Kill Katie Malone

Kill Katie Malone

Year: 2010

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Carlos Ramos Jr.

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You can’t choose your family, but she can. College friends Ginger Matheson, Jim Duncan and Kyle “Dixie” Canning pool their money to purchase a so‑called “ghost” from an online auction. Thinking it’s a prank, they open the antique box, only to release the vengeful spirit of an Irish servant girl who has haunted and tormented each successive owner for generations.

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1

Girl Carries Black Box into Living Room

The movie opens with a girl bringing a small black box into a living room, attempting to ignite a fire to burn it. Robert rushes in, begging her to stop, and he is overwhelmed as ice begins to spread across the floor, freezing her to the ground. An unseen attacker forces her into kneeling, and the door slams shut, trapping her.

living room
2

Introduction of College Friends and the Black Box

Jim, Ginger, and Dixie leave a haunted house and discover an online auction selling the mysterious black box. Intrigued, they decide to buy it for fun. Jim wins the auction, and they receive the box, which contains a locket with a girl’s picture inside.

college dorms
3

Robert's Phone Call and The Attack

Robert, seen at a train depot, argues with someone named Amy on the phone before suffering a violent coughing fit and being thrown against the wall by an unseen force. He declares, 'The matter is closed,' before being left alone on the floor, indicating a supernatural attack.

train depot
4

Strange Incidents in Dorm Rooms

Jim and Dixie find their beds and belongings vandalized and overturned, with strange writing scratched into the wall. Ginger finds a single red rose on her bed, hinting at supernatural influence. The atmosphere becomes increasingly menacing as signs of a haunting escalate.

college dorms
5

Mysterious Death of Professor Haskell

Professor Haskell, working late, is attacked by an unseen entity in her office, resulting in her spitting up blood and biting off her own tongue. Her death is attributed to supernatural forces linked to the box and the cursed entity.

professor's office
6

Discovery of Gaelic Inscription and Katie Malone Legend

Jim finds an inscription on the wall in Gaelic and learns about Katie Malone, an Irish servant girl beaten to death and whose spirit is bound to the cursed box. The legend explains that her spirit seeks to claim a ‘family or death,’ linking her to the ongoing haunting.

library
7

Breaking Free and the Box's Disposal

Jim, Ginger, and Dixie decide to set Katie’s spirit free by trying to release her from the box. Jim places his hand on the box, feels pain, and throws it into a trashcan, believing he has dispelled her influence, but the curse seems to persist.

library
8

Jim's Confrontation with Ghost_Hunter and Auction

Jim communicates with Ghost_Hunter, the other auction bidder, who warns him of danger. Jim sets up an auction on uBid to sell the box, which results in supernatural chaos during the college Halloween party, with students thrown and ice spreading across the floors.

college campus
9

Dixie and Ginger Face the Haunting

Dixie and Ginger hide in a maintenance room as the ghost unleashes supernatural attacks, including ice and violent manifestations. Dixie’s hand is frozen to a metal railing, and Ginger narrowly escapes after seeing Dixie vanish, highlighting the spreading chaos.

college gym
10

Katie Malone’s Manifestation and The Final Confrontation

Ginger is dragged towards a dangerous object, but Jim intervenes, claiming he sold the ghost back. Katie screams and shatters windows, symbolizing her release. The spirits are unraveled as the chaos subsides, but the curse appears to still threaten.

college hallway and gym
11

Revelation of Amy and Robert

In the final scene, it is revealed that Amy, the girl from the beginning, is Robert’s daughter, and she is the girl who had possession over the box. She confronts Robert, trying to prevent Katie’s spirit from harming anyone, but the box slips from his hand and opens, leaving her determined to protect her home.

Amy's bedroom

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