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””’The Killian Curse””’ is a New Zealand [[kidult]] [[horror fiction|horror-fantasy]] television show, directed by [[Thomas Robins (actor)|Thomas Robins]] and Wayne Vinton. Starring Nick Blake and local New Zealand children, ”The Killian Curse” tells the 21 stories of the students from Room 21, who must each face an evil curse placed on them by the sinister Charles Killian. Killian wants to get revenge on the people who caused his death shortly after founding the school in 1906. He needs to capture eleven souls to rise from the dead. There are two series which first aired in 2006 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=NLNZ&docId=INNZ7113407420002837&tab=innz&tabs=detailsTab|title=The cocky horror show|first=Grant|last=Smithies|date=23 January 2018|publisher=Sunday Star Times (page E13)|accessdate=23 January 2018|via=natlib-primo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/310780/Wellington-classroom-makes-terrifying-TV|title=Wellington classroom makes terrifying TV|website=Stuff|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>
””’The Killian Curse””’ is a New Zealand [[kidult]] [[horror fiction|horror-fantasy]] television show, directed by [[Thomas Robins (actor)|Thomas Robins]] and Wayne Vinton. Starring Nick Blake and local New Zealand children, ”The Killian Curse” tells the 21 stories of the students from Room 21, who must each face an evil curse placed on them by the sinister Charles Killian. Killian wants to get revenge on the people who caused his death shortly after founding the school in 1906. He needs to capture eleven souls to rise from the dead. There are two series which first aired in 2006 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=NLNZ&docId=INNZ7113407420002837&tab=innz&tabs=detailsTab|title=The cocky horror show|first=Grant|last=Smithies|date=23 January 2018|publisher=Sunday Star Times (page E13)|accessdate=23 January 2018|via=natlib-primo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/310780/Wellington-classroom-makes-terrifying-TV|title=Wellington classroom makes terrifying TV|website=Stuff|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>
==Premise==
==Premise==
”’2006 Room 21 Students”’
”’2006 Room 21 Students”’
After 100 years, Room 21 is unsealed by a principal who does not believe in curses and it is up to the school janitor to tell the students about the curse. Some are sceptical until the first victim is taken. Filmed 2005–2006.
After 100 years, Room 21 is unsealed by a principal who does not believe in curses and it is up to the school janitor to tell the students about the curse. Some are sceptical until the first victim is taken. Filmed 2005–2006.
”’2008”’ (set in 2007) ”’Room 21 Students”’
”’2008”’ (set in 2007) ”’Room 21 Students”’
It has been a year and the last year students of Room 21 still got called out into the Room 21 Class. They all got their souls back but some were repossessed. Those students are stuck in Killian’s World/Lair. On Earth they’re zombies but to adults they are just normal. This series was filmed in 2007.
It has been a year and the last year students of Room 21 still got called out into the Room 21 Class. They all got their souls back but some were repossessed. Those students are stuck in Killian’s World/Lair. On Earth they’re zombies but to adults they are just normal. This series was filmed in 2007.
==Cast of series one and two==
==Cast of series one and two==
===Kids of Room 21===
===Kids of Room 21===
All the kids in the cast are local tweens and teenagers from New Zealand. From the time of shooting the first series, the oldest was 16 ([[Ivana Palezevic]], Tabatha) and the youngest was 11 ([[Georgia Fabish]], Celia). All the kids appear in both series apart from Chelsea (Series 1) and Billie (Series 2).
All the kids in the cast are local tweens and teenagers from New Zealand. From the time of shooting the first series, the oldest was 16 ([[Ivana Palezevic]], Tabatha) and the youngest was 11 ([[Georgia Fabish]], Celia). All the kids appear in both series apart from Chelsea (Series 1) and Billie (Series 2).
The kids in character alphabetical order;
The kids in character alphabetical order;
==Series one==
==Series one==
The first series was initially screened in New Zealand on 21 July 2006 on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]].<ref name=aaa/>
The first series was initially screened in New Zealand on 21 July 2006 on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]].<ref name=aaa/>
”Note: all episode names are unofficial.”
===Beginning/Possessor/Warlock===
===Beginning/Possessor/Warlock===
”’David”’ – A janitor attempts to warn the class about Killian’s curse, but David, as usual, leaves the classroom early. They heard a scream and when the whole class found David, his soul was taken, starting the curse. The appearance of the number 21 was when it was found written above the classroom door.
”’David”’ – A janitor attempts to warn the class about Killian’s curse, but David, as usual, leaves the classroom early. They a scream and when the whole class David, his soul taken, starting the curse. The appearance of the number 21 when it found written above the classroom door.
”’Celia”’ – She was being followed by a demon who was attempting to possess her, in turn taking her soul. She defeated it by trapping it within the body of her pet cockroach then crushing it. Mr. Timmins wrote the number 21 on the blackboard after Celia answered a maths question he asked.
”’Celia”’ – She being followed by a demon who attempting to possess her, in turn taking her soul. She it by trapping it within the body of her pet cockroach then crushing it. Mr. Timmins the number 21 on the blackboard after Celia a maths question he asked.
”’Johnny”’ – He was taken to hospital when his bike crashed which he was chased by an ambulance who turns out to be a [[warlock]] who wants his fat. The warlock was killed when Johnny stabbed him with a fat injecting needle and the warlock blows up. Earlier, Johnny rode past a letter box with the number 21 written on it.
”’Johnny”’ – He taken to hospital when his bike crashed he was chased by an ambulance who turns out to be a [[warlock]] who wants his fat. The warlock killed when Johnny him with a fatinjecting needle and the warlock blows up. Earlier, Johnny rode past a letter box with the number 21 written on it.
===Water/Phone/Werewolf===
===Water/Phone/Werewolf===
”’Elizabeth”’ – A [[kraken]] hid in the school’s pipe system, so she followed it to the old swimming pool. She unplugged the drain in an attempt to defeat it but she was taken. She was eventually returned. The number “21” was found written on a cubicle door.
”’Elizabeth”’ – A [[kraken]] in the school’s pipe system, so she it to the old swimming pool. She the drain in an attempt to defeat it but she taken. The number “21” was found written on a cubicle door.
”’Lucy”’ – She had a [[poltergeist]] in her phone, which tried to “download” her soul to Karen’s phone. Lucy beat her curse by putting Karen’s phone in the microwave. The brochure advertising the mobile phone said “JUST TEXT 21”.
”’Lucy”’ – She a [[poltergeist]] in her phone, which to “download” her soul to Karen’s phone. Lucy her curse by putting Karen’s phone in the microwave. The brochure advertising the mobile phone “JUST TEXT 21”.
”’Owen”’ – His curse was a werewolf whom he tries to defeat by locking it out, but a teacher leaves him outside to be taken. He eventually returned. The number 21 appeared as read on the calendar in the teacher’s office. This Episode features [[Jed Brophy]] as the Werewolf.
