(Horror body: Kidnapper)

Samantha is a beautiful, tanned girl of about twelve years old and average height. Her enormous, dark-blond, curly hair covers her eyes. She is dressed in beige shorts, a multicolored striped jacket, and a white top with a fire-themed slogan. Samantha was kidnapped by a serial killer and held in an underground prison, preparing to turn her into a wooden doll like all the other children he held captive. In the second part, we learn that Samantha tried to escape, for which the serial killer chained her leg to the bed. Every evening, the villain came to feed her. In prison, Tom and Samantha met. Tom managed to get a cutter to free her leg and some sleeping pills, which the girl slipped into the enemy's plate. However, the plan failed due to a cockroach, which knocked the bottle of sleeping pills Samantha had hidden off the shelf. Realizing they were trying to tranquilize him, the maniac, enraged, punches Samantha in the cheek, causing her to momentarily lose consciousness. The kidnapper then catches up with Tom, drags him to a cell, and attempts to chain him, but Samantha knocks him out by hitting him on the head with a shovel from behind. In gratitude, Samantha kisses Tom on the cheek, then explains that the maniac appears to be turning children into dolls using a magical ritual and a certain witch. She recalls how he once took her into the forest and showed her a huge bonfire with a wolf mask and glowing symbols, clearly intended for sacrifice.

Tom was likely born in Lakewich, Illinois, USA, between 1987 and 1989, as he was approximately 10-12 years old at the time of the game (1999) (his exact age is unknown). He lives with his parents on a farm and attends Lakewich School (most likely in the fifth or sixth grade).

Little is known about Tom's parents. In Horror Tale 3, we learn the name of his mother (Diana), who may work as a rescue worker, as she went searching for missing children with a search party in the game's plot. Tom's best friend is Harry Lewis, with whom he enjoys spending time at his treehouse headquarters. In the second game, Tom met and befriended Samantha Stone (a potential romantic relationship is possible). Tom also has a neighbor and good friend, Ralph Payne, who appears as an ally in the third episode. He looks like a typical twelve-year-old boy, with tanned skin, large blue eyes, and slightly tousled dark-blond hair. He wears gray pants, a green T-shirt, and an orange plaid shirt. In Horror Tale 3, his style changes: he now wears white boots, grey jeans, and a red hoodie with white sleeves and a tic-tac-toe pattern on the back.

A menacing-looking woman with mysterious violet eyes and black hair pulled back into a bun. Her face is heavily covered in gothic makeup, and a small pink lantern hangs around her neck. Her nails are long and painted black, and she wears several yellow bracelets.

(She also runs her own circus and is also the main villain)

Anna is a tall, slender woman, dressed in jeans held together with several belts and a striped cotton top. Just as Ethan wears a rabbit mask, she wears a wolf mask, concealing her face. Like her brother, her arms are covered in burn scars.

Anna loved to play animal roles with her father, Stephen Woodley, and her younger brother: she wore a wolf mask, Ethan a rabbit mask, and their father a bear mask. When Stephen died, Anna became a mother figure to Ethan, as their father "always said the wolf should protect the bunny." Like Ethan, she decided to never take off the wolf mask their father made her, as no one wanted to talk to her brother and sister because of the scars they received in the fire. Anna and Ethan lived independently for a long time, supporting and helping each other, but one day, when they were already adults, a terrible tragedy befell Anna and she passed away. Then, completely depressed, Ethan turned to the witch Wanda for help, hoping to use magic to bring his sister and father back to life. To do this, it was necessary (most likely) to sacrifice the dolls that had replaced Ethan's friends all these years, and the witch turned Tom into a doll, as a result of which Anna was able to resurrect and appeared to her brother from the flames.

