
However, he wasn't the book's most important villain, Mr. Contrary to popular belief that Slappy didn't appear in the first book, he actually did. Wood's destruction made Slappy twice as evil, and a thousand times ruder. Wood, the primary antagonist of the book, and that the coffin wood they were made from was cursed. When "Night of the Living Dummy" was re-released in a special Horrorland edition, bonus material included with the book revealed that Slappy did indeed have a brother: Mr. "Slappy's Nightmare" reveals that he has a twin brother Wally, carved from the same coffin however, this revelation is only a dream. Slappy was carved out of coffin wood by an ancient sorcerer. Stine has said, " I love writing Slappy because he is so rude". Other defining characteristics are his raspy voice and near-superhuman strength. Slappy is shown to be a rude, sadistic control freak who likes to pull mean pranks and frames the main protagonist ( s ) in each book for them. After coming to life, Slappy spends most of his time searching for a slave to serve him ( usually the child who brought him to life ). Slappy is a ventriloquist's dummy that comes to life when the words " Karru marri odonna loma molonu karrano", which means "You and I are one now", found on a sheet of paper in his pocket, are read aloud. He stated he liked the idea of a wooden puppet coming to life due to the book so he decided to create Slappy. Stine, Slappy was inspired by the literary classic The Adventures of Pinocchio.