”’Owen”’ – His curse a werewolf whom he tries to defeat by locking it out, but a teacher leaves him outside to be taken. The number 21 appeared as read on the calendar in the teacher’s office. This features [[Jed Brophy]] as the .
===Zombies/Witch/Domicile===
===Zombies/Witch/Domicile===
”’Karen”’ – She was in a grocery store when she was attacked by [[zombies]] but defeated them by trapping them in an oven. Karen paid 21 dollars for chocolate bars.
”’Karen”’ – She in a grocery store when she attacked by [[zombies]] but them by trapping them in an oven. Karen paid 21 dollars for chocolate bars.
”’Charlotte”’ – When Charlotte goes over the fence of an old house to return her necklace that was thrown over by a bully, a cat took it inside the house. Despite warnings from Jen and Celia, Charlotte went after it. She found it but its owner, a witch, took her soul before she got out. She was returned. The number “21” was carved on the fence outside the old house.
”’Charlotte”’ – When Charlotte goes over the fence of an old house to return her necklace that was thrown over by a bully, a cat it inside the house. Despite warnings from Jen and Celia, Charlotte after it. She it but owner, a witch, her soul before she out. The number “21” carved on the fence outside the old house.
”’Katie”’ – She went to her uncle’s place during the weekend with her father and brother. She was attacked by a demon called [[Haki]] who can enter every nook and cranny. Her soul was taken when she mistook it for their neighbour. The number 21 was seen on a painting of demons.
”’Katie”’ – She to her uncle’s place during the weekend with her father and brother. She attacked by a demon called [[Haki]] who can enter every nook and cranny. Her soul taken when she it for their neighbour. The number 21 was seen on a painting of demons.
===Dream/Energy/Wendigo===
===Dream/Energy/Wendigo===
”’Miles”’ – He was forced to fight an [[extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] in his curse. Will thought that it was his curse and escaped, however Miles was left behind therefore his soul was taken. The curse was triggered when Miles had watched 21 seconds of Will’s humiliating performance.
”’Miles”’ – He forced to fight an [[extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] in his curse. Will that it his curse , Miles left behind therefore his soul taken. The curse was triggered when Miles had watched 21 seconds of Will’s humiliating performance.
”’Te Aroha “TP””’ – She was forced to compete against a demon in a basketball game. She defeated the demon by ripping its head off and throwing it in a waste paper basket. The curse was triggered when she bumped into a basketball player wearing the number “21”.
”’Te Aroha “TP””’ – She forced to compete against a demon in a basketball game. She the demon by ripping its head off and throwing it in a waste paper basket. The curse triggered when she into a basketball player wearing the number “21”.
”’Karl”’ – He once doubted that there was a way to defeat the curse, but with the help of Jack he defeats a [[wendigo]]. The number 21 manifested as a carving on a tree where Karl and Jack both ride past it.
”’Karl”’ – He that there a way to defeat the curse, but with the help of Jack he defeats a [[wendigo]]. The number 21 as a carving on a tree where Karl and Jack both ride past it.
===Voodoo/Mummy/Shadows===
===Voodoo/Mummy/Shadows===
”’Will”’ – In an attempt to cause Keith some pain, Karen sets up a [[voodoo doll]] that ends up affecting Will instead. It was overcome by hiding the doll in a tin with air holes where no one will find it. The number 21 was “accidentally” written in Will’s blood on the doll.
”’Will”’ – In an attempt to cause Keith some pain, Karen sets up a [[voodoo doll]] that ends up affecting Will instead. It overcome by hiding the doll in a tin with air holes where no one will find it. The number 21 “accidentally” written in Will’s blood on the doll.
”’Shane”’ – On a school field trip Shane is attacked by a [[mummy]]. Shane tried to defeat it by removing its bandages but it was still invisible on the inside. He was taken. Killian set Shane 21 minutes to avoid the mummy.
”’Shane”’ – On a school field trip Shane is attacked by a [[mummy]]. Shane to defeat it by removing its bandages but it still invisible on the inside. He taken. Killian Shane 21 minutes to avoid the mummy.
”’Jen”’ – Jen was attacked by a shadow demon that could manipulate the real world by moving objects’ shadows. It managed to claim Jen’s soul just before it was destroyed by a [[Tyrannosaurus rex|T-rex]] doll. The number 21 manifested as a shadow formed by a toy swan’s neck and a candle on Jen’s bedroom wall.
”’Jen”’ – Jen attacked by a shadow demon that manipulate the real world by moving objects’ shadows. It to claim Jen’s soul just before it destroyed by a [[Tyrannosaurus rex|T-rex]] doll. The number 21 as a shadow formed by a toy swan’s neck and a candle on Jen’s bedroom wall.
===Vanity/Future/Vampires===
===Vanity/Future/Vampires===
”’Chelsea”’ – A vanity curse made her fall apart, but it was defeated by allowing people to look at her. “21 kisses FREE!” was found written on a magazine Chelsea was reading in class.
”’Chelsea”’ – A vanity curse her fall apart, but it defeated by allowing people to look at her. “21 kisses FREE!” found written on a magazine Chelsea was reading in class.
”’Keith”’ – His future self came to claim his soul and called Keith hopeless, but he went on to prove his future self wrong. The number appeared when Keith recorded his 21st day waging school.
”’Keith”’ – His future self to claim his soul and Keith hopeless, but he on to prove his future self wrong. The number when Keith his 21st day school.
”’Haley”’ – A [[vampire]] attacked her in a blood bus. She was defeated, but eventually returned. This episode features [[Nathaniel Lees]] as Haley’s demon, Mr James. The number 21 appeared when the vampire, disguised as a blood donor, offered Haley biscuits and said that she had been “so helpful, she could take… 21”
”’Haley”’ – A [[vampire]] her in a blood bus. She defeated, but eventually returned. This episode features [[Nathaniel Lees]] as Haley’s demon, Mr James. The number 21 when the vampire, disguised as a blood donor, Haley biscuits and that she had been “so helpful, she could take… 21”
===Car/Drama/Finale===
===Car/Drama/Finale===
”’Byron”’ – He tried to escape a car demon by attempting to jump the gap across an unfinished bridge. He missed and was only just hanging on when Killian showed up. Killian gave him two choices: either he would let go and fall into a garbage truck, and he will be free if he survives, or Killian could let him up but take his soul. Byron chose the former but Killian pushed the garbage heap and caught Byron and took his soul. Byron’s soul was eventually returned. “21” manifested on the demonic car’s license plate.
”’Byron”’ – He to escape a car demon by attempting to jump the gap across an unfinished bridge. He and only just hanging on when Killian up. Killian him two choices: either he would let go and fall into a garbage truck, and he will be free if he survives, or Killian could let him up but take his soul. Byron the former but Killian the garbage heap Byron and his soul. “21” manifested on the demonic car’s license plate.
