as a god by his fans. [[spoiler:Once he finds out that he isn't writing fiction, he becomes, for all intents and purposes, a PhysicalGod, writing and rewriting reality as he sees fit]].
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* FemmeFatale: Has traits of one. Among them, being youthful and attractive, leading Trent on what he believes is an elaborate hoax [[spoiler:and was intended to be at first]], and trying to seduce him. [[spoiler:Subverted in the end when Arcane's publicity stunt goes horribly awry, and she is wrapped up in the greater CosmicHorrorStory narrative]].
* BigBad: He's the de facto main villain of the story, directly responsible for almost everything that happens, [[spoiler:though he is, himself, in service to [[GreaterScopeVillain something]] [[EldritchAbomination even worse]]]].
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* ConMan: Trent suspects him of being one, and initially, [[spoiler:he's right. Harglow did, in fact, send Cane away as a publicity stunt, but what he didn't realize is that Cane had his own plans]].
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* ConMan: Trent suspects him of being one, and initially, [[spoiler:he's right.[[spoiler:he is. Harglow did, in fact, send Cane away as a publicity stunt, but what he didn't realize is that Cane had his own plans]].
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Though his quirks are mostly downplayed and he's a master at fraud detection, he has a bulb horn in his glove compartment for some reason, which he uses to wake up Styles.
* CassandraTruth: Once he finds out that Cane's works are all real, he attempts to warn everyone with two ears. [[spoiler:Nobody listens until it's too late, and even then, they don't realize that the book's popularity and the apocalypse are directly connected]].
* CassandraTruth: Once he finds out that Cane's works are all real, he attempts to warn everyone with two ears. [[spoiler:Nobody listens until it's too late, and even then, they don't realize that the book's popularity and the apocalypse are directly connected]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Upon being told that the movie adaptation of the titular book is set to be released in a month, he has a mental breakdown and murders a Sutter Cane fan]].
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Upon being told OnlySaneMan: Averted. He ''thinks'' he's this, with his vehement denial that the movie adaptation of Cane's novel is set to be released he's living in a month, he has a mental breakdown and Sutter Cane story. [[spoiler:He's really not]].
* SanitySlippage: Downplayed. Though he's seen [[spoiler:the Old Ones first hand]], he's still, for the most part, fairly stable towards the end of the movie, though it only really starts to slip after [[spoiler:he murders a Sutter Canefan]].fan]], where you can see he's clearly distressed and worn out.
* WouldHitAGirl: He punches the mutated [[spoiler:Styles]] after she punches him.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Thinks that he's in a regular FilmNoir, and that Arcane Publishing and the people of Hobbs' End are just elaborate con artists. [[spoiler:He's actually in a CosmicHorrorStory, and he's just another creation of Cane, who's pulling everyone's strings]].
* SanitySlippage: Downplayed. Though he's seen [[spoiler:the Old Ones first hand]], he's still, for the most part, fairly stable towards the end of the movie, though it only really starts to slip after [[spoiler:he murders a Sutter Cane
* WouldHitAGirl: He punches the mutated [[spoiler:Styles]] after she punches him.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Thinks that he's in a regular FilmNoir, and that Arcane Publishing and the people of Hobbs' End are just elaborate con artists. [[spoiler:He's actually in a CosmicHorrorStory, and he's just another creation of Cane, who's pulling everyone's strings]].
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-->'''Styles:''' A reality is just what we tell each other it is.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:She looks more human than most of the mutants in the movie after reading Cane's manuscript, but to what extent she still is isn't clear. She can twist her body parts around and smash the heavier Trent through a door, and eats his keys without flinching]].
* BodyHorror: Not as blatantly grotesque as most examples in the movie, but [[spoiler:she contorts her neck and limbs after Trent stops the car]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:After reading Cane's manuscript, she goes insane, and then it only gets ''worse,'' when she gets SuperStrength and the ability to [[BodyHorror twist her neck and limbs around]]]].
* RetGone: [[spoiler:Or as Trent put it, "written out". She hands him the manuscript, and then disappears from the story completely. Harglow doesn't remember sending her with Trent]].
* SkepticNoLonger: Initially, she refuses to believe that Hobb's End is a real place, until she actually finds it. From there, she undergoes a bit of SanitySlippage.
-->'''Styles:''' A reality is just what we tell each other it is.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:She looks more human than most of the mutants in the movie after reading Cane's manuscript, but to what extent she still is isn't clear. She can twist her body parts around and smash the heavier Trent through a door, and eats his keys without flinching]].
