John Kirby (Silent Rage)

John Kirby

Background

John Kirby is a resident of Highpointe County, Texas. He is a patient of Dr. Tom Halman.

During the events of Silent Rage (1982) played by Brian Libby

John Kirby is lying in bed when he is woken up by banging on his door. One of the Boys at the House he is staying at tells him there is a phone call for him. He walks downstairs as the Boys at the House loudly play and Mrs. Sims continuously yells at them. He answers the phone and tells Dr. Halman that he is starting to go crazy. He tells Dr. Halman he can't make it and then hangs up the phone. Mrs. Sims yells at Kirby about the kids driving her crazy. Kirby grabs an axe and chases Mrs. Sims into an upstairs bedroom and starts hacking at the closed door with the axe. Another boarder hits Kirby with a chair and Kirby hits him in the face with the axe, killing him. Mrs. Sims opens a window and yells at a passing mailman to call the police and is then axe murdered by Kirby. Dan Stevens finds the body of the boarder and checks his pulse and is then attacked by Kirby. Dan disarms Kirby and Kirby runs out the second story window before jumping to the ground. Dan eventually catches and handcuffs Kirby and brings him back to the house. Kirby breaks the chains from his handcuffs and kicks the door open on the police car he is in and takes the shotgun of a deputy before he is eventually shot multiple times by other Sheriff's Deputies.

Dr. Halman, Dr. Philip Spires and Dr. Paul Vaughn, operate on Kirby. Dr. Vaughn tells Dr. Spires that Kirby is fading away and Dr. Spires injects Kirby with their experimental serum, Mitogen 35. Kirby's brain activity starts to spike and Dr. Halman thinks thy should let Kirby die. After Dr. Halman leaves the room, Dr. Vaughn and Dr. Spires injects Kirby with another dose. Kirby goes to Dr. Halman's house and takes a knife from a table. He attacks Dr. Halman, but Dr. Halman manages to get away and grabs a gun. Dr. Halman tries to reason with Kirby, but Kirby kills him. Nancy Halman comes home with a pizza and finds Dr. Halman dead and is then killed by Kirby when he slams her head into the wall. Kirby returns to the research wing of the hospital and Dr. Spires notices he is covered in blood. As Dr. Spires and Dr. Vaughn are cleaning Kirby's wounds, Jimmy the Guard calls Dr. Spires and tells him Dan wants to see him.

Dr. Spires tell Dr. Vaughn that Kirby murdered Dr. Halman and they decide to kill Kirby. Dr. Vaughn fills a needle with sulfuric acid and injects it into Kirby. As Dr. Vaughn is walking away he is grabbed by Kirby who injects him with the sulfuric acid. Kirby walks into Dr. Spires office and breaks his neck. An Institute Doctor is waiting by the elevator when the elevator door opens and Kirby attacks and kills him. Charlie and Alison Halman go to see what is happening when they hear the Institute Doctor screaming and Kirby attacks Charlie and breaks his back. Alison runs away and Kirby starts chasing after her. Kirby sees the Emergency Room Doctor and kills him. Kirby traps Alison in Dr. Spires office and taunts her. Dan walks in and shoots Kirby and Kirby falls out of the window to the ground many floors down. Dan checks on Kirby, and Kirby attacks him. Alison drives Dan's truck and runs over Kirby, but he keeps moving. She picks up Dan and they drive away, but Kirby holds on to the back of the vehicle. He climbs into the vehicle and Dan and Alison jump out and the vehicle crashes and explodes. Kirby survives and attacks Dan, who throws him down a well. As Dan and Alison walk away, Kirby looks up from the bottom of the well.