”’Tabetha”’ – She decided to make a school play about the curse. Killian summoned the ghost of the ex-drama teacher so he could get her soul but decided to take part in the play first. During the play Tabetha set up an exorcism and banished the ghost back to the spirit world. The number “21” was found on a [[flood light]] which fell onto the ground.
”’Tabetha”’ – She to make a school play about the curse. Killian the ghost of ex-drama teacher so he could get her soul but decided to take part in the play first. During the play Tabetha up an exorcism and the ghost back to the spirit world. The number “21” found on a [[flood light]] which fell onto the ground.
”’Jack”’ – His soul was taken by Killian, but he was returned with the others taken. The surviving students realised that the curse could be undone by smashing a gravestone which bore the names of the students Killian had taken. After a name was smashed off that person’s soul was returned and they were returned to the classroom (Room 21). After Killian’s defeat, the students leave the school triumphant and ready to tackle another year at Killian High. Killian was not actually defeated.
”’Jack”’ – His soul taken by Killian, but he returned with the others taken. The surviving students that the curse be undone by smashing a gravestone which the names of the students Killian had taken. After a name smashed off that person’s soul returned and they returned to the classroom (Room 21). After Killian’s defeat, the students leave the school triumphant and ready to tackle another year at Killian High. Killian was not actually defeated.
==Series two==
==Series two==
===Mechanical Demon/Giant Moth===
===Mechanical Demon/Giant Moth===
It starts with the pupils of room 21 having an “apoplectic vision” of Killian destroying Killian High whilst in the first assembly. Jack challenges Killian, saying it is just a dream but is overpowered. Killian then says that they will all be experiencing the curse for another year, with one of them helping him. They all reawaken to be placed back in room 21. The Principal also has them sign a contract to say that they will not talk of the curse for that year before introducing Billie, an exchange student from America who is automatically under suspicion. Jack puts in a buddy system so that Killian will not get anyone on their own.
It starts with the pupils of room 21 having an “apoplectic vision” of Killian destroying Killian High whilst in the first assembly. Jack challenges Killian, saying it is just a dream but is overpowered. Killian then says that they will all be experiencing the curse for another year, with one of them helping him. They all reawaken to be placed back in room 21. The Principal also has them sign a contract to say that they will not talk of the curse for that year before introducing Billie, an exchange student from America who is automatically under suspicion. Jack puts in a buddy system so that Killian will not get anyone on their own.
”’Byron”’ – Byron is challenged by Killian and a mechanical demon to a skateboarding challenge for his soul. They use Jen as a motivator by locking her in a cage. While she escaped, he was taken. “21” was found on a dollar sign tag.
”’Byron”’ – Byron is challenged by Killian and a mechanical demon to a skateboarding challenge for his soul. They use Jen as a motivator by locking her in a cage. While she , he taken. “21” found on a dollar sign tag.
”’Celia and Jack”’ – She attempts to defeat a giant moth demon by getting all the kids in Room 21 to attack it, but the Traitor turns on a torch in Celia’s eyes and the moth takes Celia’s soul. Jack hits it a few times then the Traitor turns on the torch again this time in Jack’s eyes. Then the moth takes Jack’s soul. Owen beats it. Later on Billie comes holding a flashlight, leading her to get the blame for the Traitor’s misdeeds. “21” was found on a page on Celia’s textbook.
”’Celia and Jack”’ – She attempts to defeat a giant moth demon by getting all the kids in Room 21 to attack it, but the Traitor turns on a torch in Celia’s eyes and the moth takes Celia’s soul. Jack hits it a few times then the Traitor turns on the torch again this time in Jack’s eyes. moth takes Jack’s soul. Owen beats it. Later on Billie comes holding a flashlight, leading her to get the blame for the Traitor’s misdeeds. “21” was found on a page on Celia’s textbook.
===Camping/Virus/Hand===
===Camping/Virus/Hand===
”’Miles”’ – Room 21 except Shane to go on a school camp, when the same demon (Werewolf [[Jed Brophy]]) from Owen’s last curse shows up and attacks them. They all split up and trap the wolf, but it was not after Owen. It was after Miles, who was not helping and was back at the camp. They ran back to the camp to find him tied up and his soul taken by the werewolf’s wife. Billie showed everyone Karen’s rope-burned hand suspecting her to be the culprit, however it was because she pulled the rope too tightly when she was fixing her tent at the beginning of the episode. The Traitor actually tied him up. “21” was shown on Johnny’s [[digital watch]].
”’Miles”’ – Room 21 except Shane go on a school camp, when the same demon (Werewolf [[Jed Brophy]]) from Owen’s last curse shows up and attacks them. They all split up and trap the wolf, but it was not after Owen. It was after Miles, who was not helping and was back at the camp. They back to the camp to find him tied up and his soul taken by the werewolf’s wife. Billie everyone Karen’s rope-burned hand suspecting her to be the culprit however it was because she pulled the rope too tightly when she was fixing her tent at the beginning of the episode. The Traitor actually tied up. “21” shown on Johnny’s [[digital watch]].
”’Shane”’ – His curse was a computer virus that affected him in the form of living [[mucus]] while he was home sick. He defeats it after he clicks ‘Destroy virus’ on his computer. The Traitor is there, trying not to help Shane. “21” was found on the chat screen.
”’Shane”’ – His curse a computer virus that him in the form of living [[mucus]] while he home sick. He defeats it after he clicks ‘Destroy virus’ on his computer. The Traitor is there, trying not to help Shane. “21” was found on the chat screen.
”’Karen”’ – Continuing from Miles’ 2nd curse, her possessed hand forces her to do bad things like hitting other students and destroying a gift from a sister school. She defeats it by pulling it off with a wood vice and dodging it so it flew out the window into a box of charity toys. The Traitor locks her in a room but she manages to escape. “21” appeared when it was written on a piece of paper by Karen’s possessed hand.
”’Karen”’ – Continuing from Miles’ 2nd curse, her possessed hand forces her to do bad things like hitting other students and destroying a gift from a sister school. She defeats it by pulling it off with a wood vice and dodging it so it out the window into a box of charity toys. The Traitor locks her in a room but she manages to escape. “21” when it written on a piece of paper by Karen’s possessed hand.
===Shrinking/Game/Past===
===Shrinking/Game/Past===
”’Johnny”’ – His curse is shrinking that at first he attributes to his losing weight. He was knocked off a ledge, where he is attacked by a larger than normal spider. The curse is defeated when he gets an allergic reaction to a bee sting. “21” was shown on Johnny’s drink bottle.
”’Johnny”’ – His curse is shrinking that attributes to his losing weight. He knocked off a ledge, where he is attacked by a larger than . The curse is defeated when he gets an allergic reaction to a bee sting. “21” shown on Johnny’s drink bottle.
