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"Shit, they're everywhere!"

-Charlie McPherson

Charlie McPherson was the third of Dr. Mary Agana's patients. He was a freelance photographer who was linked with several other characters in Bloody Mary's backstory, but was most importantly hired by Boris Shuster. Upon his death, his ghost was trapped in the Mirror and was the photographer in the Dead Exposure haunted house that was featured during Halloween Horror Nights: Reflections of Fear.

Background

He was born on April 26, 1918 and got his first camera on the age of 5 by his father Shawn in 1923, who was a freelance photographer. Charlie carried on the legacy and was hired by the Metropolis Tribune in 1948. However, his career declined when he was fired in 1955 (presumably due to extreme antisocial behavior and an “one conviction of disorderly conduct” as noted in Mary’s journal entry) and began working for private investigations, which brought him to Boris.

He was treated by Mary for claustrophobia as well as seeing horrifying images in his photographs. Dr. Agana placed him in an air tight glass coffin with the bulbs of Charlie's camera to make the illusion of the images in Charlie's photos. Charlie was given a choice to stay or face his fears and break out of the box. He stayed in the box, and he eventually suffocated. Dr. Agana discovered two things: watching a man die rather than face his fear was an unexpected thrill to her and that the moment he died, she swore she heard music. His passing was what inspired Boris to investigate Mary in the first place.

Fate

After his death, Charlie McPherson resided in the Mirror where the witch Bloody Mary oversees. There Charlie was trapped in the realm of Nightmares, where he was facing off around hordes of zombies and at the end was consumed by them and turned into a zombie himself.

Appearance at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando

Trivia

  • Charlie has similarities to many private eyes from the 50's. His look was inspired by the character Ash from the 2003 direct-to-dvd film "The Animatrix".
    Ash

    Ash, the character who apparently inspired Charlie McPherson.

  • It is theorized that Charlie is related to Emily Duncan from this house’s prequel from Halloween Horror Nights 28, Dead Exposure: Patient Zero. In postcards sent to Emily’s sister, Kimberly, she tells her to “grab Charlie, go to Grandpa’s, and quarantine yourself.” It could be a different Charlie however due to the surnames.
  • In 2012 it was revealed that Charlie McPherson is a part of The Kerezan Legion, most likely due to him becoming a zombie.
  • This was the only patient of Dr. Mary Agana to make a physical appearance in the event.
  • A reference to his name is seen as place called McPherson's Cards and Comics on a receipt located in the Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary Tribute Store for the upcoming HHN 32 Tribute Store.
Halloween Horror Nights: Reflections of Fear
Characters: Bloody Mary (Event Icon)  • Boris Shuster • Alice • The Gentlemen • Charlie McPherson • Samhain • John Michaels
Haunted Houses: Body Collectors: Collections of the Past  • Creatures!  • Dead Exposure  • Doomsday  • The Hallow  • Interstellar Terror  • Reflections of Fear  • Scary Tales: Once Upon a Nightmare
Scarezones: American Gothic  • Asylum in Wonderland  • Fractured Tales  • The Path of the Wicked  • The Skoolhouse  • Streets of Blood
Unofficial Scarezones: Dark Reflections  • Doomsday: The Infected  • The Harvest  • Zombies!
Shows: Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure  • Brian Brushwood   • The Rocky Horror Picture Show Tribute
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