Curtains

A beautiful actress and Stryker's muse who fakes mental illness to secure Audra and expose the director's coercion. She is ambitious, calculating, and willing to manipulate reality through performance. Her pursuit of revenge leads her to kill Stryker and Brooke, though she is ultimately killed by Patti.

A controlling director who exploits Samantha and orchestrates the audition process to obtain a new crop of victims. He revels in power and humiliation, using method acting as a tool of manipulation. He is killed by Samantha in the course of the plot.

A fledgling actress who has a nightmare about a doll on the road and is killed by the killer during the audition process. She is one of the early victims whose murder signals the killer's presence.

A stand-up comedian among the auditioning group who becomes the killer's ally and later the mastermind of eliminating the competition. She murders the other women and ultimately stabs Samantha to death in the kitchen, ending up in a psychiatric hospital performing Audra's monologue.

A veteran actress who becomes entangled in the power plays at the mansion. She uncovers a severed head early on and is later shot dead by a figure in a robe alongside Stryker.

A ballet dancer among the auditioning women who is killed upstairs by the killer, adding to the mounting body count. She embodies refined artistry amid brutal circumstances.

A musician among the group who has a tense dynamic with Matthew and is later pursued by the killer through the prop shed. She fights back but is ultimately murdered with an axe.

A professional ice skater whose ambition drives her to audition; she is decapitated by the killer who leaves her severed head in a toilet before being slain.

The mansion's caretaker who seduces Tara and becomes part of the complex power dynamics. He is found dead alongside Stryker and Brooke as the night of murders unfolds.