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'''The Lord High Executioner''' is the main villain in the twenty-seventh [[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']] book, ''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]'' and the secondary villain in its gamebook sequel ''[[Return to Terror Tower]]''.
  
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}}'''The Lord High Executioner''' is the main antagonist in the twenty-seventh [[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']] book, ''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]'', and the secondary villain in its gamebook sequel, ''[[Return to Terror Tower]]''.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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==== ''A Night in Terror Tower'' ====
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===''Goosebumps'' (original series)===
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====<span style="color:#f9ed7f;">''A Night in Terror Tower''</span>====
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The Lord High Executioner was the head of the prison tower that was originally a walled fort built by Romans where prisoners were cruelly treated. Some of these prisoners were imprisoned for just being unable to pay their taxes. The Lord High Executioner was always ready to do away with whomever was sentenced to death. One day, King Robert took reign of the kingdom and ordered his nephew and niece [[Eddie Morgan|Edward]] and [[Sue Morgan|Susannah of York]] to the tower after the deaths of their parents. The Lord High Executioner and his men were ordered to smother the two children. Before they could do so, the real king's sorcerer Morgred used some magic stones to send Susannah and Edward to the future to save them. The Lord High Executioner was spying on Morgred, so he stole the stones and teleported to the future himself.
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In ''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]'', The Lord High Executioner is the head of the prison tower that was originally a walled fort built by Romans where prisoners were cruelly treated. Some of these prisoners were imprisoned for just being unable to pay their taxes. The Lord High Executioner was always ready to do away with whomever was sentenced to death. One day, King Robert took reign of the kingdom and ordered his nephew and niece [[Eddie Morgan|Edward]] and [[Sue Morgan|Susannah of York]] to the tower after the deaths of their parents. The Lord High Executioner and his men were ordered to smother the two children. Before they could do so, the real king's sorcerer Morgred used some magic stones to send Susannah and Edward to the future to save them. The Lord High Executioner was spying on Morgred, so he stole the stones and teleported to the future himself.
   
 
In the future, the Lord High Executioner caught up with Susannah and Edward (now calling themselves Sue and Eddie) in Terror Tower when they got lost from their tour group. He attempted to persuade the two children to come with him, telling them that he will have no choice but to hurt them if they don't come quietly. He didn't realize that Sue and Eddie had their memories erased by Morgred, so they thought he was a staff for the tour. They eventually realized the Lord High Executioner was for real and he pursued the children throughout the Tower and had eventually had them cornered in a sewer. He almost had Sue in his grasp, but ended up being chased away by rats.
  
In the future, the Lord High Executioner caught up with Susannah and Edward (now calling themselves Sue and Eddie) in Terror Tower when they got lost from their tour group. He attempted to persuade the two children to come with him, telling them that he will have no choice but to hurt them if they don't come quietly. He didn't realize that Sue and Eddie had their memories erased by Morgred, so they thought he was a staff for the tour. They eventually realized the Lord High Executioner was for real and he pursued the children throughout the Tower and had eventually had them cornered in a sewer. He almost had Sue in his grasp, but ended up being chased away by rats.
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The Lord High Executioner eventually escaped the rats and located Sue and Eddie at The Barclay. There, he ordered Eddie to give the three stones back to him as Eddie pick-pocketed them from him. Eddie attempted to bargain with the Executioner to let them go if he got them back, but the Executioner teleported all three of them back to their real time. Later, he grabbed Eddie while he and Sue were looking around in the village. The Lord High Executioner eventually caught up with Sue and told her that she cannot delay her fate. Sue declined defiantly and tried to hide from him in a peasant's cottage, only to have the peasant give her away. The Lord High Executioner then took Sue back to Terror Tower with Eddie.
  
The Lord High Executioner eventually escaped the rats and located Sue and Eddie at The Barclay. There, he ordered Eddie to give the three stones back to him as Eddie pick-pocketed them from him. Eddie attempted to bargain with the Executioner to let them go if he got them back, but the Executioner teleported all three of them back to their real time. Later, he grabbed Eddie while he and Sue were looking around in the village. The Lord High Executioner eventually caught up with Sue and told her that she cannot delay her fate. Sue declined defiantly and tried to hide from him in a peasant's cottage, only to have the peasant give her away. The Lord High Executioner then took Sue back to Terror Tower with Eddie.
   
