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A murderer returns from the dead to get revenge on the sheriff who captured him.
A murderer out for vengeance stalks the students of a finishing school.




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== Characters/Groups ==
== Characters/Groups ==


[[Nancy]] - [[Jennifer Runyon]]
[[Nancy (To All A Goodnight)|Nancy]] - [[Jennifer Runyon]]


[[Alex]] - [[Forrest Swanson]]
[[Alex (To All A Goodnight)|Alex]] - [[Forrest Swanson]]


[[Melody]] - [[Linda Gentile]]
[[Melody]] - [[Linda Gentile]]
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[[Leia]] - [[Judith Bridges]]
[[Leia]] - [[Judith Bridges]]


[[Mrs. Jensen]] - [[Katherine Herrington]]
[[Mrs. Jensen]] - [[Kiva Lawrence|Katherine Herrington]]


[[Ralph]] - [[Buck West]]
[[Ralph (To All A Goodnight)|Ralph]] - [[West Buchanan|Buck West]]


[[Polansky]] - [[Sam Shamshak]]
[[Polansky]] - [[Sam Shamshak]]
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[[Trisha]] - [[Angela Bath]]
[[Trisha]] - [[Angela Bath]]


[[Sam]] - [[Denise Stearns]]
[[Sam (To All A Goodnight)|Sam]] - [[Denise Stearns]]


[[Tom]] - [[Solomon Trager]]
[[Tom (To All A Goodnight)|Tom]] - [[Solomon Trager]]


[[Blake]] - [[Jeff Butts]]
[[Blake (To All A Goodnight)|Blake]] - [[Jeff Butts]]


[[Jim]] - [[Bill Martins]]
[[Jim (To All A Goodnight)|Jim]] - [[Bill Martin|Bill Martins]]


[[Dan]] - [[Jay Rasumny]]
[[Dan]] - [[Jay Rasumny]]


[[Pilot]] - [[Dan Stryker]]
[[Pilot 1 (To All A Goodnight)|Pilot]] - [[Harry Reems|Dan Stryker]]


[[Mr. Ronsoni]] - [[Judy Hess]]
[[Mr. Ronsoni]] - [[Judy Hess]]
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[[Mrs. Jensen's Daughter]] - [[Carrie Cobb]]
[[Mrs. Jensen's Daughter]] - [[Carrie Cobb]]


[[Cynthia]] - [[Lisa Labowskie]]
[[Cynthia (To All A Goodnight)|Cynthia]] - [[Lisa Labowskie]]


[[Irate Father]] - [[Harry Sethe]]
[[Irate Father]] - [[Harry Sethe]]
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[[Girl with Cat]] - [[Dori Tressler]]
[[Girl with Cat]] - [[Dori Tressler]]


[[Pilot]] - [[Michael George]]
Pilot - [[Michael George]]


