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Dolly
A suffocating descent into backwoods grime where matrimonial anxiety morphs into visceral terror, suffocating the viewer beneath cracked porcelain stares, soiled nursery lace, and relentless, flesh-tearing brutality.
Dolly
Dolly

"Mommy knows best."

06 March 2026 United States of America 83 min 5.7 (211)

Director: Rod Blackhurst

Cast: Max Lindsey, Fabianne Therese, Seann William Scott, Ethan Suplee, Russ Tiller

Horror Distorted Motherhood & Parental Dread Regression, Infantilization & Identity Grindhouse Brutality & Survival Cyclical & Intergenerational Abuse
Box Office: $1,062,322

Dolly — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Macy

Fabianne Therese

Archetype: Final Girl / Reluctant Matriarch Key Trait: Resilient distress under pressure.

Motivation

To escape captivity and survive the woods.

Character Arc

Begins as an anxious young woman terrified of parental responsibility and inherited trauma, but is forced through severe physical torment to reclaim agency and fight ruthlessly for survival.

Dolly

Max Lindsey (Max the Impaler)

Archetype: Monstrous Mother / Slasher Juggernaut Key Trait: Towering physical strength and non-verbal vocalizations.

Motivation

To capture, control, and 'raise' Macy as a docile child.

Character Arc

Remains a persistent, terrifying juggernaut who oscillates between infantile playfulness, desperate nurturing, and explosive sadism as her control over Macy unravels.

Chase

Seann William Scott

Archetype: Doomed Romantic / Tormented Protector Key Trait: Tenacious devotion despite crippling physical trauma.

Motivation

To propose to Macy and later rescue her from captivity.

Character Arc

Transitions from an optimistic romantic planning a surprise proposal to an agonizingly mutilated survivor crawling through the brush through sheer willpower.

Tobe

Ethan Suplee

Archetype: Deranged Backwoods Kin Key Trait: Unsettling drawl and boisterous physical menace.

Motivation

Self-serving exploitation and rural domain control.

Character Arc

Operates on the periphery of the woods as an unpredictable secondary threat before intersecting with the climactic violence.

Billy

Russ Tiller

Archetype: Unwitting Local / Secondary Victim Key Trait: Oblivious backwoods complacency.

Motivation

Self-preservation and duty.

Character Arc

Crosses paths with the unfolding nightmare in the woods, meeting fatal consequences.

Cast

Max Lindsey as Dolly
Fabianne Therese as Macy
Seann William Scott as Chase
Ethan Suplee as Tobe
Russ Tiller as Billy
Michalina Scorzelli as Aunt Sadie
Kate Cobb as Rachel

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