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“ | I’m the avenging angel of the lord! I reap his vengeance on those who fault his will! Everyone must die, like Diablo! Death...by electrocution. | „ |
~ Reverend Bates |
Reverend Bates is the main antagonist of the 1989 American-Italian slasher film Nightmare Beach, which is also known as Welcome to Spring Break. He is a reverend in the town of Manatee, Florida, who hates Spring Break and sees the various spring-breakers, especially the girls who dress provocatively, as sinners.
He was portrayed by the late Lance LeGault.
Biography[]
Reverend Bates is a member of the clergy in the town of Manatee, Florida. He had a wife, but she died of unknown causes prior. He has a daughter named Rachel, who is a reckless teen and goes out to party and flirt with guys. He disapproves of her actions and sees them as sinful. Because of his religious beliefs, Reverend Bates kills people he sees as sinners. At one point, after four girls are killed, the town wanting a patsy, accuse and arrest the leader of a biker gang known as the Demons.
Diablo is executed a couple weeks after, with the electric chair. One year after his execution, someone steals Diablo's corpse and motorcycle. During spring break, a girl wants a ride to the beach and catches one with a man dressed in biker clothes. The biker goes too fast and the hitchhiker tells him to stop so she can get off. When she tries, the biker hits a button on his bike that activates an electric chair type device attached to the back and it fries her. Afterwards, he pushes her corpse off and drives away.
List of Victims[]
- 1: Mary Jackson | Unknown, killed off-screen, weeks prior.
- 2: Diablo | Framed for murder and executed legally with the electric chair.
- 3: Hitchhiker Girl | Electrocuted with motorcycle.
- 4: Ronny Rivera | Electrocuted with motorcycle.
- 5: Hotel Clerk | Garroted with wire.
- 6: Kimberly | Torn cord shoved in mouth, electrocuted.
- 7: Unnamed Girl | Kidnapped and melted with the flames from a boiler.
- 8: Trina | Electrocuted with torn cord.
- 9: Reggie | Garroted with wire.
Possible[]
- 3 girls | Unknown, killed off-screen prior to Mary's murder.
- Unknown and Unnamed Person | Killed off-screen, seen being taken away in an ambulance.