[[School Girls]] - [[Jamie Nielsen]], [[Lori Eiseman]], [[Jennifer Howard]], [[Cathy Hicky]], [[Mary Hicky]], [[Cathy Fisher]], [[Toby Sternlieb]], [[Mary Wagner]], [[Ann Tucker]], [[Virginia Quiria]], [[Justin Zachary]], [[Robin Theriault]], [[Robin Olsen]], [[Donald Kinn]], [[Linda Mersman]], [[Jane Osborn]]
[[School Girls]] - [[Jamie Nielsen]], [[Lori Eiseman]], [[Jennifer Howard]], [[Cathy Hicky]], [[Mary Hicky]], [[Cathy Fisher]], [[Toby Sternlieb]], [[Mary Wagner]], [[Ann Tucker]], [[Virginia Quiria]], [[Justin Zachary]], [[Robin Theriault]], [[Robin Olsen]], [[Donald Kinn]], [[Linda Mersman]], [[Jane Osborn]]
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== Character thumbnails with links to profiles ==
== Character thumbnails with links to profiles ==
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<gallery>
File:Jack_Frost_-_Edited.png|[[Jack Frost]]
File:Nancy_To_All_a_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Nancy (To All A Goodnight)|Nancy]]
File:Sam_Jack_Frost_-_Edited.png|[[Sam Jack Frost|Sam]]
File:Alex_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Alex (To All A Goodnight)|Alex]]
File:Agent_Manners_-_Edited.png|[[Agent Manners]]
File:Melody_-_Edited.png|[[Melody]]
File:Paul_Davrow_-_Edited.png|[[Paul Davrow]]
File:T.J._-_Edited.png|[[T.J.]]
File:Anne_Tiler_-_Edited.png|[[Anne Tiler]]
File:Leia_-_Edited.png|[[Leia]]
File:Stone_-_Edited.png|[[Stone]]
File:Mrs._Jensen_-_Edited.png|[[Mrs. Jensen]]
File:Ryan_Tiler_-_Edited.png|[[Ryan Tiler]]
File:Ralph_To_All_a_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Ralph (To All A Goodnight)|Ralph]]
File:Jake_Metzner_-_Edited.png|[[Jake Metzner]]
File:Polansky_-_Edited.png|[[Polansky]]
File:Sally_-_Edited.png|[[Sally]]
File:Trisha_-_Edited.png|[[Trisha]]
File:Marla_-_Edited.png|[[Marla]]
File:Sam_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Sam (To All A Goodnight)|Sam]]
File:Deputy_Foster_-_Edited.png|[[Deputy Foster]]
File:Tom_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Tom (To All A Goodnight)|Tom]]
File:Deputy_Pullman_-_Edited.png|[[Deputy Pullman]]
File:Blake_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Blake (To All A Goodnight)|Blake]]
File:Tommy_Jack_Frost_-_Edited.png|[[Tommy Jack Frost|Tommy]]
File:Jim_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Jim (To All A Goodnight)|Jim]]
File:Jill_Metzner_-_Edited.png|[[Jill Metzner]]
File:Dan_-_Edited.png|[[Dan]]
File:Doc_Peters_-_Edited.png|[[Doc Peters]]
File:Pilot_1_(To_All_A_Goodnight)_-_Edited.png|[[Pilot 1 (To All A Goodnight)|Pilot]]
File:Father_Branagh_-_Edited.png|[[Father Branagh]]
File:Mr._Ronsoni_-_Edited.png|[[Mr. Ronsoni]]
File:Billy_Metzner_-_Edited.png|[[Billy Metzner]]
File:Mrs._Jensen's_Daughter_-_Edited.png|[[Mrs. Jensen's Daughter]]
File:Driver_-_Edited.png|[[Driver]]
File:Cynthia_To_All_A_Goodnight_-_Edited.png|[[Cynthia (To All A Goodnight)|Cynthia]]
File:Second_Driver_-_Edited.png|[[Second Driver]]
File:Irate_Father_-_Edited.png|[[Irate Father]]
File:Harv_Guard_-_Edited.png|[[Guard]]
File:Sincere_Mother_-_Edited.png|[[Sincere Mother]]
File:Tanker_Driver_-_Edited.png|[[Tanker Driver]]
File:Clenet_Driver_-_Edited.png|[[Clenet Driver]]
File:Idiot_-_Edited.png|[[Idiot]]
File:Girl_with_Cat_-_Edited.png|[[Girl with Cat]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Detailed Synopsis ==
== Detailed Synopsis ==


A little girl asks her Uncle Henry to tell her a Christmas story on Christmas Eve.  Uncle Henry is at first hesitant, but then proceeds to tell the story of [[Jack Frost]] who murdered people and then baked them into pies.
At the Calvin Finishing School for Girls during Christmas vacation two years ago, a group of girls are chasing [[Mrs. Jensen's Daughter]].  They chase her onto the balcony and she falls from it to her death.


