Deranged

A middle-aged man shaped by his domineering mother and her hatred of women. After her death, he slips into a disturbed state, exhuming her body and cobbling it together for companionship, then escalates to serial killings after meeting Maureen Selby. Ezra's calculated violence reveals a chilling blend of misogyny, fixation, and ritualistic control.

Ezra's elderly mother, a religious fanatic who indoctrinates him since childhood and teaches that women are a source of sin. She dies after a prolonged illness, and Ezra later exhumes and cobbles her body, keeping her presence via grisly rituals.

An eccentric middle-aged woman who proclaims herself a psychic. Her encounter with Ezra sets off the murder spree, exposing his attraction to danger and his readiness to harm those who cross him. She embodies a volatile mix of mystique and vulnerability that triggers the chain of violence.

A 34-year-old waitress who becomes Ezra's target after a chance encounter. He lures her with a ride, imprisons her, and kills her with a femur bone after a struggle that exposes his brutality.

Ezra's friend whose social ties anchor him in the town. He is associated with the mounting fear in the community and is described as leading the group of townspeople who burn the Cobb farm after the disappearances.

Harlon's teenage son who appears with his girlfriend Sally Mae. His presence ties Ezra to the younger generation, and the subsequent violence affects this subplot as Sally Mae becomes a victim in Ezra's rampage.

Brad's girlfriend who crosses paths with Ezra at a local store and later becomes one of his victims, surviving initially by fleeing before being hunted again in the woods.

The local law enforcement figure who investigates the disappearances and represents the town's attempt to maintain order in the face of escalating violence. He appears as the community's sense of justice is tested by Ezra's rampage.