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How did they explain Tanginas death?


They just left her mummified freeze dried corpse in the hallway, what did the janitor think when he came across it? What possible cause of death could be given to someone who had been instantaneously turned into beef jerky and had a teenage girl burst out of their body? When the police investigated, what excuse did Bruce and co give? the investigators would figure her connection to the Freelings

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I always kind of hated this scene just because it was such an undignified way for Tangina's character to go out.

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When Bruce leaves the apartment to chase after Carol Anne, he notices her dried body is gone.

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It's been a long time since I've seen this but I don't remember Tangina dying or a scene with a body. I thought she went body and soul into the light with the reverend after she released Carol Ann.

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She was trying to get Carol Anne to come back through the Mirror and there was a frustrated scuffle with either Bruce or Seaton that distracted Tangina and her body touched the mirror so she was fair game and Kane took her in. "TANGINA!!!!..... BOOOM" and then her empty decayed body was there with Donna inside i think it was a trade Tangina for Donna....

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