Jack Frost is being transported to his execution in a state executional transfer vehicle during a snowstormJack asks his [[Guard]] for a cigarette, but the Guard just blows smoke into his faceAs the vehicle is driving through Snomonton, Colorado, the snowman capitol of the Midwest, the Driver mentions to the [[Second Driver]] how Snomonton was the city where Jack was apprehended. Jack kills his Guard and takes his cigaretteGoing in the opposite direction is a [[Tanker Driver]] from Genetic Research carrying a chemical substanceThe vehicles barely miss each other and both vehicles overturn onto the side of the roadThe Driver gets out of the vehicle and looks in shock at the back door, before turning around and seeing Jack Frost free and holding his cuffsThe tanker explodes and sprays Jack with the chemical, and he melts into a puddle of goo that disappears into the snow.   
Christmas vacation presently, a majority of the [[School Girls]] are leaving for Christmas vacation, however some are staying including [[Nancy (To All A Goodnight)|Nancy]], [[Melody]], [[Leia]], [[Trisha]], [[Sam (To All A Goodnight)|Sam]] and [[Cynthia (To All A Goodnight)|Cynthia]].  An [[Irate Father]] yells at [[Sincere Mother]] who is telling their daughter she has to change her behaviorNancy gives her cat to [[Girl with Cat]] to watch over vacationTrisha asks two of the School Girls that are leaving to bring back some men.  While leaving, [[Clenet Driver]] says bye to Leia.  Someone walks into a room with a framed photo of Mrs. Jensen's Daughter on a desk and a list of names written on it.  A hand then takes a red marker and crosses out the names.  [[Mrs. Jensen]] tells the girls that Mrs. Calvin will be gone for the weekendLeia tells the others that [[T.J.]] will be coming with two of his friendsMrs. Jensen walks back in with pie and asks where Cynthia is and Leia tells her Cynthia wasn't feeling well and went to bedPaul calls out to Cynthia and tells her to hurry up.  As Paul is waiting, he is stabbed in the chest by someone wearing a Santa suit and killedCynthia walks outside and is stabbed in the chest and killed.   


[[Sam Jack Frost|Sam]] Tiler his wife [[Anne Tiler]] and [[Ryan Tiler]] are driving when Sam notices the clock has changed to midnight, when Jack Frost was supposed to be executedSam remembers back to the day when he arrested JackHe then flash forwards to when Jack Frost was convicted and sentenced and as he was being taken away yelled that he would have revenge on Sam and the town of SnomontonThey come across the accident between the truck driving Jack Frost and the chemical truck.  [[Agent Manners]] interviews The Driver who tells him that after his transformation Jack Frost just ran off.  The radio reports that Sam Frost was killed in the crashBefore leaving for work, Ryan gives Sam some oatmeal that he mixed up and Sam puts it in a sandwich bagOn his way to the office Sam stops outside the Fawn Lodge where people including [[Jake Metzner]], [[Jill Metzner]], [[Sally]] Metzner, [[Billy Metzner]] and [[Tommy Jack Frost|Tommy]] DavrowSam walks across to Davrow Hardware to say hello to [[Paul Davrow]].  Sam walks into the police station and greets [[Marla]] who works dispatchMarla then shows Sam a phone memo noting that someone diedSam goes to the property of Old Man Abraham Harper where [[Deputy Foster]] and [[Deputy Pullman]] are already presentThey fin
As Leia is getting a sedative from her room, [[Ralph (To All A Goodnight)|Ralph]] opens the door and tells her Mrs. Calvin told him to water the plants while she was gone.  [[Mr. Ronsoni]] stops by with a cannoli and tells Mrs. Jensen that the doctors will have to perform a bypass on herLeia runs in and tells Mrs. Jensen that her and the others have decided to do all of the cleaning up so she can go to bedMr. Ronsoni calls Ralph creepy as he walks away and then calls the students rich bitches.  As Leia is leaving she purposefully mispronounces Mr. Ronsoni's name.  Leia tells Nancy she has to be the one to give Mrs. Jensen the milk spiked with the sedative.  Mr. Ronsoni leaves after telling Mrs. Jensen she should do more with her lifeNancy gives Mrs. Jensen the milk.  [[Pilot 1 (To All A Goodnight)|Pilot]] lands the plane and Leia and the others go out to meet themT.J., [[Alex (To All A Goodnight)|Alex]], [[Tom (To All A Goodnight)|Tom]] and [[Blake (To All A Goodnight)|Blake]] get out of the plane and pair off with the different women.  Leia tells T.J. that the Pilot can come with them, but T.J. says he has no room for him.  Blake starts playing the guitar and singing.  Someone in a Santa suit grabs a pair of garden shears and sharpens them.  As Alex is rambling on about science facts, Tom tells him he is boring everyone.  Trisha goes to get beer and has her throat slashed by the person in the Santa costume. 
 
