"Alone with the dead."
Director: Jeremiah Kipp
Cast: Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, John Adams, Mark Steger, Shelly Gibson
The Mortuary Assistant — Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Rebecca Owens
Willa Holland
Motivation
To maintain her sobriety, build an independent professional career in mortuary science, and make peace with the accidental death of her father.
Character Arc
Begins as an emotionally guarded, recovering addict desperate for structure and stability, but is forced to endure psychological torment, reconcile her grief, and summon inner fortitude to withstand demonic possession.
Raymond Delver
Paul Sparks
Motivation
To keep the demonic scourge bound within River Fields Mortuary and exploit third parties to maintain his rituals.
Character Arc
Transitions from an enigmatic, stoic instructor into a compromised gatekeeper who ensnares Rebecca into his occult containment network to preserve his own survival.
The Mimic / Demonic Entity
Mark Steger
Motivation
To torment Rebecca, feast on her unresolved guilt, and take full control of her physical vessel.
Character Arc
Acts as an invasive force that stalks Rebecca, shape-shifting into distorted visions of her loved ones to break her psyche and claim her soul.
Ben Owens
John Adams
Motivation
To free his daughter from the burden of guilt surrounding his untimely demise.
Character Arc
Appears initially as a weapon of grief twisted by the demon, but later manifests in Rebecca's near-death state to grant her the emotional forgiveness she needs to let go.
Cast
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