The Nesting

A New York City novelist suffering from agoraphobia who rents the mansion to confront her condition. She becomes the focal point for strange phenomena and discovers a link between her life and the house’s haunted past. Her investigation is driven by curiosity and a need to reclaim agency over her fear.

The ailing grandfather of Daniel Griffith whose presence and stroke upon seeing Lauren deepen the mystery surrounding the house. He embodies the WWII-era history embedded in the estate and serves as a conduit for uncovering the dark past. His condition mirrors the fragility of the living amidst buried memories.

Madame of the WWII brothel, she appears in visions as the house’s past and is revealed to be related to Lauren. Her presence ties the present to the former life of the building and the women who suffered there. She embodies the haunting feminine history that lingers in the home.

A physicist who rents the mansion along with his ailing grandfather. He maintains a rational exterior while being drawn into the house’s dark history and the events unfolding around Lauren. His role bridges science and superstition within the mystery.

Lauren’s psychiatrist who arrives to help during the escalating hauntings. He becomes embroiled in the danger as the house’s forces intensify, and is ultimately killed while attempting to save her. His involvement underscores the medical and psychological dimensions of fear.

A handyman whose violent, transient past ties him to the house’s murderous history. He attacks Lauren, experiences a supernatural event, and ultimately flees before drowning in the pond inhabited by ghostly hands. His actions connect the present danger to the former crimes.

A local drunk with a bad reputation who probes the house’s history and clashes with Lauren. His pursuit ends in a car crash and a final, lethal confrontation in which he is killed by Lauren. He represents the volatile remnants of the town’s past within the house.