Duane Bradley
Background
Duane Bradley was born in Glens Falls, New York. During childbirth his mother died due to the difficult birth of Duane and his vestigial twin brother Belial. He works as a letter sorter for the United States Postal Service. Growing up Duane wasn’t allowed to go to school and he and his brother were the big family secret. Once he became a teenager Duane’s Father paid a group of doctors to surgically separate Duane from Belial by removing Belial on the home dining room table. Duane never forgave his father and set a trap in the basement which cut his father in half. Belial and Duane’s Aunt was the only person that was nice to them and she took care of them once their father died. He and Belial were born with a psychic connection, however once they were separated Duane lost some of his psychic ability while Belial’s became stronger.
During the events of Basket Case (1982) played by Kevin Van Hentenryck and Sean McCabe as young Duane
Duane starts his revenge by going to the house of Dr. Julius Lifflander, who participated in the removal of Belial, and murdering him. Duane then goes to New York City, where he rents a room at Hotel Broslin. He is greeted by the gruff Hotel Manager and some of the patrons including Casey, Brian “Mikhail” O’Donovan, and Josephine. Duane pays a visit to the office of Dr. Harold Needleman , who already has a Patient complaining the doctor keeps on prescribing her medication she is allergic too. Before leaving Duane asks the receptionist Sharon out on a date, which she says yes. While at a movie theater a thief steals the wicker basket Duane keeps Belial in and runs to the bathroom. The thief kicks open the lock of the basket and Belial immediately attacks the thief, causing the thief to run away in pain. Duane collects Belial and the basket and returns to his hotel room. Duane and Belial return to Dr. Needleman’s office. Belial breaks into Dr. Needleman’s office and kills him while also stealing his rolodex. The following day, Duane shows Belial the television he bought for him so Belial wouldn’t be bored when Duane does his investigation of Dr. J. Kutter. In reality Duane leaves to go out on his date with Sharon. The two of them visit the sites of New York City while also confessing to each other they used sightseeing as an excuse to spend time with each other. Duane and Sharon kiss, which Belial psychically senses. Belial becomes enraged. Duane senses Belial’s anger and runs away from his date with Sharon. By the time Duane returns to the hotel two detectives are already at the murder scene of O’Donovan who Belial had murdered. One of the Detectives questions Duane if he has any pets and tells Duane about O’Donovan’s murder while the second detective searches Duane’s room. Duane, despondent, goes to a local bar where Casey invites him to sit with her. They both get drunk and Duane tells Casey about Belial, which creeps her out. The pair return to Duane’s room where Casey lays a passed out Duane on his bed. The next day Duane and Belial go to the office of Dr. Kutter, and Duane is surprised to find out she is a veterinarian. Duane opens the wicker basket and Dr. Kutter is killed by Belial who shoves her face into a drawer of surgical knives. Later Sharon goes to Duane’s room and tells him about Needleman’s death and asks to stay at his place. Duane agrees, but once Sharon and Duane start to kiss Belial starts screaming and Duane is forced to throw Sharon out of his apartment. At night, Belial escapes from the room and Duane has a dream of himself naked running through the streets of New York City. He wakes up and realizes Belial is gone and runs to Sharon’s apartment. Duane arrives at Sharon’s home, finds her dead, grabs Belial and returns to their hotel room. Duane starts packing while also yelling at Belial about him never allowing Duane to spend time with girls. Belial becomes enraged and jumps at Duane knocking them both out the hotel window and onto the fire escape. Duane slowly goes unconscious as Belial holds him around the neck with one hand while Belial holds onto the fire escape railing with the other hand. A group of Street Girls see Duane and Belial and they scream as Belial and Duane plummet to the ground.