”’Elizabeth”’ – Her curse was a [[kendo]] video game. She and Karl attempted to play, but Karl is quickly knocked unconscious; she defeated the [[oni (folklore)|oni]] that was sent after her. In the end, the Traitor attempts to take her soul, but fails and retreats. The number 21 appeared on a sign in a take-away shop.
”’Elizabeth”’ – Her curse a [[kendo]] video game. She and Karl to play, but Karl is quickly knocked unconscious; she the [[oni (folklore)|oni]] that was sent after her. In the end, the Traitor attempts to take her soul, but fails and retreats. The number 21 appeared on a sign in a take-away shop.
”’Te Aroha”’ – Her curse was when she went back in time into the past years of Killian High. She met a spirit that warned her about three 19th-century bullies that Killian had sent. The bullies chased her onto a train where Killian asked her for her ticket, then the train pulled her into the world of lost souls, where she saw Jack. The number 21 appeared when TP went past the number on a wall in graffiti.
”’Te Aroha”’ – Her curse when she back in time into the past years of Killian High. She a spirit that her about three 19th-century bullies that Killian had sent. The bullies her onto a train where Killian asked her for her ticket, then the train pulled her into the world of lost souls, where she saw Jack. The number 21 when TP past the number on a wall in graffiti.
===Necromancer/Voodoo/Immunity===
===Necromancer/Voodoo/Immunity===
”’Lucy”’ – Her demon was a medium possessed by a [[necromancer]] and attacked most of the girls at the library then the demon went to Lucy’s house. Karen tried to warn her but it was too late. The girls had set a seance near section “012-021” in the library.
”’Lucy”’ – Her demon a medium possessed by a [[necromancer]] most of the girls at the library then the demon to Lucy’s house. Karen to warn her but it too late. The girls had set a seance near section “012-021” in the library.
”’Will”’ – He brought back the voodoo doll from his last curse (when Karen’s voodoo doll affected Will instead of Keith) because he did not believe it was safe with the Traitor around and knew it still worked. The Traitor took the doll, and pulled Will’s legs and arm off and put them in the school furnace. Karen managed to save the doll and sew his arms and legs back on. “21” was found on top of The Anti-Killian Meeting door.
”’Will”’ – He back the voodoo doll from his last curse (when Karen’s voodoo doll affected Will instead of Keith) because he not believe it safe with the Traitor around and it still . The Traitor the doll, and Will’s legs and arm off put them in the school furnace. Karen managed to save the doll and sew his arms and legs back on. “21” was found on top of Anti-Killian Meeting door.
”’David”’ – His curse was on Killian’s Island (a nod to [[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]). He is tripped over during the chase for immunity and all the boys blamed him to be the traitor. They voted him out and Killian took his soul. The “credits” for Killian’s Island read “Room 21”.
”’David”’ – His curse on Killian’s Island (a nod to [[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]). He is tripped over during the chase for immunity and him to be the traitor. They him out and Killian his soul. The “credits” for Killian’s Island read “Room 21”.
===Time/Dolls/Magic===
===Time/Dolls/Magic===
”’Haley”’ – Her curse is when a time demon that can stop time with a clock that can go back or forward to any time by changing the time on it. Haley defeats the demon by snatching the clock from it and turning the time backwards to the time Haley found out about her curse and smashing it. The demon accidentally reveals that the Traitor is a girl. The number 21 was found on an encyclopedia in the library.
”’Haley”’ – Her curse is a time demon that can stop time with a clock that can go back or forward to any time by changing the time on it. Haley defeats the demon by snatching the clock from turning the time backwards to the time Haley found out about her curse and smashing it. The demon accidentally reveals that the Traitor is a girl. The number 21 found on an encyclopedia in the library.
”’Charlotte”’ – Her curse is when her porcelain dolls come to life. First she takes a porcelain doll off a girl and takes it home. The doll starts her curse. She tries to defeat them by smashing them but they shrink her. She wakes up as a doll herself, and another doll pulls her into the house and takes her soul. The number 21 was found on one of Charlotte’s rulers.
”’Charlotte”’ – Her curse is when her porcelain dolls come to life. First she takes a porcelain doll off a girl and takes it home. The doll starts her curse. She tries to defeat them by smashing them but they shrink her. She wakes up as a doll herself, and another doll pulls her into the house and takes her soul. The number 21 was found on one of Charlotte’s rulers.
”’Karl”’ – His curse was at Shane’s house on his birthday when the magician made Karl disappear. He then was taken to a different stage and was forced to perform the art of escapology. He was lifted into the air and dangled above a chainsaw while tied in chains. He had 30 seconds to escape but failed and had his soul removed. The number 21 appeared when the magician changed the track on the CD player to track 21.
”’Karl”’ – His curse at Shane’s house on his birthday when the magician Karl disappear. He taken to a different stage and forced to perform the art of escapology. He lifted into the air and dangled above a chainsaw while tied in chains. He 30 seconds to escape but and his soul removed. The number 21 when the magician the track on the CD player to track 21.
===Dead Man/Movies/Drawing===
===Dead Man/Movies/Drawing===
”’Owen”’ – His curse was a dead man possessed by Killian who tries to take his soul during his work experience at a funeral parlor. The dead man nails him into a coffin and tries to put him into a cremation furnace, but he gets his chain and loops it over a bolt on the conveyor. The traitor, however, takes it off, so Owen bangs his coffin off the conveyor, opening it again and defeating his curse. The man had died on 21 February 2007.
”’Owen”’ – His curse a dead man possessed by Killian who tries to take his soul during his work experience at a funeral parlor. The dead man nails him into a coffin and tries to put him into a cremation furnace, but he gets his chain and loops it over a bolt on the conveyor. The traitor, however, takes it off, so Owen bangs his coffin off the conveyor, opening it again and defeating his curse. The man had died on 21 February 2007.
”’Tabetha”’ – Her curse was when she was sent into a movie by Killian and had to fight her way past a [[Hookman]]-themed demon in a stereotypical horror movie plot. She ran away from the demon into the basement. The demon started to fire shots at her and eventually hit the main circuit board allowing Tabetha to escape and defeat the curse. The number 21 appeared when she sat in seat number 21.
”’Tabetha”’ – Her curse when she sent into a movie by Killian and to fight her way past a [[Hookman]]-themed demon in a stereotypical horror movie plot. She away from the demon into the basement. The demon to fire shots at her eventually the main circuit board allowing Tabetha to escape and defeat the curse. The number 21 when she in seat number 21.
”’Katie and Keith”’ – Her curse was when she draws a demon taking Keith’s soul. The next day it comes true and her classmates get suspicious. When a two-dimensional comic demon started attacking her and gives the headmaster a heart attack, she realises she can control the demon by drawing in her book. Katie then had to shrink the demon, step on him, and burn him alive. 21 was mentioned when Katie’s pens rolled together to make 2 and 1.
