Black Noon

A respected preacher who becomes entangled in the town’s mysteries. His pride emerges as he downplays Ethan’s healing and later confesses sins to the congregation, signaling a faltering moral center. He is ultimately seduced by Deliverance and ends up in the burning church, a symbol of corrupted faith.

Keyes’ wife, weakened by desert ordeal and increasingly drawn into the town’s occult atmosphere. She senses the occult undercurrents and ultimately collapses as the ritual scene looms. Her frailty mirrors the community’s tipping point between faith and fear.

Mute daughter of Caleb who becomes the town’s catalyst for the occult. She speaks her first word when Noon is killed and is later revealed to be Lilith, embodying the witchcraft that infects the town. Her charisma and mystique drive Keyes toward his downfall.

Caleb hosts the newcomers and embodies the town’s benevolent facade. He seems to guide events from behind the scenes, facilitating the building of the church and the town’s healing narrative. His alliances with Deliverance and Joseph help create the cultish atmosphere.

Caleb’s loyal companion, an enigmatic figure who participates in the nocturnal rites and supports Deliverance’s agenda. He symbolizes the hidden powers at work behind the town’s revival and the occult practices that blur with ritual.

The enigmatic man in black who claims the town’s last gold and injects menace into the narrative. His return from burial and the sacrifice of the town’s purity become the catalyst for Keyes’ undoing and the ultimate destruction of the church.

A crippled boy who is healed by Keyes’ sermon, embodying the town’s hope. His healing moment marks the triumph of the Reverend’s influence, but the later revelations imply that even such miracles may be tainted by the town’s occult forces.