Ralph sees Nancy and tells her she should be in bed and to lock her door as the devil is there tonight.  Tom goes to look for Trisha and finds her dead.  The person in the Santa suit attacks him and then kills Tom by slamming a large rock onto his head.  The person in the Santa suit then buries Trisha and Tom.  As Nancy and Leia are going to get some beer and milk, they see a blood stain by the fridge, but think Ralph cut himselfNancy hears Sam and Blake having sex and then watches them for a few seconds before walking away.  As Sam and Blake are having sex someone shoots Blake through the head with a crossbow bolt, and then cuts off Sam's head.  Ralph goes into Nancy's room and tells her something is wrong and she must pray and hands her a bible.  The person in the Santa suit then buries the bodies of Sam and Blake, but takes Sam's head in a pail.  Melody walks into her room wearing a bikini and figures out Alex is a virgin and then they have sexThe next morning, T.J. tells Mrs. Jensen that his plane needs to be repaired and then he and Alex will leave.  Nancy goes to look for Trisha and Sam, but doesn't find them.  Alex scares Nancy and then tells her she is cute.  As he is chasing her, Nancy falls on the dead body of Ralph. 
 
[[Polansky]] arrives with [[Jim (To All A Goodnight)|Jim]] and [[Dan]] to investigate the murder.  Polansky tells them he is going to leave Jim and Dan to watch the place and that everyone is to stay indoors.  Nancy tells Polansky about what Ralph had told her.  Polansky leaves after calling Mrs. Jensen by her first name.  Leia argues with the others and tells them that everyone that is missing will come back.  Polansky warns Jim and Dan not to have sex with any of the students before leaving.  Nancy and Alex tell Mrs. Jensen that they are worried for their safety, but she tells them they should be safe with the police hanging aroundLeia takes Dan to her room so he can sleep before his guard shift.  T.J. goes upstairs and hears Leia with Dan.  As Jim is patrolling the grounds, the person in the Santa costume kills him with an ax to the head.  Nancy and Alex check the house to make sure all of the doors are lockedLeia goes to take a shower after having sex with Dan and finds Sam's head in the shower.  Dan stumbles into the shower with a knife in his back and the person in the Santa costume walks towards her. 
 
Melody and T.J. start kissing, while Nancy and Alex start dancing.  T.J. is killed by the person in the Santa suit who uses a piano wire to rip his throat open and Melody runs away.  Melody runs back to the house and tells Nancy and Alex that T.J. is deadThey go to get Leia and find Dan dead and Sam's head in the shower.  Alex goes to call the police, but the phone lines are cut.  Nancy and Melody find Leia dancing outside in a crazed trance.  The person in the Santa costume tries to stab Melody and she runs away, leaving Nancy and Leia.  They remove their Santa mask, revealing themselves to be Mrs. Jensen.  Mrs. Jensen blames Nancy for killing Mrs. Jensen's Daughter, even though Nancy wasn't enrolled at the school yet.  Nancy hits Mrs. Jensen in the head which knocks her unconscious.  Melody runs to the Pilot and tells him everyone is dead.  Melody stands by the Pilot as he repairs the propeller to the plane and as he fixes it, the person in the Santa costume turns on the plane and the propeller cuts up Melody and the PilotMrs. Jensen goes searching for Nancy and Nancy goes out to the balcony that Mrs. Jensen's Daughter fell from.  Mrs. Jensen lunges at Nancy and falls off of the balcony to her death.  Polansky, who is wearing the same Santa costume as Mrs. Jensen, carries Mrs. Jensen's body into the house and attacks Nancy.  Alex uses the crossbow and kills Polansky with a bolt through the abdomen.  Alex runs to Nancy and they hug and run out of the house, leaving Leia behindLeia continues to dance and sing on the balcony.

