
Once realizing that this is actually happening, Taylor and her crew flee the house. Taylor still thinks that Leslie isn't serious about committing wholesale slaughter, but she soon discovers how wrong she is as Leslie murders two of the revelers with his sickle. That evening, Taylor, Doug and Todd accompany Leslie Vernon to the farmhouse while the party is taking place. He intends his final showdown with Kelly to take place in an adjacent building which the Vernons used to crush apples from the orchard inside of an old, metal grinder. He has even pre-cut window-side tree limbs, in case any of his would-be victims should try to evacuate by climbing out of a second-story window. He shows Taylor how he has bolted all of the windows, rerouted the power box, replaced fresh flashlight batteries with dead ones and sabotaged any possible weapon that might be used against him. Aware of when this event is taking place, Leslie surveys the house at length, making sure that his strategy for slaughtering Kelly and her friends will not yield any dangerous surprises for him. It has become a tradition for young students to see who is brave enough to spend an entire evening inside the house. Regional legend posits that the long-abandoned Vernon farmhouse is haunted by the spirit of the late Molly Vernon. Leslie finally admits that he was dishonest about his identity and that he chose the Vernon family name in order to immerse himself into the town’s local lore.Īfter much planning, Leslie details his ultimate plot. Taylor fires back, accusing him of lying to her.

Angrily, he slams Taylor against the side of her Volkswagen van. Outside the diner, Leslie is waiting for them and discovers that Taylor intended on warning Kelly.

He tries to warn her to stay away from him, but Taylor and her crew leave the diner in a hurry. His real name is Leslie Mancuso and he’s from Reno, Nevada. Halloran tells Taylor that Leslie lied to her about his background. She goes to the diner to warn her, but runs into Doc Halloran. Taking some time alone with her crew, she begins to suspect that Leslie is not playing a trick on her with all of his psycho-killer talk and may actually prove to be a threat to Kelly. Taylor however, is not as elated by the experience as Leslie is.
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Apparently, it is the purview of all serial killers to earn themselves an "Ahab". Leslie is in fact overjoyed at this sudden turn of events, and cites that Halloran is his "Ahab" – a representation of all that is good in the world, and one who serves as a primary counter-balance to all of Leslie's efforts. Leslie then explains to Taylor that the old man was Doc Halloran, his former therapist. The Librarian faints and Kelly runs off screaming, but Leslie and Taylor's crew manage to escape the library without further incident. It ends here!", he fires off a few shots and Leslie takes one to the shoulder. Suddenly, a well-dressed elderly man bursts into the library shouting Leslie's name and waving a gun. Collinwood's assistance on researching a thirty-year-old newspaper article.ĭonning his torn-up overalls and green fright-mask, Leslie is ready to slaughter Mrs. Kelly spends a lot of time here, and Leslie manipulates her into asking for Mrs. Collinwood, the old librarian from the Glen Echo Library. Later, he details his "red herring" strategy, which involves killing someone who only has marginal contact with his prime target, but is not someone whom Kelly is intimately close to. Leslie convinces Taylor Gentry to assist him in a "fly-by" scare outside of the diner where Kelly works. His intent is for Kelly to be the one member of her peer group to survive Leslie's carefully prepared massacre, and quite possibly, be the one who will ultimately defeat him. Kelly is a young, blond-haired, "virginal" woman who works at a diner.

Leslie shows Taylor his primary target, his "survivor girl", Kelly Curtis. He adds some insight into the evolution of the industry and comments how today’s serial killer's have a much tougher go at it then the older generations. Eugene is an elderly man and a retired serial killer. Leslie brings the crew to the home of his mentor, Eugene, and his wife Jamie.
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He also illustrates the numerous pitfalls that come with his chosen profession, as well the rules and code of ethics that every serial killer worth his salt must abide by. Taylor has a one-on-one interview with Vernon, who affably details the tricks of the trade. To document his meteoric rise to power, Leslie has enlisted the aid of grad student documentarian Taylor Gentry and her two cameramen, Doug and Todd. Leslie lives in the small, suburban town of Glen Echo and his life's goal is to become a master in the art of fear, just like his more infamous contemporaries, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers. This is the story of an eager, up-and-coming serial killer named Leslie Vernon.
