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Max Thompson Sr. and Evelyn Thompson are unseen antagonists in the Dead by Daylight franchise. They are the abusive parents of the The Hillbilly.
Biography[]
Max Thompson Sr. and Evelyn Thompson were wealthy landowners who lived on Coldwind Farm, a sprawling agricultural estate steeped in decay and repression. Outwardly, they maintained the image of respectable farmers, but behind closed doors, they were cruel and emotionally barren. Their legacy is defined not by what they built, but by what they destroyed—namely, the life and humanity of their son, Max Thompson Jr.
When Max Jr. was born with severe physical deformities, his parents responded not with care or acceptance, but with horror and shame. Rather than allow him to live among others, they bricked him into a hidden room within the farmhouse, feeding him through a small hole in the wall. This act of confinement was not just physical—it was a symbolic erasure, a denial of identity and personhood. Max Jr. grew up in total isolation, deprived of love, sunlight, and human contact.
Years later, Max Jr. broke free. His escape was not a liberation—it was a reckoning. He murdered both parents and unleashed his fury on the farm, slaughtering livestock and trespassers alike. This violent outburst marked the birth of The Hillbilly, a killer shaped not by supernatural forces, but by the monstrous consequences of parental cruelty.
Max Sr. and Evelyn never appear in-game. They have no voice lines, no character models, and no direct presence. Yet their absence is haunting. They are ghosts of trauma; their influence embedded in the soil of Coldwind Farm and the psyche of their son. In the Entity’s realm, where killers are often glamorized or reframed, Max Jr.’s story stands apart—a brutal indictment of what happens when love is withheld, and humanity denied.
Symbolically, the Thompsons represent the horror of domestic abuse—the kind that doesn’t need magic or monsters to destroy a soul. Their legacy is one of shame, rejection, and emotional violence. They are not just villains in a slasher narrative; they are the original sin that birthed a tragedy.
