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It's not hard to understand.


The killer with the chrome skull was a serial killer that murdered his victims (most likely prostitutes) and sent the videos to the police. This is explained when that guy finds a file on him on the FBI website. The killer, for whatever reason, takes his victims to the morgue and puts them in coffins. He has some sort of deal worked out with the mortician/caretaker where he pays him to let him use the place and to keep his mouth shut. Somewhere along the line, their relationship crumbles and the caretaker wants more money or wants out of the arrangement. This happens on the night he targets The Girl, a prostitute, by taking her to a motel room and knocking her unconscious (probably his M.O.) and putting her in a coffin. The caretaker also doesn't help her when she's screaming for help in the coffin, suggesting he's willing to look the other way. But after his fight with the killer and a demand for more money, chrome skull dispatches him. Everyone else killed in the movie is just out of pure circumstance, as he's just trying to get to The Girl. He even tells her "Many people are dead tonight because of you." He kills everyone in his way to get to her. He's not supernatural or superhuman in any way...the bullet he takes does hurt him, but he performs surgery and sews it up himself. The meaning of the mask he chooses is irrelevant and unnecessary. It has no importance to the plot--the mask could have been anything. And why he's doing what he does...well, he's a serial killer. No need for further explanation.

I don't see how it was that hard to understand, LOL.

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As to the mask, it's quite ironic that he wears a skull mask and he ends up pulling off his face when the mask is glued to him leaving his real skull revealed.

"I'm a lead farmer, maggot farmer!" (Tropic Thunder edited for TV)

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Your mostly right about ChromeSkulls relationship to the mortician...BUT he is supposed to keep his murders IN THE BARN! and Not in Mr Jones funeral home or (House) as he calls it.

About the MID WAY point you see Chromeskull Camera POV about to Drive to the BARN (with the girl in the back seat) but we see the mortician (Richard Lynch) talking to a COP! (who we find out is Sherrif Bates. Thats the whole reason he has to STASH the Girl in the Funeral Home Instead! Genious!

Lynch tells him SHERRIF BATES heard complaints about the Stink coming from the barn and is coming back tomorrow and "HE WANTS IN". SO CHROME SKULL DID HAVE A REASON TO KILL the 2 local cops.

People just dont want to think...and its really sad.


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I've just watched this film and I agree, it's very easy to understand! Lol.

There is one thing that's up for debate though, whether or not Chromeskull is supernatural - during the credits we see a gloved hand pick up the camera.

That may have just been the other cop though, not sure, will have to watch it again.

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