The Touch of Satan

A young man drifting on an open-ended cross-country trip to decide whether to follow his lawyer father’s path. He is introspective, curious, and increasingly drawn into a dangerous supernatural web as he meets Melissa and confronts the Strickland family’s secrets.

A 127-year-old witch who appears youthful due to a pact with Satan. She struggles with the burden of immortality while seeking to save her sister and protect Jodie, using her powers to intervene in deadly moments. Her relationship with Jodie exposes vulnerability beneath her agenda.

The elderly, unstable member of the Strickland family who embodies centuries of anger and supernatural power. She commits violent acts, including the fatal confrontation with law enforcement, and is bound to the curse that haunts the family.

The younger version of Lucinda glimpsed in flashbacks, illustrating the origins of the family’s curse and the mob-era burning that shaped her present hatred.

A member of the Strickland family who navigates the tension between the old world’s superstition and the modern world’s skepticism. She grapples with how to handle the elder witch and protect the family.

A Strickland family member who represents the farm’s continuity and the wary, practical side of rural life. He faces pressure from the mysterious intrusions and the collapse of conventional norms.

Another member of the Strickland family who is drawn into the eerie events, balancing concern for Melissa with the danger that the elder sister’s presence brings.

The farmer who dies in the initial act, his death catalyzes the family’s distress and hints at the violence and mystery infecting the rural community.

A local authority figure who becomes a casualty in the collision between the ordinary world and the supernatural threat. His death reveals the danger lurking near the farm and the road trip’s consequences.

A minor supporting character who appears on the road as Jodie travels, representing the ordinary world’s interruptions amid extraordinary events.

A neighbor or local figure tied to the farm’s social milieu, providing context to the rural setting and the community’s caution about strange happenings.

A supporting character in the local milieu whose role anchors the everyday life of the walnut farm and its surrounding network of people.