* BodyHorror: Not as blatantly grotesque as most examples in the movie, but [[spoiler:she contorts her neck and limbs after Trent stops the car]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:After reading Cane's manuscript, she goes insane, and then it only gets ''worse,'' when she gets SuperStrength and the ability to [[BodyHorror twist her neck and limbs around]]]].
* RetGone: [[spoiler:Or as Trent put it, "written out". She hands him the manuscript, and then disappears from the story completely. Harglow doesn't remember sending her with Trent]].
* SkepticNoLonger: Initially, she refuses to believe that Hobb's End is a real place, until she actually finds it. From there, she undergoes a bit of SanitySlippage.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's Creator/HPLovecraft with the popularity of Creator/StephenKing, the latter of whom exists in the film's universe and Cane is even more popular than.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's Creator/HPLovecraft with the popularity of Creator/StephenKing, the latter of whom exists in the film's universe and Cane is even more popular than.
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* OnlySaneMan: For a certain definition of "sane," though he's probably the closest thing to it here. Unlike everyone else in the movie, he realizes that he's a work of fiction, though it [[spoiler:along with his daughter's transformation and his son's abduction drives him to blow his own head off]].
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* AgentScully: He firmly refuses to believe in any of the horrors he encounters in Hobb's End, thinking they're just using elaborate special effects and actors. [[spoiler:It takes coming face to face with the [[EldritchAbomination Old Ones]] themselves to realize that it's all real]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Seeing himself and everything he'd ever been through on film is what finally drives him to irrevocable insanity]].
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:After he comes to realize that he's just a creation of Sutter Cane]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Upon being told that the movie adaptation of Cane's novel is set to be released in a month, he has a mental breakdown and murders a Sutter Cane fan]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Seeing himself and everything he'd ever been through on film is what finally drives him to irrevocable insanity]].
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:After he comes to realize that he's just a creation of Sutter Cane]].
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Upon being told that the movie adaptation of Cane's novel is set to be released in a month, he has a mental breakdown and murders a Sutter Cane fan]].
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Cane is always straightforward and cordial, though he's made it his goal to unravel reality.
* RedRightHand: He's got a strange creature attached to his back, though it only appears in one scene.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Blows his own head off after being unable to cope with the knowledge that he's just a fictional character]].
* FourthWallObserver: InUniverse, he's the only character to know that he's actually in Cane's latest novel.
* PapaWolf: Take away his son? He'll come for you with an angry mob and a shotgun.
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!!Linda Styles
-> '''Played By:''' Julie Carmen
Sutter Cane’s editor, who is assigned to aid Trent in searching for him.
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[[folder:Cane]]
!!Sutter Cane
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JurgenProchnow
A famous horror novelist who has recently gone missing.
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[[folder:Harglow]]
!!Jackson Harglow
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CharltonHeston
Cane’s publisher.
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!!Robinson
-> '''Played By:''' Bernie Casey
Trent’s colleague and friend, who owns a large insurance company.
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!!Dr. Wrenn
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DavidWarner
A psychiatrist who interviews Trent in the FramingDevice.
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!!Simon
-> '''Played By:''' Wilhelm von Homburg
A resident of Hobb’s End.
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[[folder:Saperstein]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JohnGlover
The head of the mental asylum Trent is confined to in the FramingDevice.
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!!Linda Styles
-> '''Played By:''' Julie Carmen
Sutter Cane’s editor, who is assigned to aid Trent in searching for him.
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!!Sutter Cane
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JurgenProchnow
A famous horror novelist who has recently gone missing.
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!!Jackson Harglow
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/CharltonHeston
Cane’s publisher.
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[[folder:Robinson]]
!!Robinson
-> '''Played By:''' Bernie Casey
Trent’s colleague and friend, who owns a large insurance company.
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[[folder:Wrenn]]
!!Dr. Wrenn
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DavidWarner
A psychiatrist who interviews Trent in the FramingDevice.
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[[folder:Simon]]
!!Simon
-> '''Played By:''' Wilhelm von Homburg
A resident of Hobb’s End.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Saperstein]]
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JohnGlover
The head of the mental asylum Trent is confined to in the FramingDevice.
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[[folder:Trent]]
!!John Trent
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/SamNeill
A cynical, skeptical insurance investigator hired to track down Sutter Cane.
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[[folder:Trent]]
!!John Trent
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/SamNeill
A cynical, skeptical insurance investigator hired to track down Sutter Cane.
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