”’Katie and Keith”’ – Her curse when she draws a demon taking Keith’s soul. The next day it comes true and her classmates get suspicious. When a two-dimensional comic demon attacking her and gives the headmaster a heart attack, she realises she can control the demon by drawing in her book. Katie then to shrink the demon, step on him, and burn him alive. 21 was mentioned when Katie’s pens rolled together to make 2 and 1.
===Reflection Demon===
===Reflection Demon===
”’Billie”’ – Billie was the last student to have to face her demon. Hers was a reflection demon that affected the real world. She confronted it in a school bathroom and it tried to take her soul. The rest of the class helped her get away. The Traitor is then revealed to be Jen, who was possessed during the first episode. Then everyone whose soul was never taken went through the portal to Killian’s world. After that Killian locked them with a Latin spell and try to take their souls instead of the others, who had escaped, but eventually he disappeared when a giant rabbit (from Karl’s curse) pulled him down when he was rising to go to earth and fought him. After they all looked up at the portal as it closed, rendering them trapped in Killian’s world.
”’Billie”’ – Billie the last student to have to face demon. Hers a reflection demon that the real world. She it in a school bathroom and it to take her soul. The rest of the class her get away. The Traitor is then revealed to be Jen, who was possessed during the first episode. whose soul was taken through the portal to Killian’s world. After that Killian them with a Latin spell and to take their souls instead of the others, who had escaped, but eventually he when a giant rabbit (from Karl’s curse) him down when he was rising to go to earth and him. they all up at the portal as it , rendering them trapped in Killian’s world.
*Chelsea did not get a curse because she went to live with Billie’s family while Billie stayed with her family.
*Chelsea did not get a curse because she went to live with Billie’s family while Billie stayed with her family.
===The Traitor===
===The Traitor===
In the new year at Killian High, Killian told the Room 21 students that there was a traitor among them. Billie, the new girl, was blamed.
In the new year at Killian High, Killian told the Room 21 students that there was a traitor among them. Billie, the new girl, was blamed.
The Traitor commits multiple heinous acts against her classmates, such as letting go of Byron after being told to, letting Jack and Celia be killed by the giant moth, taking Will’s Voodoo doll, tripping David over as he was running away from demons on Killian’s Island, trying to stop Elizabeth from exiting her cursed kendo game, tying up Miles, throwing Johnny off the desk while shrunken, stealing Elizabeth’s phone and then using it to lure Te Aroha to the train station, letting Owen through a crematorium, locking the door when Karen is wrongly punished, locks the door of the bathroom and pushes Billie in through the mirror.
The Traitor commits multiple heinous acts against classmates, such as letting go of Byron after being told to, letting Jack and Celia be killed by the giant moth, taking Will’s Voodoo doll, tripping David over as he was running away from demons on Killian’s Island, trying to stop Elizabeth from exiting her cursed kendo game, tying up Miles, throwing Johnny off the desk while shrunken, stealing Elizabeth’s phone and then using it to lure Te Aroha to the train station, letting Owen through a crematorium, locking the door when Karen is wrongly punished, the door of the bathroom Billie in through the mirror.
Most people in Room 21 are accused of being the Traitor, including Karen (because of the rope burn on her hand possessing it), Katie (because her drawing made Keith lose his soul), Tabetha (calling Owen making the dead man find his hiding spot) and David (because he was thought to have taken Will’s Voodoo doll) just to name a few. But Billie is normally the one who gets the blame for the traitor’s actions. If one was to watch closely you can tell it is not her for a number of reasons.
Most people in Room 21 are accused of being the Traitor, including Karen (because of the rope burn on her hand possessing it), Katie (because her drawing Keith lose his soul), Tabetha (calling Owen making the dead man find his hiding spot) and David (because he was thought to have taken Will’s Voodoo doll) just to name a few. Billie is normally the one who gets the blame for the traitor’s actions. If one closely can tell it is not her for a number of reasons
*The Traitor always wears a jumper (or something that hides their face), and Billie doesn’t wear a jumper until the last two episodes.
*The Traitor always wears a jumper (or something that hides their face), and Billie doesn’t wear a jumper until the last two episodes.
*The Traitor drops a scarf in Elizabeth’s curse, there is no evidence that Billie owns a scarf (All the kids in the first series wore scarfs).
*The Traitor drops a scarf in Elizabeth’s curse is no evidence that Billie owns a scarf ( the kids in the first series wore ).
*In Miles’ curse, someone is seen running away from the group during their chase in the woods. Their hair is blonde, but it is not curly (like Billie’s) and it is plaited. In that situation only Jen and Karen’s hair was plaited.
*In Miles’ curse, someone is seen running away from the group during their chase in the woods. Their hair is blonde, but it is not curly (like Billie’s) and it is plaited. In that situation only Jen and Karen’s hair was plaited.
*The Traitor has grey socks and proper school shoes (as seen in Will’s curse). Billie wears white socks and ballet flats with her uniform until the last two episodes.
*The Traitor has grey socks and proper school shoes (as seen in Will’s curse). Billie wears white socks and ballet flats with her uniform until the last two episodes.
*Billie’s skirt is shorter than the other kids’ skirts and shorts. In Will’s curse one can see the back of the traitor. Their skirt/shorts are down to just above the knee.
*Billie’s skirt is shorter than the other kids’ skirts and shorts. In Will’s curse one can see the back of the traitor. Their skirt/shorts are down to just above the knee.
In the final episode the traitor was revealed to be Jen, although she was being controlled by a demon (that possessed her on the first episode, when she disappeared while with Byron) who would take her soul for themself instead of Killian having it. In the end when they defeated Killian with the demon from Karl’s curse, the Rabbit, the whole of Room 21 was stuck in Killian’s world even though he was defeated. It still looked as if they had their souls taken out as they could not get out as the portal closed.
In the final episode the traitor revealed to be Jen, although she was being controlled by a demon (that possessed her the first episode, when she disappeared while with Byron) who would take her soul for instead of Killian having it. In the end when they Killian with the demon from Karl’s curse, the Rabbit, the whole of Room 21 stuck in Killian’s world even though he was defeated. It still as if they had their souls taken out as they get out as the portal closed.
==Home release==
==Home release==
The DVD release of ”The Killian Curse” was due to have been around a week after the final episode was broadcast, but was delayed for unknown reasons. It was eventually released on 14 December 2006.
The DVD release of ”The Killian Curse” was due to have been around a week after the final episode was broadcast, but was delayed for unknown reasons. It was eventually released on 14 December 2006.
The DVD differs from the broadcast version, as it is shown in 16:9 widescreen whereas free-to-air New Zealand television (as well as some of the pay TV channels) still broadcast in standard 4:3 format. There is currently no DVD of the second series.
