Billy (Black Christmas)
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| Names: | The Moaner, The Sorority House Killer, William Edward "Billy" Lenz (remake) |
| Classification: | Mass murderer, Serial killer |
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| Creators: | A. Roy Moore Bob Clark |
| Portrayed by: |
Bob Clark) Nick Mancuso Cainan Wiebe (child) Robert Mann |
Billy is a fictional character from the Black Christmas series. He first appears in Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974) as a deranged murderer who breaks into a sorority house and begins to make obscene phone calls before killing the college students one by one. In the original Black Christmas, Billy, referred to as The Prowler in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Mancuso and was portrayed by Robert Mann in the 2006 reboot. The character was created by A. Roy Moore and has appeared in two films and a novel.
The character is the primary antagonist in the Black Christmas film series. While his background and motivation is left unexplained in the original film, the remake explores the childhood of Billy.Bob Clark's intention was to never reveal what Billy looks like, so in the 1974 film, Billy's physical appearance is never shown, only showing his eye, while in the 2006 film, his appearance is fully revealed.
In the original Black Christmas, Billy climbs up into the attic of a sorority house while the occupants hold a Christmas party. He calls the house with a phone upstairs, and incites an obscene phone call when Jess (Olivia Hussey) answers the phone and allows her sorority sisters Barb, Phyllis, Clare, and several others to listen in on the call. Billy is provoked by Barb, and responds by telling the girls that he is going to kill them. Billy is hiding in Clare's closet and while she begins to pack, she hears a noise from the closet and as she investigates, Billy suffocates her before placing her body in a rocking chair inside the attic. As the sorority sisters join a search party for Clare, Mrs. Mac is murdered by Billy with a hook dragging her into the attic. Upon returning home Jess receives another obscene call from Billy and reports it to the police. While Christmas carolers visit the house to sing, Billy sneaks into Barb's room and stabs her to death with a glass unicorn head. Afterwards, Jess receives another obscene call and Billy quotes part of the argument that she had with. When Phyllis goes up stairs too check on Barb she is murdered by Billy. When Billy calls Jess again, she keeps him on the line long enough for the police to trace the call. Jess is informed that the calls are coming from inside the house and she is told to leave the place immediately. Jess grabs a fireplace poker and goes upstairs to get Barb and Phyllis, and discovers both of them dead. Billy taunts Jess from behind the door and then chases Jess through the house when she slams the door on him, and she barricades herself in the cellar. Jess kills Peter after falsely believing him to be the killer and the police arrive. The police sedate Jess and leave her alone to sleep. After everyone has left, Billy whispers "Agnes, it's me Billy." before Jess's phone begins to ring.
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