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Evers Family
Jim Evers
Jim Evers
Played By: Eddie Murphy
A real estate agent who works a bit too much but loves his family.- Action Dad: In the latter half of the movie, when his family's lives are in danger, he quickly transforms from a dumb and excitable person into a man who will take on haunted suits of armor to save those he holds dear.
- Married to the Job: Jim takes his work as an estate agent very seriously, jumping at every opportunity when it comes to selling a property, so much so that he fails to notice just how many family events he's missed in just one month. His obsession with working is actually the only reason that the family end up at Gracey Manor in the first place, something that he calls himself out for later in the movie.
Sara Evers
Sara Evers
Played By: Marsha Thomason
Jim's wife, who bears a great resemblence to Elizabeth, Gracey's fiance.- Absurdly Youthful Mother: Marsha Thomason was only 27 years old at the time of filming, and yet her character Sara has two children who are 13 and 10 years old.
- And Now You Must Marry Me: Ramsley forces Sara to marry Gracey in order to lift the curse. To convince her to go through with it, he holds her children hostage.
- Identical Stranger: With Elizabeth Henshaw, which convinces Gracey that she is Elizabeth's reincarnation. Though it may be because of Ramsley's influence.
Megan and Michael Evers
Megan and Michael Evers
Played By: Aree Davis and Marc John Jeffries
Sara and Jim's children.- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Michael doesn't like spiders. He's forced to confront his fear in order to free his father and sister.
The Mansion
Master Edward Gracey
Master Edward Gracey
Played By: Nathaniel Parker
The long dead owner of the titular mansion.
- Anti-Villain: All he wants is to be with the woman he loves.
- Composite Character: A combination of the ride's Ghost Host (death by hanging), the Aging Man (the portrait's young appearance, and whom fans have interpreted as the Master of the mansion), and name from the tombstone of Master Gracey outside the mansion.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Because he believes Sara is Elizabeth, he becomes possessive of Sara and tries to chase off Jim.
- Driven to Suicide: He hanged himself after learning about Elizabeth's death. His suicide has led to the curse being placed on his mansion.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: After learning the truth surrounding Elizabeth's death, he sides with the Evers, and he and Elizabeth, and the entirety of the ghosts that haunt Gracey Manor, ascend to Heaven.
- Marry for Love: He didn't care about Elizabeth's social status or racial ancestry. He wanted to marry her out of love. Too bad Ramsley didn't approve of their relationship.
- Stalker with a Crush: He may have become one for Sara, under the belief that she's the reincarnation of Elizabeth.
Ramsley
Ramsley
Played By: Terence Stamp
Ramsley was once the butler of the movie's version of Master Gracey. He is revealed to be the main antagonist.
- The Butler Did It: He is revealed in the climax to have murdered Master Gracey's fiancee, thus causing the curse.. A very rare straight. Jim Lampshades it, though ("The butler did it? You've got to be kidding me!").
- Evil Old Folks: He has visible white hair and wrinkles.
- Hate Sink: He’s creepy, spooky and quite possibly a world class classist and racist. The fact the he poisoned Elizabeth because of her station and skin color is taking it too far.
- I Did What I Had to Do: His justification for killing Elizabeth. He believed that Gracey's marriage to her would have ruined the Gracey name. Though he may have been trying to cover up some other personal reasons.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: He is implied to be a complete racist, if not classist.
- Principles Zealot: His belief that Master Gracey should not marry Elizabeth because it would be a "disgrace" for him to marry a woman of such low social status (and maybe also ethnic origin) is what prompted him to kill her.
Elizabeth Henshaw
Elizabeth Henshaw
Played By: Marsha Thomason
A lower class woman who was engaged to Gracey. Her mysterious death led to Gracey's suicide.- Driven to Suicide: Subverted. Gracey thinks she did this to avoid marrying him. Ramsley actually poisoned her because he didn't want Gracey to marry Elizabeth.
- The Lost Lenore: She's this to Gracey, though in a different way than the usual, in that Gracey can't cross over without her
- Perfect Poison: Died from a poisoned drink. It's believed she used it to killed herself, but turns out Ramsley spiked it with the poison.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: In the entire movie, she appears as a blue orb that followed the Evers around before we eventually she reveals herself. As per some usual examples, she's here because of Unfinished Business