The DVD differs from the broadcast version, as it is shown in 16:9 widescreen whereas free-to-air New Zealand television (as well as some of the pay TV channels) still broadcast in standard 4:3 format. There is currently no DVD of the second series.
==Awards==
==Awards==
2006 New Zealand TV series or programme
The Killian Curse is a New Zealand kidult horror-fantasy television show, directed by Thomas Robins and Wayne Vinton. Starring Nick Blake and local New Zealand children, The Killian Curse tells the 21 stories of the students from Room 21, who must each face an evil curse placed on them by the sinister Charles Killian. Killian wants to get revenge on the people who caused his death shortly after founding the school in 1906. He needs to capture eleven souls to rise from the dead. There are two series, which first aired in 2006 and 2008.[3][4]
1906 Room 21 Students
The original students of Room 21 are caught doing a ritual led by Killian. The parents banished him, but a fire broke out during a struggle which eventually burned the interior of the classroom, killing Killian in the process. Before dying, he swore to get revenge by stealing the eleven souls needed to return from the dead. Killian also said that parents would be blind to the suffering of their children. It is only the other classmates of Room 21 who can see what is happening. One of the kids from present day Room 21 (and narrator of the events of 1906) happens to be the great, great grandson of the man directly responsible for Killian’s death. The great, great grandfather and the others in the room at the time of Killian’s death are presumed to be ancestors of the current kids in room 21. Shortly after, the room is sealed “forever”, forever lasting until 2006, when the story begins. Some people who have watched it have been paranoid by the number 21 and have been seeing it quite a lot of times.
2006 Room 21 Students
After 100 years, Room 21 is unsealed by a principal who does not believe in curses, and it is up to the school janitor to tell the students about the curse. Some are sceptical until the first victim is taken. Filmed 2005–2006.
2008 (set in 2007) Room 21 Students
It has been a year and the last year students of Room 21 still got called out into the Room 21 Class. They all got their souls back, but some were repossessed. Those students are stuck in Killian’s World/Lair. On Earth, they’re zombies, but to adults, they are just normal. This series was filmed in 2007.
Cast of series one and two
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- Eddie Lockhart – Rafe Custance Katie Lockhart’s brother.
- Troy – Johnny Hurn A basketball player who is a friend of Te Aroha.
All the kids in the cast are local tweens and teenagers from New Zealand. From the time of shooting the first series, the oldest was 16 (Ivana Palezevic, Tabatha), and the youngest was 11 (Georgia Fabish, Celia). All the kids appear in both series apart from Chelsea (Series 1) and Billie (Series 2).
The kids in character alphabetical order;
- Billie Anderson – Brooke Paske (Second series only) New exchange student in Room 21. Takes over Chelsea’s place by having a similar personality and traits as Chelsea.
- Byron Turner – Tim Radich A skater boy. Does not listen and often takes risks.
- Celia West – Georgia Fabish A nerdy girl who loves insects and books. She is the reason everyone regained their souls in the first series.
- Charlotte Brunton – Grace MacDonald The class’ “mean girl”, very empowering. Has a secret love of porcelain dolls.
- Chelsea Regans – Priyanka Xi (First series only) Snotty, stuck-up girl. Bullies Celia by saying she has an ‘ugly curse’.
- David White – Max Blake-Persen The first to be taken by the curse. Not much else is known about him.
- Elizabeth Ratana – Jacinta Wawatai A hydrophobic girl who enjoys kendo fighting. Te Aroha’s best friend.
- Haley Bloomsfield – Zoë Robins Gullible, can be too nice and over committed.
- Jack Williams – Cameron Wakefield His great-great grandfather triggered the start of the curse. He always looks out for everyone in the class and finds a way to talk to the class from Killian’s world in series 2.
- Jen de Jong – Felicity Milovanovich Shown to like sports in the first series. She appears to have a crush on Byron in Series 2.
- Johnny Campbell – Thomas Williams The class joker. He provides comic relief in dire situations.
- Karen Smyth – Frith Horan Lucy’s ex-best friend. Has a crush on Will.
- Karl Bennett – Sharn Te Pou Believed there was no way to beat the curse in Series 1. Slightly selfish.
- Katie Lockhart – Beth Chote The class goth girl. Appears to also have a crush on Byron.
- Keith Wilson/Donaldson – James Shaw Bully turned nice, cares about everyone’s safety.
- Lucy Myers – Liffey Jacobson-Wright A girl with phone addiction. Was Karen’s best friend, but they fell out.
- Miles Delany – Brayden Muir-Mills Pessimistic, not very encouraging. Often humiliates Will.
- Owen Jameson/Slater – James Croft A computer geek. Always seen with gaming console.
- Shane Arnold – Riley Brophy Often described as a ‘geek’. Was a victim of Keith’s bullying in Series 1.
- Tabetha Simpson – Ivana Palezevic A girl who wants to be a director. Tries to be positive.
- Te Aroha Pene (TP) – Greer Samuel The sportiest in the class. Elizabeth’s best friend.
- Will Taylor – Andrew Hampton A boy who wants to be a movie star. Appears to have a crush on Karen in Series 2.
The first series was initially screened in New Zealand on 21 July 2006 on TV2.[1]
Note: all episode names are unofficial.
Beginning/Possessor/Warlock
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David – A janitor attempts to warn the class about Killian’s curse, but David, as usual, leaves the classroom early. They hear a scream, and when the whole class find David, his soul has been taken, starting the curse. The appearance of the number 21 is when it is found written above the classroom door.
Celia – She is being followed by a demon who is attempting to possess her, in turn taking her soul. She defeats it by trapping it within the body of her pet cockroach, then crushing it. Mr. Timmins writes the number 21 on the blackboard after Celia answers a maths question he asked.
Johnny – He is taken to hospital when his bike crashed while he was chased by an ambulance, who turns out to be a warlock who wants his fat. The warlock is killed when Johnny stabs him with a fat-injecting needle and the warlock blows up. Earlier, Johnny rode past a letter box with the number 21 written on it.
Water/Phone/Werewolf
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Elizabeth – A kraken hides in the school’s pipe system, so she follows it to the old swimming pool. She unplugs the drain in an attempt to defeat it, but she is taken. The number “21” was found written on a cubicle door.
Lucy – She has a poltergeist in her phone, which tries to “download” her soul to Karen’s phone. Lucy beats her curse by putting Karen’s phone in the microwave. The brochure advertising the mobile phone says “JUST TEXT 21”.
Owen – His curse is a werewolf whom he tries to defeat by locking it out, but a teacher leaves him outside to be taken. The number 21 appeared as read on the calendar in the teacher’s office. This episode features Jed Brophy as the werewolf.
