Ryan Torres was a resident of Shadyside and an employee at the Shadyside Mall. On the night of September 30, 1994, his soul was sacrificed by Sheriff Nicholas "Nick" Goode and possessed by Satan. That night, he went on to murder other employees, among them Heather Watkins, before spending the next three nights continuing his murder spree.
He appeared in Fear Street Part 1: 1994 and Fear Street Part 3: 1666 portrayed by David W. Thompson.
History[]
Ryan was born to Mr. and Mrs. Torres around 1976 in Shadyside, Ohio, United States. At some point after graduating from Shadyside High School, he was hired as an employee at the Shadyside Mall where he grew close to Heather.
On September 30th, 1994, he was possessed by Satan and killed Heather and seven other employees before being shot to death by Nick, his killings were blamed on Martin P. Franklin who became a suspect due to being the only survivor though Nick knew the truth.
After being brought back as an undead killer, Ryan went on to track down, Deena Johnson, Josh Johnson, Kate Schmidt, Simon Kalivoda and Samantha "Sam" Fraser at the Shadyside hospital where he murdered Nurse Beddy and Nurse Stephanie before killing Peter Brody in front of Sam and Deena.
Upon being lured to his old school, Ryan, along with Ruby Lane and Thomas "Tommy" Slater were blown up by Deena's group but brought back and sent to the Grab & Bag grocery store where he managed to kill Kate Schmidt.
He was stopped and put to rest on the 3rd of October that same year when the curse was ended.
Newspaper Excerpt #1 (MALL MASSACRE; 8 Dead in Bloody Killing Spree.)[]
Shock is the only word to describe the feelings of Shadyside residents as the details of mass killings at the local Shadyside mall come to light. A place usually known for fun and carefree shopping became the sight of unspeakable horror. Though more information [obscured text]
Last night, a bloody massacre at Shadyside Mall left at least 8 people deceased. Reports of screams inside the mall prompted police response after a number of phone calls. Sheriff Nick Goode was the first to arrive at the scene since he was at a nearby location. Upon entering, he found 8 victims with the killer still at large. As [Cuts off].
Newspaper Excerpt #2 (SHERIFF GOODE REASSURES SUNNYVALE "SAFE ON HIS WATCH")[]
Reported screams from inside the mall prompted a police response and Sheriff Nick Goode arrived first at the scene. Upon entering, he found 8 victims with the killer still at large. As Goode searched, Torres attacked and the Sheriff returned fatal gunshots. Once dead, Ryan Torres was identified and his family was notified. He was a part-time employee at the mall gift shop where he had worked at the mall for 3 years prior to the attack. His parents describe Torres as a fun loving individual [obscured text].
Trivia[]
- His outfit is a reference to the 1996 horror film Scream by Wes Craven. His method of killing Heather is also a reference to the mentioned film in which Casey Becker is murdered the same way by Billy Loomis.
- His autopsy revealed he was 6'1 and weighed 185 lb.
- In Fear Street: Prom Queen, it was revealed there was a character named Tyler Torres who may be Ryan's brother though this was never confirmed.