Latest revision as of 20:17, 23 December 2019

A murderer out for vengeance stalks the students of a finishing school.


Genre

Christmas

Horror, Slasher

Characters/Groups

Nancy - Jennifer Runyon

Alex - Forrest Swanson

Melody - Linda Gentile

T.J. - William Lauer

Leia - Judith Bridges

Mrs. Jensen - Katherine Herrington

Ralph - Buck West

Polansky - Sam Shamshak

Trisha - Angela Bath

Sam - Denise Stearns

Tom - Solomon Trager

Blake - Jeff Butts

Jim - Bill Martins

Dan - Jay Rasumny

Pilot - Dan Stryker

Mr. Ronsoni - Judy Hess

Mrs. Jensen's Daughter - Carrie Cobb

Cynthia - Lisa Labowskie

Irate Father - Harry Sethe

Sincere Mother - Vivienne Kove

Clenet Driver - Alain Clenet

Girl with Cat - Dori Tressler

Pilot - Michael George

School Girls - Jamie Nielsen, Lori Eiseman, Jennifer Howard, Cathy Hicky, Mary Hicky, Cathy Fisher, Toby Sternlieb, Mary Wagner, Ann Tucker, Virginia Quiria, Justin Zachary, Robin Theriault, Robin Olsen, Donald Kinn, Linda Mersman, Jane Osborn

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

At the Calvin Finishing School for Girls during Christmas vacation two years ago, a group of girls are chasing Mrs. Jensen's Daughter. They chase her onto the balcony and she falls from it to her death.

Christmas vacation presently, a majority of the School Girls are leaving for Christmas vacation, however some are staying including Nancy, Melody, Leia, Trisha, Sam and Cynthia. An Irate Father yells at Sincere Mother who is telling their daughter she has to change her behavior. Nancy gives her cat to Girl with Cat to watch over vacation. Trisha asks two of the School Girls that are leaving to bring back some men. While leaving, Clenet Driver says bye to Leia. Someone walks into a room with a framed photo of Mrs. Jensen's Daughter on a desk and a list of names written on it. A hand then takes a red marker and crosses out the names. Mrs. Jensen tells the girls that Mrs. Calvin will be gone for the weekend. Leia tells the others that T.J. will be coming with two of his friends. Mrs. Jensen walks back in with pie and asks where Cynthia is and Leia tells her Cynthia wasn't feeling well and went to bed. Paul calls out to Cynthia and tells her to hurry up. As Paul is waiting, he is stabbed in the chest by someone wearing a Santa suit and killed. Cynthia walks outside and is stabbed in the chest and killed.

As Leia is getting a sedative from her room, Ralph opens the door and tells her Mrs. Calvin told him to water the plants while she was gone. Mr. Ronsoni stops by with a cannoli and tells Mrs. Jensen that the doctors will have to perform a bypass on her. Leia runs in and tells Mrs. Jensen that her and the others have decided to do all of the cleaning up so she can go to bed. Mr. Ronsoni calls Ralph creepy as he walks away and then calls the students rich bitches. As Leia is leaving she purposefully mispronounces Mr. Ronsoni's name. Leia tells Nancy she has to be the one to give Mrs. Jensen the milk spiked with the sedative. Mr. Ronsoni leaves after telling Mrs. Jensen she should do more with her life. Nancy gives Mrs. Jensen the milk. Pilot lands the plane and Leia and the others go out to meet them. T.J., Alex, Tom and Blake get out of the plane and pair off with the different women. Leia tells T.J. that the Pilot can come with them, but T.J. says he has no room for him. Blake starts playing the guitar and singing. Someone in a Santa suit grabs a pair of garden shears and sharpens them. As Alex is rambling on about science facts, Tom tells him he is boring everyone. Trisha goes to get beer and has her throat slashed by the person in the Santa costume.

