Satan’s Playground

A determined mother who fights to protect her family after their car breaks down. She remains resourceful under pressure, negotiating with the Leeds and trying to locate her missing husband and child. Her resilience is tested as fear and danger press in from all sides.

Donna's husband who goes to find help and is lured into the Leeds home and killed by Judy. His departure sets off the chain of disappearances and heightens the group's fragility. He is practical, but his absence leaves the others to cope with escalating threats.

Donna and Frank's autistic son who wanders off into the woods, becoming both a plot driver and a symbol of vulnerability. He experiences the strange Palm Reading at the Leeds house and is returned to danger, eventually being pulled underground in the woods.

A new mother who initially tries to stay in the car to protect her baby but ends up seeking help, only to encounter more danger. She leaves the vehicle to investigate a police cruiser and is killed by the Leeds, underscoring the forest's lethal mix of folklore and violence.

The infant child of Paula and Frank who becomes the emotional focal point of the parents’ urgency to survive. His kidnapping by the Leeds heightens the stakes and ethical dilemmas around protecting innocents.

Palm reader who lives in a secluded house with her mute daughter and her son. She fuels superstition about the Jersey Devil and reveals a darker, violent side as the Leeds family actively harms others in pursuit of control.

Mrs. Leeds's mute daughter who murders Frank and later embodies the family's dangerous side. Her actions are ambiguous and chilling, blending superstition with clinical violence.

A police officer who accompanies Donna to check the Leeds house but is killed by the Leeds, illustrating the collapse of authority in the forest and raising the stakes for Donna’s escape.

A Prostitute who appears in the forest setting and adds to the sense of danger and moral ambiguity of the Pine Barrens. Her presence underscores the forest as a place of hidden threats.

A cop who helps to pursue Anthony's fate and the Leeds house, representing law enforcement’s attempt to restore order that the forest continually undermines.

A Stoner character who is part of the forest setting, enriching the atmosphere with a counterculture presence among the local background.