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| “ | Beware the stare of Mary Shaw. She had no children, only dolls. If you see her in your dreams, be sure you never, ever scream or she'll rip your tongue out at the seam. | „ |
| ~ A nursery rhyme about Mary Shaw and her "children". |
| “ | Now, who's the dummy?! | „ |
| ~ Mary Shaw's most famous quote. |
Mary Shaw is the main antagonist of the 2007 Supernatural horror film Dead Silence. She is an undead ventriloquist with a spirit of vengeance who seeks to kill those who aided in initially killing her and taking away her voice.
What Makes Her Pure Evil?[]
- Even though she never throughout her life had any friends nor established any form of meaningful connection with others, there is nothing that implies it hinders her from having moral agency.
- Although she did not start out as an utterly vile person, she nonetheless had adverse personality traits even before her complete descent into evil. For instance, she displayed extensive pride in her talent to the point she would argue with others, such as calling Michael Ashen a "dummy" after proving her point.
- Michael was also horrified by Mary's demonstration of her doll's ability to not only speak independent of her, but also as two separate voices at the same time.
- Kidnaps and murders Michael Ashen. Especially when she is revealed to have turned his corpse into a doll, this also makes her initial demise even more well-deserved when the local townsfolk learn of the former.
- Over the course of decades, her vengeful spirit kills numerous people through visions as well as her dolls. She is also revealed to kill people the same way she was first killed: by cutting out their tongues.
- Creates and possesses a host she calls "Ella Ashen" to get revenge on all the people who aided in killing her by murdering them and their families.
- Through Ella, she murders Edward Ashen and proceeds to use his corpse as a human ventriloquist dummy.
- Lures in and murders Henry Walker with the voice of his wife Marion. This also well implies she likewise killed her and used her body as a ventriloquist puppet.
- Attempts to kill Jamie Ashen and Detective Jim Lipton when they find Michael's body.
- Leaves Jamie's father dead for him to find his body.
- She ultimately succeeds in her goals, even repeating her previous cruel remark to Michael by asking Jamie "Now, who's the dummy?" before killing him.
- Although she has some faint comedic lines, they are never separate from her cruelty, more often than not emphasizing it.
- Although she is fond of her dolls and has a large collection of them to symbolize her passion, there is nothing that suggests she ultimately sees them as any more than pawns for her own ends. This is further suggested by her lack of immediate concern for them getting burned, despite being aware of their conscious suffering.
External Links[]
- Mary Shaw on the Villains Wiki.
- Mary Shaw on the The Ultimate Evil Wiki