Ralph sees Nancy and tells her she should be in bed and to lock her door as the devil is there tonight. Tom goes to look for Trisha and finds her dead. The person in the Santa suit attacks him and then kills Tom by slamming a large rock onto his head. The person in the Santa suit then buries Trisha and Tom. As Nancy and Leia are going to get some beer and milk, they see a blood stain by the fridge, but think Ralph cut himself. Nancy hears Sam and Blake having sex and then watches them for a few seconds before walking away. As Sam and Blake are having sex someone shoots Blake through the head with a crossbow bolt, and then cuts off Sam's head. Ralph goes into Nancy's room and tells her something is wrong and she must pray and hands her a bible. The person in the Santa suit then buries the bodies of Sam and Blake, but takes Sam's head in a pail. Melody walks into her room wearing a bikini and figures out Alex is a virgin and then they have sex. The next morning, T.J. tells Mrs. Jensen that his plane needs to be repaired and then he and Alex will leave. Nancy goes to look for Trisha and Sam, but doesn't find them. Alex scares Nancy and then tells her she is cute. As he is chasing her, Nancy falls on the dead body of Ralph.

Polansky arrives with Jim and Dan to investigate the murder. Polansky tells them he is going to leave Jim and Dan to watch the place and that everyone is to stay indoors. Nancy tells Polansky about what Ralph had told her. Polansky leaves after calling Mrs. Jensen by her first name. Leia argues with the others and tells them that everyone that is missing will come back. Polansky warns Jim and Dan not to have sex with any of the students before leaving. Nancy and Alex tell Mrs. Jensen that they are worried for their safety, but she tells them they should be safe with the police hanging around. Leia takes Dan to her room so he can sleep before his guard shift. T.J. goes upstairs and hears Leia with Dan. As Jim is patrolling the grounds, the person in the Santa costume kills him with an ax to the head. Nancy and Alex check the house to make sure all of the doors are locked. Leia goes to take a shower after having sex with Dan and finds Sam's head in the shower. Dan stumbles into the shower with a knife in his back and the person in the Santa costume walks towards her.

Melody and T.J. start kissing, while Nancy and Alex start dancing. T.J. is killed by the person in the Santa suit who uses a piano wire to rip his throat open and Melody runs away. Melody runs back to the house and tells Nancy and Alex that T.J. is dead. They go to get Leia and find Dan dead and Sam's head in the shower. Alex goes to call the police, but the phone lines are cut. Nancy and Melody find Leia dancing outside in a crazed trance. The person in the Santa costume tries to stab Melody and she runs away, leaving Nancy and Leia. They remove their Santa mask, revealing themselves to be Mrs. Jensen. Mrs. Jensen blames Nancy for killing Mrs. Jensen's Daughter, even though Nancy wasn't enrolled at the school yet. Nancy hits Mrs. Jensen in the head which knocks her unconscious. Melody runs to the Pilot and tells him everyone is dead. Melody stands by the Pilot as he repairs the propeller to the plane and as he fixes it, the person in the Santa costume turns on the plane and the propeller cuts up Melody and the Pilot. Mrs. Jensen goes searching for Nancy and Nancy goes out to the balcony that Mrs. Jensen's Daughter fell from. Mrs. Jensen lunges at Nancy and falls off of the balcony to her death. Polansky, who is wearing the same Santa costume as Mrs. Jensen, carries Mrs. Jensen's body into the house and attacks Nancy. Alex uses the crossbow and kills Polansky with a bolt through the abdomen. Alex runs to Nancy and they hug and run out of the house, leaving Leia behind. Leia continues to dance and sing on the balcony.