Tom (NOTLD)

Tom

Background

Tom is a resident of Pennsylvania. He is in a relationship with Judy.

During the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968) played by Keith Wayne

While Ben is upstairs, the basement door opens and Harry and Tom come out. Barbra screams and Ben runs back downstairs. Ben asks them why they didn't help and Harry lies and says he couldn't tell what was going on. Harry thinks they should all go back downstairs to the basement, They argue about the best course of action and Tom thinks they should use the basement as a last ditch effort. As Ben goes to look how many Zombies are at the back of the house, he is grabbed through a window by a Zombie. He kills it with the help of Tom and when Harry again insists they go down into the basement, he tells Ben to go down to the cellar. Tom calls Judy upstairs and then Harry goes down into the basement and bars the door. Tom calls down to them that Ben found a television and Helen offers to come up with Harry if Judy watches over Karen. They get the television working and News Reporter reports that the killers are creatures feeding on the flesh of the living and they are those unburied that have recently died. The News Reporter then advises people to seek out safety at Civil Defense shelters. He tells the audience that a theory of what is causing everything is the recent return of a probe sent to Venus. The broadcast goes to a live feed from Washington D.C., where Washington Reporter, and Washington Reporter are questioning Washington Scientist and Washington Spokesman. Washington Scientist states there is a definite connection between the Venus Probe and the rise of the undead, which Washington Spokesman denies and says there is no definitive proof. The News Reporter interviews Dr. Grimes who urges anyone that is injured to seek medical attention. Dr. Grimes tells about a cadaver they had at the university that had all of its limbs amputated, but moved its trunk, even though it was dead. Dr. Grimes advises everyone to cremate within minutes anyone that dies. Ben comes up with an idea to gas up the truck and then leave after picking everyone up, and Harry tells him about the large key chain with keys in the cellar which might unlock the gas pump. Tom goes to help make Molotov cocktails with Judy and she has doubts about leaving. After Henry tosses Molotov cocktails, Tom jumps into the truck while Ben stands nearby with the rifle. Judy runs outside and gets in the truck with Tom and they and Ben drive to the gas pump. While Tom is trying to put the gas pump into the truck, he sprays gasoline on the side of the truck. The truck catches on fire and as Tom is driving away from the gas pump, the truck explodes, killing him and Judy.