Linda Castle

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Linda Castle is a central character in The Casting of Frank Stone, appearing as a shy teenage filmmaker in 1980 who helps trap the killer Frank Stone, and later as an adult in 2024 trying to undo the legacy of her cursed film. She is a pivotal "final girl" figure, often tasked with utilizing cameras to confront the supernatural. A timid, caring, and observant camera operator, she is part of a group of friends—including Chris and Jaime—filming the horror movie at the abandoned Cedar Steel Mill. She acts as a stabilizing force, comforting friends during tense moments. While filming, the group confronts Sheriff Sam Green and accidentally breaks their camera. They become intrinsically linked to the dark history of the mill. As an adult, Linda is more patient and protective, harboring guilt over her past. She holds a piece of the cursed film, which is sought after by collectors and the mysterious Augustine Lieber. She was friends with Bonnie Rivera (Maddie's mother) and was present during the original, tragic events involving Frank Stone. Linda's journey revolves around grappling with the supernatural horror that she and her friends accidentally captured on film in 1980, which continues to threaten them decades later.

Frank Stone

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Frank Stone (born Franklin Norman Stone) is an antagonist in The Casting of Frank Stone (set in the Dead by Daylight universe), transformed into a monster by a delusional mentor to serve “The Entity.” Raised in isolation with a troubled nature, he carried out a series of acts in 1963 and was ultimately defeated in a steel mill furnace before being resurrected as a spectral “Champion.” After losing his parents in a fire, he was raised by a deeply unstable grandmother, which led to further isolation and the development of dangerous tendencies, often accompanied by nightmares of a dark, supernatural force. While in a psychiatric hospital, he was manipulated by Dr. Augustine Lieber—who was not a real doctor—into believing that violence was a “higher calling” meant to cleanse the world for a divine being (The Entity). In 1963, wearing a welding mask, he carried out a series of attacks. During a struggle, Frank was shot and fell into the molten furnace of the Cedar Steel Mill, sealing his fate within its foundations. Decades later, his spectral form haunted the mill. In 2024, his mentor (Augustine) succeeded in resurrecting him through dark rituals as the “Champion,” a servant of the Entity who ultimately betrays her and embraces a dark, eternal purpose. He is the central antagonist who brings the “trials” of Dead by Daylight into the physical world