Zombies/Witch/Domicile
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Karen – She is in a grocery store when she is attacked by zombies, but defeats them by trapping them in an oven. Karen paid 21 dollars for chocolate bars.
Charlotte – When Charlotte goes over the fence of an old house to return her necklace that was thrown over by a bully, a cat takes it inside the house. Despite warnings from Jen and Celia, Charlotte goes after it. She finds it, but the house’s owner, a witch, takes her soul before she gets out. The number “21” is carved on the fence outside the old house.
Katie – She goes to her uncle’s place during the weekend with her father and brother. She is attacked by a demon called Haki who can enter every nook and cranny. Her soul is taken when she mistakes it for their neighbour. The number 21 was seen on a painting of demons.
Dream/Energy/Wendigo
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Miles – He is forced to fight an alien in his curse. Will, thinking that it is his curse, escapes, but Miles is left behind; therefore, his soul is taken. The curse was triggered when Miles had watched 21 seconds of Will’s humiliating performance.
Te Aroha “TP” – She is forced to compete against a demon in a basketball game. She defeats the demon by ripping its head off and throwing it in a waste paper basket. The curse is triggered when she bumps into a basketball player wearing the number “21”.
Karl – He originally doubts that there is a way to defeat the curse, but with the help of Jack, he defeats a wendigo. The number 21 manifests as a carving on a tree where Karl and Jack both ride past it.
Voodoo/Mummy/Shadows
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Will – In an attempt to cause Keith some pain, Karen sets up a voodoo doll that ends up affecting Will instead. It is overcome by hiding the doll in a tin with air holes where no one will find it. The number 21 is “accidentally” written in Will’s blood on the doll.
Shane – On a school field trip, Shane is attacked by a mummy. Shane tries to defeat it by removing its bandages, but it is still invisible on the inside. He is taken. Killian sets Shane 21 minutes to avoid the mummy.
Jen – Jen is attacked by a shadow demon that can manipulate the real world by moving objects’ shadows. It manages to claim Jen’s soul just before it is destroyed by a T-rex doll. The number 21 manifests as a shadow formed by a toy swan’s neck and a candle on Jen’s bedroom wall.
Vanity/Future/Vampires
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Chelsea – A vanity curse makes her fall apart, but it is defeated by allowing people to look at her. “21 kisses FREE!” is found written on a magazine Chelsea was reading in class.
Keith – His future self comes to claim his soul and calls Keith hopeless, but he goes on to prove his future self wrong. The number appears when Keith records his 21st day wagging school.
Haley – A vampire attacks her in a blood bus. She is defeated, but eventually returned. This episode features Nathaniel Lees as Haley’s demon, Mr James. The number 21 appears when the vampire, disguised as a blood donor, offers Haley biscuits and says that she had been “so helpful, [she could] take… 21.”
Byron – He tries to escape a car demon by attempting to jump the gap across an unfinished bridge. He misses and is only just hanging on when Killian shows up. Killian gives him two choices: either he would let go and fall into a garbage truck, and he will be free if he survives, or Killian could let him up, but take his soul. Byron chooses the former, but Killian pushes the garbage heap, then catches Byron and takes his soul. “21” manifested on the demonic car’s license plate.
Tabetha – She decides to make a school play about the curse. Killian summons the ghost of an ex-drama teacher so he could get her soul, but decided to take part in the play first. During the play, Tabetha sets up an exorcism and banishes the ghost back to the spirit world. The number “21” is found on a flood light which fell onto the ground.
Jack – His soul is taken by Killian, but he is returned with the others taken. The surviving students realise that the curse can be undone by smashing a gravestone which bears the names of the students Killian had taken. After a name is smashed off, that person’s soul is returned, and they are returned to the classroom (Room 21). After Killian’s defeat, the students leave the school triumphant and ready to tackle another year at Killian High. Killian was not actually defeated.
The second series began screening in New Zealand on 8 or 9 February (different sources say different things), 2008 on TV2.
Mechanical Demon/Giant Moth
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It starts with the pupils of room 21 having an “apoplectic vision” of Killian destroying Killian High whilst in the first assembly. Jack challenges Killian, saying it is just a dream, but is overpowered. Killian then says that they will all be experiencing the curse for another year, with one of them helping him. They all reawaken to be placed back in room 21. The Principal also has them sign a contract to say that they will not talk of the curse for that year before introducing Billie, an exchange student from America who is automatically under suspicion. Jack puts in a buddy system so that Killian will not get anyone on their own.
Byron – Byron is challenged by Killian and a mechanical demon to a skateboarding challenge for his soul. They use Jen as a motivator by locking her in a cage. While she escapes, he is taken. “21” is found on a dollar sign tag.
Celia and Jack – She attempts to defeat a giant moth demon by getting all the kids in Room 21 to attack it, but the Traitor turns on a torch in Celia’s eyes and the moth takes Celia’s soul. Jack hits it a few times, then the Traitor turns on the torch again this time in Jack’s eyes. The moth then takes Jack’s soul. Owen beats it. Later on, Billie comes holding a flashlight, leading her to get the blame for the Traitor’s misdeeds. “21” was found on a page on Celia’s textbook.
Miles – Room 21 except Shane go on a school camp, when the same demon (Werewolf Jed Brophy) from Owen’s last curse shows up and attacks them. They all split up and trap the wolf, but it was not after Owen. It was after Miles, who was not helping and was back at the camp. They run back to the camp to find him tied up and his soul taken by the werewolf’s wife. Billie shows everyone Karen’s rope-burned hand, suspecting her to be the culprit; however, it was because she pulled the rope too tightly when she was fixing her tent at the beginning of the episode. The Traitor actually tied Miles up. “21” is shown on Johnny’s digital watch.
Shane – His curse is a computer virus that affects him in the form of living mucus while he is home sick. He defeats it after he clicks ‘Destroy virus’ on his computer. The Traitor is there, trying not to help Shane. “21” was found on the chat screen.
Karen – Continuing from Miles’ 2nd curse, her possessed hand forces her to do bad things like hitting other students and destroying a gift from a sister school. She defeats it by pulling it off with a wood vice and dodging it so it flies out the window into a box of charity toys. The Traitor locks her in a room, but she manages to escape. “21” appears when it is written on a piece of paper by Karen’s possessed hand.
Shrinking/Game/Past
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Johnny – His curse is shrinking that he initially attributes to his losing weight. He is knocked off a ledge, where he is attacked by a spider larger than himself. The curse is defeated when he gets an allergic reaction to a bee sting. “21” is shown on Johnny’s drink bottle.
Elizabeth – Her curse is a kendo video game. She and Karl attempt to play, but Karl is quickly knocked unconscious; she defeats the oni that was sent after her. In the end, the Traitor attempts to take her soul, but fails and retreats. The number 21 appeared on a sign in a take-away shop.