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At the tower, the Lord High Executioner once again got ready to execute the young prince and princess. But before he could carry out his duties, Sue and Eddie, who got their memories back after being told by Morgred what had happened managed to teleport themselves and the sorcerer into the future.
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At the tower, the Lord High Executioner once again got ready to execute the young prince and princess. But before he could carry out his duties, Sue and Eddie, who got their memories back after being told by [[Morgred]] what had happened managed to teleport themselves and the sorcerer into the future.
   
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==== ''The Knight in Screaming Armor'' ====
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====''[[The Knight in Screaming Armor]]''====
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The Lord High Executioner was seen in a dungeon at the evil knight's castle and the hero (without realizing it) grabs his neck at the sight of him.
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The Lord High Executioner makes a brief appearance in ''[[The Knight in Screaming Armor]]''. He is seen in a dungeon at the evil knight's castle, and the protagonist (without realizing it) grabs his neck at the sight of him.
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====''[[Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum]]''====
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The Lord High Executioner appears as an exhibit at the Wax Museum in ''Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum''. He comes to life and battles the protagonist. He is defeated in a bad ending where the protagonist becomes an exhibit alongside him, with Dr. Izzy Wicked, the museum owner laughing evilly.
   
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==== ''Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum'' ====
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====''[[Return to Terror Tower]]''====
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In one of the good endings of ''Return to Terror Tower'', the Lord High Executioner is freed after King Robert himself is defeated.
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The Lord High Executioner was an exhibit at the Wax Museum. He came to life and battled the hero. He was either defeated or in a bad ending the hero becomes an exhibit alongside him with Dr. Izzy Wicked, the museum owner laughing evilly.
  
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==== ''Return to Terror Tower'' ====
  
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In this story, Sue and Eddie returned, along with a new friend to reclaim their throne from King Robert, their evil uncle who had ordered them to the tower to get them out of the way.
  
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In one of the good endings, the Lord High Executioner was freed after King Robert himself was defeated.
  
   
 
==General information==
  
==General information==
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=== Physical appearance ===
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===Physical appearance===
 
The Lord High Executioner is a big and powerful man and is completely bald. He is often seen wearing a black cape and a wide-brimmed black hat.
  
The Lord High Executioner is a big and powerful man and is completely bald. He is often seen wearing a black cape and a wide-brimmed black hat.
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=== Personality ===
  
  ⚫
The Executioner's design in the film [[Goosebumps (film)|''Goosebumps'']] is based on his design on the cover to ''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]'', rather than in the book. In the book, the Executioner is described as tall and thin, and he wears a black hood over his head and a cape. In the movie, he is short, fat, and wears a black mask, which is similar to his appearance on the cover of the book.
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===Personality===
 
The Lord High Executioner really takes his job very seriously. He is very cruel and sadistic and he would not show any mercy to his prisoners if they do not cooperate with him. He is one to strike fear in many hearts of others, making them never dare to go against his authority. He proved to be quite corrupt and uncaring as he had been attempting to do away with two children under King Robert's orders. Although it could be possible that he is just taking orders (and possibly fearing for his ''own'' life if he failed to carry them out).
  
The Lord High Executioner really takes his job very seriously. He is very cruel and sadistic and he would not show any mercy to his prisoners if they do not cooperate with him. He is one to strike fear in many hearts of others, making them never dare to go against his authority. He proved to be quite corrupt and uncaring as he had been attempting to do away with two children under King Robert's orders. Although it could be possible that he is just taking orders (and possibly fearing for his ''own'' life if he failed to carry them out).
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== List of a appearances ==
  
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==== Books ====
  
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* [[Goosebumps]]
  
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** [[A Night in Terror Tower|''A Night in Terror Tower'']]
  
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* [[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]
  
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** [[The Knight in Screaming Armor|''The Knight in Screaming Armor'']]'' (not named)''
  
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** [[Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum|''Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum'']]
  
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* Give Yourself Goosebumps: Special Edition
  
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** [[Return to Terror Tower|''Return to Terror Tower'']]
  
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* [[Classic Goosebumps]]
  
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** ''A Night in Terror Tower''
  
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* ''[[Goosebumps (2015 film)|Goosebumps The Movie]]''
  
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** ''[[Goosebumps Movie Novel]]''
  
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** ''[[Monster Survival Guide]]''
  
   
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==List of appearances==
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==== Television and Film ====
  
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===Books===
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* Television series:
  
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** Season 1 - [[A Night in Terror Tower/TV Episode|A Night in Terror Tower (Part I and II)]]
  
