David (Burnt Offerings)
Background
David "Davy" Rolf David is a twelve year old resident of New York City. His father is Ben, his mother is Marian and he has an Great Aunt Elizabeth.
During the events of Burnt Offerings (1976) played by Lee Montgomery
Ben, Marian and David drive to the house on 17 Shore Road and are shocked to see how large it is. They knock on the door a few times and eventually Walker answers the door and lets them in. He has them sit in the waiting room, while he gets Brother and Roz. David asks if he can play outside and Ben tells him to stay close to the area. Ben, Marian and David go home to think about it and Ben has reservations about renting the house. Ben calls Roz and tells her they would like to rent the house and on July 1st, Ben, Marian, Aunt Elizabeth and David drive to the house. When they arrive, Roz and Brother have already left. They find the kitchen and pantry filled with food and beverages, but the light doesn't work in the pantry. Ben cuts his thumb opening the champagne bottle and David goes into the pantry and the light turns on as he flips the switch. Ben and David return to the house from town and find Marian has done an amazing job of cleaning and fixing the house. They fix the pool and later find the Allardyce family graveyard and Ben notices there aren't any new gravestone since the 1890's while David finds a kid's bike. Ben and David go swimming in the pool and Ben notices his glasses are suddenly broken. He and David start rough housing in the pool and Ben starts to hold David in the water until he starts to drown and struggle. David finally hits Ben in the face with his swimming goggle and gets out of the pool. Elizabeth tells Marian and Ben that David has decided to take up painting and Ben and David awkwardly shake hands and hug. Ben hears the sound of gas escaping in David's room. He tries to open the door and finds it locked and has to break it down in order to pull David out, who is already suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. An older looking Elizabeth walks into the room where David is getting air and Ben tells her the gas heater was left on with the door closed and window closed. The next day David is holding a large glass bowl and accidentally drops it when Marian walks into the room. Marian yells at David and then cries and holds pieces of the bowl against her cheek. David yells for Ben and Marian and tells them something is wrong with Elizabeth. Ben and David go to Elizabeth's funeral and listen to the Minister, give her eulogy. They return to the house. During the night, Ben wakes up to noise and tells David the house is repairing itself. They run outside and get into the car and drive out. As they are trying to escape, a large tree falls into the road. As Ben tries to break the tree, it starts attacking him. He gets back into the car and starts ramming the tree over and over until he becomes catatonic. David asks if Ben is going to be okay and Marian tells him Dr. Ross said he just needed rest and then tells him, Ben will be better off staying at the house. The next day as David is swimming in the pool, the waves start to churn around him. Marian jumps into the pool and saves David and pulls him out of the pool. David says he wants to leave and Marian agrees to leave. They get into the car and as they are about to leave, Marian decides she needs to say something to the Allardyce mother. After some time, Ben decides to go into the house to find Marian. A few minutes after he has entered the house, Ben goes flying out the window and lands on the car windshield. David runs out of the car and starts calling for Marian. A chimney then collapses and crushes him.