Baghead

An aspiring, ambitious performer who longs for success and respect within his circle. He participates in Jett's plan to manufacture fear, balancing a desire for creative profit with insecurity about his own standing. His willingness to push boundaries reveals a pragmatic, sometimes reckless streak when art becomes more important than friends.

Catherine is practical and calculating, often playing a guiding role in the group's decisions. She joins in the revenge scheme against Matt and Michelle, steering the group toward a staged nightmare. Her actions reflect a cool, strategic mindset that undercuts trust among friends.

Michelle is intense, perceptive, and outspoken, driving the original idea of a Baghead scenario. She pushes for fear and realism but grapples with the consequences when the line between fiction and danger becomes dangerously thin. Her emotional investment fuels the group’s turmoil and heightens the sense of threat.

Chad is the group’s emotional center, often reacting with concern and loyalty. He becomes entangled in the escalating situation, grieving over Catherine’s disappearance and forced to confront how far the others will go for the project. His sensitivity contrasts with the colder calculations of the others.

Jett is the director driving the meta-film experiment, orchestrating the weekend’s terrifying events. He is confident, manipulative, and ultimately revealed as the mastermind behind the Baghead deception. His actions critique the tension between artistic vision and ethical boundaries.

Baghead is the masked intruder who first embodies the group’s fear and later is revealed as part of a planned narrative set by Jett and Matt. The presence of the bag-wearing figure externalizes the crew’s anxieties and forces a confrontation with the reality of manipulation.