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|''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]''
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|Main antagonist
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|January 1995
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|[[Goosebumps (original series)|''Goosebumps'']]
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|''[[The Knight in Screaming Armor]]''
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|Cameo
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|September 1996
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|''[[Give Yourself Goosebumps]]''
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|''[[Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum]]''
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|Enemy
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|December 1996
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|''Give Yourself Goosebumps''
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|''[[Return to Terror Tower]]''
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|Secondary villain
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|May 1998
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|''Give Yourself Goosebumps''
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|''[[Goosebumps Movie Novel]]''
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|Cameo
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|August 25, 2015
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|[[:Category:Goosebumps film books|''Goosebumps'' (film) books]]
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|-
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|''[[Monster Survival Guide]]''
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|Cameo
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|August 25, 2015
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|''Goosebumps'' (film) books
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===TV series===
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|"[[A Night in Terror Tower/TV episode|A Night in Terror Tower]]"
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|February 26, 1996
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|[[Goosebumps (original series)#Season 1|Season 1]]
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|[[Goosebumps (film)|''Goosebumps'']]
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|Background monster
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|October 16, 2015
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== Actors ==
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==Portrayals==
 
* Robert Collins ''(television series)''
  
* Robert Collins ''(television series)''
 
* Drew Lamkins ''(Goosebumps movie, credited as "Monster #15")''
  
* Drew Lamkins ''(Goosebumps movie, credited as "Monster #15")''
   
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== Trivia ==
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==Trivia==
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*The executioner can be seen holding Slappy with Avery Jones in the "All About Slappy" special feature.
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* The Lord High Executioner was the first time-travelling villain.
  
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* His "Fright Gallery" featured in the ''Classic Goosebumps'' reprint of ''A Night in Terror Tower'' does not list ''Return to Terror Tower'' among his other appearances.
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* The Lord High Executioner doesn't speak in the film.
  
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* The executioner can be seen holding Slappy with Avery Jones in the "All About Slappy" special feature.
  
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* The Executioner's appearance in the film ''Goosebumps'' is based on his appearance on the cover rather than in the book. In the book, the Executioner is described as tall and thin, and he wears a black hood over his head and a cape. In the movie, he is short, fat, and wears a black mask, which is similar to his appearance on the cover of the book.
  
   
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===Artwork===
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A Night in Terror Tower (Cover).jpg|''[[A Night in Terror Tower]]''
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Gyg se2.jpg|''[[Return to Terror Tower]]''
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Anightinterrortower-classicreprint.jpg|''A Night in Terror Tower'' (''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'')
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Goosebumps - HorrorLand at Disney Promo.jpg
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Where's_The_Creature_artwork.png|Artwork by Rod Hunt for ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Where's the Creature]]'' game.
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===Regional depictions===
 
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TheLordHighExecutionerFrenchCover.png|The Executioner as depicted on the [[Goosebumps/French releases|French cover]] of ''A Night in Terror Tower''.
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Gyg se2.jpg|The Executioner as he appears on the cover of Return to Terror Tower
  
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TheLordHighExecutionerTV(Masked).png|The Executioner as he appeared in the TV adaptation.
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Goosebumps, Jack Black, Monsters, SDCC 2014.jpg|The Executioner attacking Jack Black at the 2014 San Diego Comi-Con.
 
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Where's_The_Creature_artwork.png|Artwork by Rod Hunt for ''[[Goosebumps (2015 film)|Where's the Creature]]'' game.
  
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imagesex.jpeg|Executioner full view
  
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===Merchandise===
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<gallery spacing="small">
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Screenshot 2017-09-20 at 12.08.00 PM.png|''Goosebumps Collectibles'' figure (front)
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Screenshot 2017-09-20 at 12.08.27 PM.png|''Goosebumps Collectibles'' figure (inside)
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Terror Tower Executioner 3d Paint Kit Box.jpg|Goosebumps 3-D Paint Kit
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TerrorTowerHanger.jpg|Doorknob Hanger
 
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Revision as of 21:36, 15 May 2020

The Lord High Executioner is the main antagonist in the twenty-seventh Goosebumps book, A Night in Terror Tower, and the secondary villain in its gamebook sequel, Return to Terror Tower.

