Emily Knapp is Sarah's friend at Paradise High School and had a brief romance with Sam Goode. Emily previously went out with a footballer named Alex Davis. She is described as being a gossip. Emily was invited on the haunted hayride with John, Sarah, and Sam. When the haunted hayride became scary, she snuggled into Sam for safety. When the football team attacked Sam, Sarah and Emily were all dragged away from John. Emily was eventually released by the football team and fled.