Brandon Shaw

Brandon is the narcissistic co-host of the party supposedly in honor of his former classmate. He is the mastermind behind the murder, driven to commit the act of violence with an artistic and passionate fervor. Brandon truly believes in his own superiority, and seeks to play God in relation to the other people in his life, orchestrating social situations, matchmaking, and causing psychological mischief wherever he can. He gets away with his more unsavory characteristics because of his immense charm. People scold and disapprove of him, but he still manages to maintain their trust, even though he is not worthy of it. Brandon is also defined by his desire to put one over on people with a pronounced flourish, a flourish which ultimately leads to his own downfall. Rather than hide the body, for instance, Brandon decides to host the dinner party around the box that contains the body. Additionally, he keeps the murder weapon around, and even ties up Mr. Kentley's books with it at the end of the night. He is controlling with the more sensitive Phillip, and does not listen to Phillip's anxieties

He is secretly in a relationship with friend from high school Phillip Morgan and killed David, one of their classmates who bullied them and their odd relationship, by strangling him to death with a rope and hiding his body inside of a wooden chest. He lives in the 1948 so he can't tell anyone about his relationship with Phillip. He really respects and adores his old teacher Rupert who teached him about Nietzsche philosophy and he's convinced that he and Phillip are part of a superior species. Rupert abused him mentally in high school and convinced him that he's superior and better than others just because he found it funny. Brandon doesn't want to admit that Rupert abused him and instead sees him as his idol and guide He also has problems with his father and only has a good relationship with his mother, a gentle woman living in a house in the woods. Brandon and Phillip sometimes goe