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Oct 8, 2010 · My Soul to Take: Directed by Wes Craven. With Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey. A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.
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The Riverton Ripper (sometimes called "The Ripper" for short) is a mass murderer that plagued the town of Riverton, Massachusetts, and he is the main antagonist of the 2010 supernatural-thriller film My Soul to Take.
He was portrayed by Christopher Place. Abel Plenkov is portrayed by Raúl Esparza, and Alex Dunkelman is portrayed by John Magaro.
Abel Plenkov, a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia and whose alter is "The Riverton Ripper" murders his pregnant wife and counselor Dr. Blake. When he dies later that night, his multiple personalities are transferred to the souls of seven children who were born that same night. Abel's daughter Leah was a survivor of the Ripper's attack who witnessed the murder of her mother.
16 years later, Adam 'Bug' Hellerman and six other children celebrate their 16th birthday. Throughout the day, 5 of the 7 children are brutally killed by the Riverton Ripper including (in the order they were killed): Jay Chan, Penelope Bryte, Brandon O'Neil, Brittany Cunningham and Jerome. May Hellerman, Bug's adoptive mother and the sister of Abel's wife is also killed, as well as the police officer who had been investigating the murders 16 years earlier, Detective Paterson (Frank Grillo). Bug's older sister Leah 'Fang' Hellerman is wounded but survives. Bug finds out he is the son of the Ripper, Abel Plenkov.
•Adam 'Bug' Hellerman aka Adam Plenkov (survived); Abel Plenkov's son. He suffers from schizophrenia just like his dad as well as oxygen starvation.
•Alex Dunkelman; one of Bug's best friends who then became the unwilling vessel for the soul of the Riverton Ripper.
•Jerome King (deceased); a blind school student who is the younger brother of Chandelle King and one of Bug's best friends.
•Penelope Bryte (deceased); a devout Christian and follower of the Bible.
•Brandon O'Neil (deceased); the school's handsome jock and a bully to Bug and Alex. He is also the father of an unborn child belonged to Principal Pratt's daughter Melanie.
•Brittany Cunningham (deceased); one of the hottest girls in school and a part of Fang's group.
Not long after, Jay is murdered by the reappeared Ripper. At home, Bug begins to redo a class project, exhibiting Jay's creativity. At school, Brandon torments Bug and Alex on orders of Fang, a tyrannical bully. Bug and Alex decide to spy on Fang to see if Brittany has a crush on him.
Abel Plenkov (Raul Esparza), a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia and whose alter ego is 'The Riverton Ripper' murders his pregnant wife and counselor Dr. Blake. When he dies later that night, his multiple personalities are transferred to the souls of seven children who were born prematurely that same night.
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On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.
Oct 8, 2010 · On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they’re all turning 16... and turning up dead. Legendary director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) keeps your heart racing with a suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.
