Amanda (Hack-O-Lantern)

Amanda

Background

Amanda Drindle is an orchardist in California. His husband is Bill, her children are Tommy, Vera and Roger and her father is Grandpa. Grandpa raped Amanda on her wedding day, which produced Tommy.

During the events of Hack-O-Lantern (1988) played by Katina Garner

In 1968, Tommy throws the pulp at Vera as he carves a pumpkin and Vera complains to Amanda. Roger runs up to Vera with a toy rifle and tells her to give him all her candy. Tommy cuts his hand and licks his blood and tells Amanda, he likes the taste of blood. Amanda realizes Grandpa gave Tommy the pumpkin and smashes it. Bill asks Amanda why Grandpa favors Tommy and goes to confront Grandpa.

13 years later, Grandpa goes to Amanda's house and as Grandpa is driving away, Amanda stops him and tells him to stay away from Tommy and Grandpa tells her that he has great plans for Tommy. Grandpa grabs Amanda and tries to rape her like he did on Amanda and Bill's wedding day. Amanda pulls away and Grandpa angrily drives away. Beth goes to the house and Amanda tells her that Vera is getting ready. Roger rides his motorcycle home and Amanda tells him that Tommy keeps on acting up.

Amanda tells Roger that she doesn't like Vera hanging out with Brian. Amanda puts flowers on Bill's grave. Amanda overhears Beth tell Vera that she wants to have sex with Roger. Nora sees Amanda outside her house wearing a devil costume and thinks it is Tommy. She lets her into her house and Amanda stabs Nora with a cultivator in the side of her neck. As Brian is walking through the cemetery, he hears a noise and starts to run. He falls into a dug up grave and Amanda in the devil costume kills him with a shovel. Vera sees Amanda is covered in dirt and Amanda tells her that she was working in the orchard. Amanda then complains to Vera that her and the others just want to leave her.

At the party, Carrie goes into the restroom and Amanda in the devil costume follows her in and she starts telling Amanda about meeting Roger. Carrie asks Amanda to help her with her corset and Amanda tightens Carrie's corset so tight her ribs crack and then stab her in the back. Vera and Beth go int the restroom and see Carrie's body, but think she is drunk. As Vera is going to the bathroom, Amanda uses a rope to strangle Beth to death. Amanda comes out of the restroom and she and Grandpa fight. She stabs Grandpa in the chest with the cultivator. Roger rides up to the building and shoots Amanda, but she staggers away. She stumbles to the cemetery and falls to the ground at Bill's gravestone. Tommy finds her and she tells him that she only wanted to keep the family together. Tommy tells her that he loves her and they hug and Amanda dies.