Tormented

Justine starts as head girl within the popular circle but quickly becomes entangled in the cruelty surrounding Mullet. She experiences a shift from self-preservation to guilt and moral accountability as the consequences unfold. Her arc centers on awakening to her role in the events and the impact of her choices.

Darren Mullet is the unpopular, asthmatic student whose death triggers the escalating cruelty. His spirit haunts the school, targeting the bullies and those who enabled them, turning social aggression into a deadly confrontation. His presence highlights the damage caused by exclusion and mockery.

Jason is a friend of Mullet who becomes entangled in the cruel dynamics around the bullying. He questions the escalating cruelty and ultimately falls victim to Mullet’s revenge. His arc underscores the costs of fear and complicity.

Alex is the charismatic leader of the popular crowd, orchestrating pranks, online bullying, and social exclusion. His influence demonstrates the lure and danger of popularity, and his actions contribute to the cycle of cruelty until the truth fractures the group.

Bradley is part of the in crowd and participates in the social torment. He embodies how peer pressure and group dynamics push individuals toward cruelty, and his fate shows the unpredictable consequences of the crowd’s cruelty.

Tasha is a member of the popular group who participates in the social games and betrayals. Her influence fades as the group’s cruelty deepens, and she becomes a casualty of the unfolding chaos.

Khalillah is part of the in crowd and is drawn deeper into the cruelty. Her fate, like the others, highlights the indiscriminate harm caused by the crowd’s actions.

Sophie is among the popular group; she becomes entangled in the dangerous social web and is killed by Mullet’s ghost after a reckless night.

Marcus is part of the popular crowd who experiences fear and anger as the haunting escalates. His final confrontation with the ghost leads to a brutal death.

Nasser leads a teen emo clique; the ghost manipulates his senses, leaving him deaf, illustrating how the haunting disrupts the school’s social balance.

Jez is the party DJ who is expelled by peers for contributing to the cruelty. He is part of the broader social machine that is dismantled by the haunting and consequences.

Helena is Justine’s former friend who is attacked by the group in the toilets, illustrating the fragility of friendships under pressure and the cost of social warfare.

Emily is Justine’s former friend who shifts her loyalties to the popular crowd, revealing how shifting alliances reinforce the cycle of cruelty and exclusion.

The ghost of Darren Mullet relentlessly targets the living, using memory and fear to expose the brutality behind the in-crowd and force accountability for the cruelty endured.