Tommy is the son from William Johnson's previous marriage. His new wife Sarah abuses Tommy behind William's back. One day, Sarah beats Tommy too severely and kills him. She covers up his death, but Tommy's ghost begins haunting her. Sarah's mental state deteriorates as the haunting continues. She eventually commits suicide due to Tommy's torment.
2. Characters
Tommy Johnson
Played by Thomson Coull
A young, quiet natured and kind boy.
Victim of an abusive mother who is
violent towards him because he is
the child of her husband’s previous
marriage.
She eventually kills her son, and his
ghost haunts her for years after the
murder.
3. Sarah Johnson (Turner)
Played by Lizzie Evens
The villain of the narrative.
She is deceitful and
manipulative.
Murdered her ‘son’ whilst
beating him.
She is haunted by his
ghost throughout the film,
and eventually kills herself
due to the torment.
4. William Johnson
Played by Max Johnson
He is the biological father
of Tommy.
He is kind natured and
forgiving, like his son.
Sarah covers up the
murder of his son, but after
his death, the relationship
between Will and Sarah
falls apart and he leaves
her.
5. Plot Summary Sarah, and together they planned to raise
Will Johnson married a girl named
the child (Tommy) from Will’s previous marriage. Max is unaware that his wife
is actually a cruel and manipulative women, that abuses his son behind his
back.
In November 2010,on Will’s Birthday, Tommy and Sarah present Will with a
cake. Tommy accidentally drops it. As Will reassures him, and his mother
does to, her evil streak forces her to follow the child up to his bedroom, and
beat him with a leather belt. She soon realises that she had gone too far, and
that Tommy is dead.
Over the following months, Sarah covered up the death by claiming that he
fell down the stairs, and Will is left oblivious to the murderous wife.
Tommy’s death changes Will for the worst. He becomes depressed and
secluded, which leads to the break down of the marriage. He eventually
leaves Sarah.
Sarah continues to live in the house, and a month after Will has moved out,
Sarah is woken from a nightmare; reliving the day she murdered Tommy .
This sets the scene of the first indication of Tommy’s ghost haunting Sarah
for revenge.
As time goes on and Tommy’s troubled soul torments Sarah, she is
eventually believed to have gone insane, and even when she has been
rehabilitated in a mental institution, she still is being haunted, which
eventually drives her to killing herself.
6. Props and Costumes
Props:
A Leather Belt- The murder weapon
Cake- Red icing- symbolic of blood on the
hands of the mother.
7. Costume
Sarah-Smart clothing- dressed to symbolise that she is
the villain, lots of black and dark colours. Plain
makeup- She should look natural, and tired and
dishevelled. Makeup on hands to look like bruised
knuckles.
Will- Smart/Casual- Pale colours to represent his quiet
yet kind nature. Nicely dressed and well groomed
appearance.
Tommy- (Alive)Smart/Casual- Dressed with a red tshirt
to symbolise danger and foreshadow his death.
Could also symbolise his liveliness.
Tommy-(Dead)- Wearing the same clothes as the day
he died. Looks scruffier, faded colours will be used in
editing. Makeup to create fake wounds/ bruises to
indicate his beating.
8. Location
We used a family
house in a
suburban location
to make the film
more conventional
of modern horror
films, which take
place in common
settings to make a
more realistic
impact on the
audience.