Evil Ed

An editor for European Distributors who is tasked with finishing the previous editor's work at a private country cottage. His relentless exposure to graphic footage drives him into escalating paranoia and violent outbursts. As the days pass, reality becomes increasingly unreliable, and his attempts to 'correct' the world grow deadly.

Head of the Splatter & Gore Department who lends his cottage to Edward to maintain his work. He watches over Edward's progress, perhaps underestimating the toll of isolation and the seductive lure of finished gore. His role triggers a chain of events that heighten the film's claustrophobic tension.

Edward's wife who tries to cope with his deteriorating behavior and ultimately intervenes to stop him with a gunshot. She represents a fragile attempt to preserve family safety in a collapsing psyche.

A young employee who delivers film and becomes a direct target of Edward's spiraling violence. He survives the hospital attack and witnesses the breakdown of his colleague, embodying the practical side of the crisis.

Nick's girlfriend who is abducted and killed during Edward's deranged psychosis. Her death underscores the human cost of Edward's warped sense of correction.

A SWAT team leader who confronts Edward during the hospital siege. He represents organized response to a sudden mental-health crisis turning violent.