List of Haunted Mansion Characters - Sinister Eleven

Sinister Eleven

Commonly referred to by fans as the "Sinister Eleven," these characters were depicted in portraits lining the walls of a corridor in the Walt Disney World Mansion prior to the 2007 "Re-Haunting." As guests passed the portraits, the subjects' eyes would follow their every move. After the 2007 refurbishment, most of the portraits were relocated to the loading area, sans the "moving eyes" effect. The portraits remain in their original location in the Tokyo Mansion. Many of them are based on unused changing portrait designs by Marc Davis. The characters consist of:

• The Ghost Host—a ghoulish man with a noose around his neck and wielding a hatchet.

• A mysterious blonde lady holding a black cat in one hand and a lorgnette in the other—based on concept art for a character that would eventually evolve into the Bride.

• Medusa in Gorgon form—from the Medusa changing portrait.

• A vampire holding a lantern—based on an unused Count Dracula changing portrait concept. On a related note, the Haunted Mansion model kit series from the 1970s featured a vampire who is afraid of the dark and named Morris (possibly a reference to the name Quincey Morris in the Dracula novel).

• A villager with a bag over his shoulder—who turned into a werewolf in an unused changing portrait concept. In the background of the portrait is a building set aflame, indicating that the man is an arsonist.

• A suspicious-looking wealthy couple—based on an unused changing portrait concept of a wife strangling her husband.

• An old hag—from the "April–December" changing portrait.

• Jack the Ripper—a portly mustached man in a top hat, wielding a knife and a sickening grin. In the concept art, a human foot is seen sticking out of his pocket. On a related note, Disney's 1976 record album Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House contained a Jack the Ripper-inspired track entitled "Encounter in the Fog."

• A large, ominous man with a blonde or white beard and his hands clasped—based on an unused Rasputin changing portrait concept. In the original concept, Rasputin's eyes would grow larger and larger, eventually joining to create one giant eye.

• The Witch of Walpurgis—whose head turned from human to goat in an unused changing portrait concept. She holds a black cat and is surrounded by magical items and skulls stabbed with daggers. Wizards and witches are called forth in Madame Leota's séance, suggesting that many witch ghosts inhabit the Mansion. On a related note, Walpurgis Night is when the Night on Bald Mountain sequence in Disney's film Fantasia is set.

• Captain Culpepper Clyne—a ghostly fisherman holding a harpoon in the midst of a stormy sea. He is dripping with seaweed and covered in barnacles and starfish. Clyne's body was interred in a brine-filled crypt (the "Sea Captain Sepulcher") seen outside of the Walt Disney World Mansion. It is stated in his epitaph that he did not die at sea, but rather "drowned on land while taking a bath." The character's name first appeared in 2011, with the addition of the interactive queue. Previously, he was known simply as "The Mariner."