History Fridge / TheSkeletonKey

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around their property all night. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie actually goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly. THAT’S what Caroline’s fatal flaw was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the previous nurse, who ALSO believed but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not realizing she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving “Ben”. But there’s no reason she had to [[FlatEarthAtheist blind herself to the greater reality going on around her]] in order to stay safe. If she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic earlier in the movie, after all, she would never have figured out Violet was behind everything to begin with. She should have just left the house THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man was being threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to some sort of inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the film itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around their property all night. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie actually goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly. THAT’S what Caroline’s fatal flaw was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the previous nurse, who ALSO believed but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not realizing she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving “Ben”. But there’s no reason she had to [[Flat Earth Atheist blind herself to the greater reality going on around her]] in order to stay safe. If she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic earlier in the movie, after all, she would never have figured out Violet was behind everything to begin with. She should have just left the house THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man was being threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to some sort of inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the film itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around their property all night. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie actually goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly. THAT’S what Caroline’s fatal flaw was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the previous nurse, who ALSO believed but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not realizing she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving “Ben”. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. If she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic earlier in the movie, after all, she would never have figured out Violet was behind everything to begin with. She should have just left the house THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man was being threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to some sort of inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the film itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around their property all night. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie actually goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben”. THAT’S what Caroline’s fatal flaw was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who held the position previously, who ALSO believed but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. If she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic earlier in the movie, after all, she would never have figured out Violet was behind everything to begin with. She should have just left the house THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to some sort of inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the film itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben”. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. If she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, after all, she would never have figured out Violet was behind everything to begin with. She should have just left the house THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the film itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. *** Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben”. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. *** Even by the rules of the movie verse, there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. ***Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben”. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. *** Even by the rules of the movie verse, there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. The movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. After all, the movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners, and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. After all, the movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners , and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property.

No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. After all, the movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners , and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben.

But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. After all, the movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners , and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

*** Ummmm where would Caroline have gotten the tools OR the time to make a hole somewhere with (or gotten hold of a strong enough rope lying around the house for that matter?)? No amount of “self-belief” is going to procure those things for her. It also won’t change the fact that the very real, very powerful hoodoo that Cecile/Violet used to lock the gate on her before she even fully COMMITTED to believing in the thing is still intact, and that the kayak she used to row away the first time is now gone. And even if none of those elements were an issue, her ‘self-belief’ still wouldn’t have protected her from two very powerful practitioners of magic chasing her around the property. No, Caroline’s downfall wasn’t her lack of ‘self-belief’, or even the fact that she came to believe in the power of hoodoo to begin with. After all, the movie goes out of its way to showcase other people in the town who believed and even practiced to a certain extent, but had enough respect and experience with the thing not to play around with it recklessly as Caroline ultimately did trying to save “Ben” all on her own. THAT’S what Caroline’s downfall was—not taking the warnings other people gave her (including the nurse who came and left BEFORE her, who ALSO believed in hoodoo but had enough savvy to get the fuck outta that house before it could be used against her), not taking it seriously enough to realize she was waaaaaaaay out of her depth trying to cast a first-time spell against two centennial practitioners , and ultimately letting her guilt over her father cloud her judgment when it came to saving Ben. But there’s no reason she had to blind herself to the greater reality going on around her in order to stay safe. After all, if she hadn’t used the witchdoctor’s magic on Ben earlier in the movie, she never would have figured out Violet was behind everything. She should have just left the place THEN and called the Louisiana Health Department to let them know the old man felt threatened by his wife. That in and of itself would have probably led to an inquiry. Caroline was just foolish in her belief, but as the movie itself demonstrates, belief itself doesn’t have to be a bad thing or ‘contaminate’ you as long as you’re not an arrogant ass about it.

** The plight of Ben[[spoiler:/Luke]] is a ''lot'' more grim when you realize the twist ending. [[spoiler:A poor, unsuspecting guy, young and with his whole life ahead of him, happens to land two seemingly sweet old folks as his clients. And then, they trick him into believing in hoodoo, perform a terrifying ritual on him, and trap him in the paralyzed body of an old man until he dies. And he appears to just be aware enough to recognize what Caroline's in for, and to beg her to rescue him.]]
** Heck, the entire ''movie'' is FridgeHorror, if you think about it. Pretty much every single thing Luke and Violet say to Caroline [[spoiler:serves as some sort of foreshadowing to their plans for her.]]

** AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Was it really a murder-suicide? Or were they both murdered?

** But the parents died in a murder-suicide. Could it be the dad figured it out and spared his wife the realization, since there was no way to fix it?

* The villains are two servants who were lynched for performing "hoodoo" on the house's children, but who secretly survived by [[GrandTheftMe taking over another body]]. The couple's initial victims were implied to be the children... meaning that two children were, in effect, ''murdered'' by the villains, with them watching as ''their zombified shells of bodies'' are destroyed. Also,[[SelfMadeOrphan the children's parents had to die somehow]]....

** What the villains did to the children went beyond simple murder: [[spoiler:their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

* In ''TheSkeletonKey'', the villains are two servants who were lynched for performing "hoodoo" on the house's children, but who secretly survived by [[GrandTheftMe taking over another body]]. The couple's initial victims were implied to be the children... meaning that two children were, in effect, ''murdered'' by the villains, with them watching as ''their zombified shells of bodies'' are destroyed. Also,[[SelfMadeOrphan the children's parents had to die somehow]]....

** What the villains did to the children went beyond simple murder: [[spoiler:their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

** What the villains did to the children went beyond simple murder: [[spoiler:their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

** Oh no, it's even worse than 'just' murder, regarding the children. [[spoiler:Their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

** It's even worse than "simple murder" regarding the children. [[spoiler:Their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

** Oh no, it's even worse than that regarding the children. [[spoiler:Their spirits weren't just displaced when the ritual was performed; they were ''forced into Justify and Cecile's bodies''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

** Oh no, it's even worse than that regarding the children. [[spoiler:Justify and Cecile's bodies weren't "zombiefied"; they were ''possessed by the spirits of the children''.]] The children, probably having no idea what had just happened or really what was going on, [[spoiler:were ''lynched and burned by their own parents.'']] And no one was ever any the wiser.

* In ''TheSkeletonKey'', the villains are two servants who were lynched for performing "hoodoo" on the house's children, but who secretly survived by [[GrandTheftMe swapping their souls with another body]]. The couple's initial victims were implied to be the children... meaning that two very confused and frightened children were lynched by an angry mob ''led by their own parents''.
** Two confused, frightened, and ''[[AndIMustScream paralyzed]]'' children.