Ethan Woodley was most likely born in the mid- to late 1970s in Lakewich, the son of Stephen Woodley, considered the town's best carpenter. He and his older daughter, Anna, were also born. According to her diary, found in the attic of Ethan's lair in Horror Tale 3, Stephen was a family man and often played with his children wearing a bear mask, while Ethan and Anna pretended to be a hare and a wolf. On August 13, 1996, Stephen died tragically in a fire that, according to newspaper reports, was caused by careless handling of a gas stove. The children, however, were rescued in time. They apparently had no mother. Ethan and Anna were left alone, and his sister took on the full care of her younger brother. Furthermore, the fire left Ethan with numerous scars (burns) all over his body, causing his peers to avoid him and avoid him as friends. Therefore, Ethan decided to wear a rabbit mask for the rest of his life to hide his injuries. Subsequently, Ethan's complexes, due to the loss of his father and the bullying from his peers, developed so much that he was admitted to a mental hospital, from which he soon successfully escaped. Most likely, something terrible happened to his sister Anna during this time, and in the hopes of bringing her back to life, Ethan turned to dark magic. With the help of the witch Wandyon, he likely wanted to bring his father back to life. However, his motives for kidnapping the children and turning them into dolls remain unknown.

The Maniac is a tall and strong man (his face was previously hidden by a wooden rabbit mask). He wears brown boots with white bandages, thick beige pants, a red jumper, and a slightly worn dark gray hooded jacket. His belt is covered by a torn kilt, most likely made of animal skin. On top of this is a belt, into which are tucked a knife, an axe, and a woodworking tool. Bandages and numerous brown stripes resembling burn marks can also be seen on his arms. His right forearm is completely wrapped in a bandage. For the first time, his true face is revealed, covered with scars from burns or scratches. Furthermore, it becomes clear that he has green eyes, thick eyebrows, and dark brown, shoulder-length hair.

Part 1; The Kidnapper
Children have been disappearing in the town of Lakewich for a long time. It's a terrifying mystery that must be solved. Who is this kidnapper? Why are they doing it? Where are they taking the children, and how can they be rescued? In the first episode of this story, you meet your friend Harry. He's come up with a plan: hide from the kidnapper in a treehouse and wait for their parents to return. Together, you fortify your shelter to prevent the terrifying man from reaching you. And all this takes place in 1990s America, where this terrifying story unfolds.

Part 2; Samantha
After Tom infiltrates the serial killer's lair at the end of the first film and sees his victims transformed into dolls, the man notices him and throws him into an underground prison. After regaining consciousness and looking around, Tom breaks out and meets a girl named Samantha Stone, who is sitting in the next cell. Together, they devise a plan to neutralize the kidnapper. To carry it out, Tom brings Samantha a sleeping pill and a cutting knife. Although the plan partially fails, they manage to render the enemy unconscious, and Tom and Samantha escape from prison. As they watch the sunset together, Samantha tells Tom how the serial killer once took her into the forest and showed her a huge bonfire with a wolf mask and mysterious magical symbols, where he, apparently with the help of a witch, performs supernatural rituals.

Part 3; The Witch
Having freed Samantha from the maniac's clutches, Tom takes her to his home and goes looking for the necessary materials to make a tourniquet for her leg (Samantha suffered a burn when she cut her chain with a cutting torch in the second film), while the kidnapper continues to pursue him. In the forest, he finds the very sacrificial altar Samantha described, and in the lair, he unexpectedly stumbles upon Ethan himself and the witch Wanda, who performs a magical ritual on him, causing him to spark and leave electrical traces. Convinced of the witch's existence, Tom reports what he saw to Samantha, after which, at her request, he collects photographs of glowing magical symbols painted throughout the area. He also rescues his friend and neighbor, Ralph Payne, who, while fleeing from the maniac, fell into the sewers and became trapped. Payne gives Tom a book that explains the meaning of the symbols. Tom then explores the kidnapper's lair and learns of his tragic past: Ethan Woodley (the maniac's real name) lost his father and older sister, who acted like a mother to him, and now hopes to bring them back to life with the help of a witch, but Wanda needs a few more dolls. In the book Ralph gave Tom, Samantha finds a message from a certain magician, Jonathan, who knows how to defeat the witch and dispel her spell: he left a detailed guide in his hiding place at the circus. Reaching the hiding place, Tom finds the magician's note along with all the ingredients needed to make the potion. He manages to make the potion at home, but then the witch unexpectedly kidnaps Samantha. Tom goes after her to the circus, where the witch and the maniac are already waiting. Tom manages to shoot Ethan with a water pistol loaded with a potion that can cure witchcraft, after which he comes to and watches in horror as the witch turns Tom into a doll. Then, having obtained another doll, the witch brings Anna, Ethan's sister, back to life, much to his surprise.