Te Aroha – Her curse is when she goes back in time into the past years of Killian High. She meets a spirit that warns her about three 19th-century bullies that Killian had sent. The bullies chase her onto a train where Killian asked her for her ticket, then the train pulled her into the world of lost souls, where she saw Jack. The number 21 appears when TP goes past the number on a wall in graffiti.
Necromancer/Voodoo/Immunity
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Lucy – Her demon is a medium possessed by a necromancer, who attacks most of the girls at the library, then the demon goes to Lucy’s house. Karen tries to warn her, but it is too late. The girls had set a seance near section “012-021” in the library.
Will – He brings back the voodoo doll from his last curse (when Karen’s voodoo doll affected Will instead of Keith) because he does not believe it is safe with the Traitor around and knows it still works. The Traitor takes the doll, and pulls Will’s legs and arm off, then put them in the school furnace. Karen managed to save the doll and sew his arms and legs back on. “21” was found on top of the Anti-Killian Meeting door.
David – His curse is on Killian’s Island (a nod to Survivor). He is tripped over during the chase for immunity, and several students blame him to be the traitor. They vote him out, and Killian takes his soul. The “credits” for Killian’s Island read “Room 21”.
Haley – Her curse is a time demon that can stop time with a clock that can also go back or forward to any time by changing the time on it. Haley defeats the demon by snatching the clock from him, then turning the time backwards to the time Haley found out about her curse and smashing it. The demon accidentally reveals that the Traitor is a girl. The number 21 is found on an encyclopedia in the library.
Charlotte – Her curse is when her porcelain dolls come to life. First she takes a porcelain doll off a girl and takes it home. The doll starts her curse. She tries to defeat them by smashing them, but they shrink her. She wakes up as a doll herself, and another doll pulls her into the house and takes her soul. The number 21 was found on one of Charlotte’s rulers.
Karl – His curse is at Shane’s house on his birthday when the magician makes Karl disappear. He is then taken to a different stage, and is forced to perform the art of escapology. He is lifted into the air and dangled above a chainsaw while tied in chains. He has 30 seconds to escape, but fails, and has his soul removed. The number 21 appears when the magician changes the track on the CD player to track 21.
Dead Man/Movies/Drawing
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Owen – His curse is a dead man possessed by Killian who tries to take his soul during his work experience at a funeral parlor. The dead man nails him into a coffin and tries to put him into a cremation furnace, but he gets his chain and loops it over a bolt on the conveyor. The traitor, however, takes it off, so Owen bangs his coffin off the conveyor, opening it again and defeating his curse. The man had died on 21 February 2007.
Tabetha – Her curse is when she is sent into a movie by Killian and has to fight her way past a Hookman-themed demon in a stereotypical horror movie plot. She runs away from the demon into the basement. The demon starts to fire shots at her, eventually hitting the main circuit board, allowing Tabetha to escape and defeat the curse. The number 21 appears when she sits in seat number 21.
Katie and Keith – Her curse is when she draws a demon taking Keith’s soul. The next day, it comes true, and her classmates get suspicious. When a two-dimensional comic demon starts attacking her and gives the headmaster a heart attack, she realises she can control the demon by drawing in her book. Katie then has to shrink the demon, step on him, and burn him alive. 21 was mentioned when Katie’s pens rolled together to make 2 and 1.
Billie – Billie is the last student to have to face their demon. Hers is a reflection demon that affects the real world. She confronts it in a school bathroom and, it tries to take her soul. The rest of the class helps her get away. The Traitor is then revealed to be Jen, who was possessed during the first episode. Everyone whose soul was not taken then goes through the portal to Killian’s world. After that, Killian locks them with a Latin spell and tries to take their souls instead of the others’, who had escaped, but eventually, he disappears when a giant rabbit (from Karl’s curse) pulls him down when he was rising to go to earth and fights him. Afterwards, they all look up at the portal as it closes, rendering them trapped in Killian’s world.
- Chelsea did not get a curse because she went to live with Billie’s family, while Billie stayed with her family.
In the new year at Killian High, Killian told the Room 21 students that there was a traitor among them. Billie, the new girl, was blamed.
The Traitor commits multiple heinous acts against their classmates, such as letting go of Byron after being told to, letting Jack and Celia be killed by the giant moth, taking Will’s Voodoo doll, tripping David over as he was running away from demons on Killian’s Island, trying to stop Elizabeth from exiting her cursed kendo game, tying up Miles, throwing Johnny off the desk while shrunken, stealing Elizabeth’s phone and then using it to lure Te Aroha to the train station, letting Owen through a crematorium, locking the door when Karen is wrongly punished, and locking the door of the bathroom before pushing Billie in through the mirror.
Most people in Room 21 are accused of being the Traitor, including Karen (because of the rope burn on her hand possessing it), Katie (because her drawing makes Keith lose his soul), Tabetha (calling Owen, making the dead man find his hiding spot) and David (because he was thought to have taken Will’s Voodoo doll) just to name a few. However, Billie is normally the one who gets the blame for the traitor’s actions. If one watches closely, they can tell it is not her for a number of reasons:
- The Traitor always wears a jumper (or something that hides their face), and Billie doesn’t wear a jumper until the last two episodes.
- The Traitor drops a scarf in Elizabeth’s curse. There is no evidence that Billie owns a scarf (all the kids in the first series wore scarves).
- In Miles’ curse, someone is seen running away from the group during their chase in the woods. Their hair is blonde, but it is not curly (like Billie’s) and it is plaited. In that situation, only Jen’s and Karen’s hair was plaited.
- The Traitor has grey socks and proper school shoes (as seen in Will’s curse). Billie wears white socks and ballet flats with her uniform until the last two episodes.
- Billie’s skirt is shorter than the other kids’ skirts and shorts. In Will’s curse, one can see the back of the traitor. Their skirt/shorts are down to just above the knee.
In the final episode, the traitor is revealed to be Jen, although she was being controlled by a demon (that possessed her in the first episode, when she disappeared while with Byron) who would take her soul for themselves instead of Killian having it. In the end, when they defeat Killian with the demon from Karl’s curse, the Rabbit, the whole of Room 21 is stuck in Killian’s world even though he was defeated. It still looks as if they had their souls taken out, as they cannot get out as the portal closed.
The DVD release of The Killian Curse was due to have been around a week after the final episode of the first series was broadcast, but was delayed for unknown reasons. It was eventually released on 14 December 2006.
The DVD differs from the broadcast version, as it is shown in 16:9 widescreen, whereas free-to-air New Zealand television (as well as some of the pay TV channels) still broadcast in standard 4:3 format. There is currently no DVD of the second series.
The Killian Curse won “Achievement in Sound Design in General Television” at the Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008.[citation needed].It was nominated for “Best Children’s Programme” at the Air New Zealand Screen Awards 2007.[5]
