Gage Creed's Death and Resurrection

Gage Creed is killed by a truck, resurrected by his father, and becomes a murderous entity before being killed again.

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The Accident

A Moment of Inattention Playing in the Yard Gage is playing in the front yard while Louis and Rachel watch. He runs toward the road. Louis chases him but cannot catch him. The Truck An Orinco truck hits Gage, killing him instantly. Louis is devastated. The family is shattered. Aftermath Gage's body is taken to the funeral home. The funeral is held. Louis cannot accept the loss.

Resurrection

Brought Back Exhumation Louis digs up Gage's grave and carries his body to the Micmac burying ground. He buries him there. Return Gage returns the next morning. He is not the same—he is evil, cunning, and murderous. He kills Jud and Rachel. Final Death Louis confronts Gage and injects him with morphine, killing him again. Gage dies as a monster, not as a child.

Saturday, May 1984

night after Gage's funeral