History

Goosebumps (original series)

A Night in Terror Tower

In A Night in Terror Tower, The Lord High Executioner is the head of the prison tower that was originally a walled fort built by Romans where prisoners were cruelly treated. Some of these prisoners were imprisoned for just being unable to pay their taxes. The Lord High Executioner was always ready to do away with whomever was sentenced to death. One day, King Robert took reign of the kingdom and ordered his nephew and niece Edward and Susannah of York to the tower after the deaths of their parents. The Lord High Executioner and his men were ordered to smother the two children. Before they could do so, the real king's sorcerer Morgred used some magic stones to send Susannah and Edward to the future to save them. The Lord High Executioner was spying on Morgred, so he stole the stones and teleported to the future himself.

In the future, the Lord High Executioner caught up with Susannah and Edward (now calling themselves Sue and Eddie) in Terror Tower when they got lost from their tour group. He attempted to persuade the two children to come with him, telling them that he will have no choice but to hurt them if they don't come quietly. He didn't realize that Sue and Eddie had their memories erased by Morgred, so they thought he was a staff for the tour. They eventually realized the Lord High Executioner was for real and he pursued the children throughout the Tower and had eventually had them cornered in a sewer. He almost had Sue in his grasp, but ended up being chased away by rats.

The Lord High Executioner eventually escaped the rats and located Sue and Eddie at The Barclay. There, he ordered Eddie to give the three stones back to him as Eddie pick-pocketed them from him. Eddie attempted to bargain with the Executioner to let them go if he got them back, but the Executioner teleported all three of them back to their real time. Later, he grabbed Eddie while he and Sue were looking around in the village. The Lord High Executioner eventually caught up with Sue and told her that she cannot delay her fate. Sue declined defiantly and tried to hide from him in a peasant's cottage, only to have the peasant give her away. The Lord High Executioner then took Sue back to Terror Tower with Eddie.

At the tower, the Lord High Executioner once again got ready to execute the young prince and princess. But before he could carry out his duties, Sue and Eddie, who got their memories back after being told by Morgred what had happened managed to teleport themselves and the sorcerer into the future.

Give Yourself Goosebumps

The Knight in Screaming Armor

The Lord High Executioner makes a brief appearance in The Knight in Screaming Armor. He is seen in a dungeon at the evil knight's castle, and the protagonist (without realizing it) grabs his neck at the sight of him.

Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum

The Lord High Executioner appears as an exhibit at the Wax Museum in Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum. He comes to life and battles the protagonist. He is defeated in a bad ending where the protagonist becomes an exhibit alongside him, with Dr. Izzy Wicked, the museum owner laughing evilly.

Return to Terror Tower

In one of the good endings of Return to Terror Tower, the Lord High Executioner is freed after King Robert himself is defeated.

General information

Physical appearance

The Lord High Executioner is a big and powerful man and is completely bald. He is often seen wearing a black cape and a wide-brimmed black hat.

The Executioner's design in the film Goosebumps is based on his design on the cover to A Night in Terror Tower, rather than in the book. In the book, the Executioner is described as tall and thin, and he wears a black hood over his head and a cape. In the movie, he is short, fat, and wears a black mask, which is similar to his appearance on the cover of the book.

Personality

The Lord High Executioner really takes his job very seriously. He is very cruel and sadistic and he would not show any mercy to his prisoners if they do not cooperate with him. He is one to strike fear in many hearts of others, making them never dare to go against his authority. He proved to be quite corrupt and uncaring as he had been attempting to do away with two children under King Robert's orders. Although it could be possible that he is just taking orders (and possibly fearing for his own life if he failed to carry them out).

List of appearances

Books

Title Role Release date Series
A Night in Terror Tower Main antagonist January 1995 Goosebumps
The Knight in Screaming Armor Cameo September 1996 Give Yourself Goosebumps
Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum Enemy December 1996 Give Yourself Goosebumps
Return to Terror Tower Secondary villain May 1998 Give Yourself Goosebumps
Goosebumps Movie Novel Cameo August 25, 2015 Goosebumps (film) books
Monster Survival Guide Cameo August 25, 2015 Goosebumps (film) books

TV series

Episode Air date Season
"A Night in Terror Tower" February 26, 1996 Season 1

Film

Title Role Release date
Goosebumps Background monster October 16, 2015

Portrayals

  • Robert Collins (television series)
  • Drew Lamkins (Goosebumps movie, credited as "Monster #15")

Trivia

  • The executioner can be seen holding Slappy with Avery Jones in the "All About Slappy" special feature.
  • His "Fright Gallery" featured in the Classic Goosebumps reprint of A Night in Terror Tower does not list Return to Terror Tower among his other appearances.

Gallery

Artwork

Regional depictions

TV/Film

Merchandise

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