The grabber

full name

Albert Shaw

Alias

The Grabber The Galesburg Grabber Al

Occupation

Magician Serial killer

Powers/skills

High intellect Cunning Marksmanship Ability to hear The Phone Combat prowess Murder and torture methodology Manipulation Brute strength

Hobby

Kidnapping and murdering young boys. Playing the "Naughty Boy" game.

Goals

Torture and murder as many teenagers and children as he can (succeeded for a while). Murder Finney as his next victim and continue his killing spree after he’s gone (ultimately failed).

Crimes

Serial murder Child abuse Kidnapping Fratricide Stalking Torture Conspiracy Unlawful imprisonment

History(past)

Not much is known about the serial child murderer known as the Grabber. What is known is he lives with his drug addict brother in a Denver suburb and has a day job. For reasons unknown, the Grabber abducts young boys and imprisons them in his basement unbeknownst to his brother. He would eventually kill the boys and bury the bodies in a house across the street. He had killed a total of 5 children, with Finney Blake's friends Bruce and Robin being his latest victims. He seems to have the same abilities than Finney has by being able to hear the black phone too, even if he denies it, claiming it's just static electricity sparking the phone's exposed wiring.

History (The Black Phone)

In 1978, the Grabber kidnaps Finney when he lured him into helping him after dropping his groceries. Trapping him in the basement, the Grabber, now wearing a mask, informs Finney that he won't hurt him, that nothing bad will happen to him anymore and that the black phone on the wall doesn't work when the boy tried to use it (this is later debunked by the spirit boys who confirm that he actually can hear them). While trapped, Finney receives a call from Bruce who had no recollection of his life prior to his kidnapping and untimely end. He tells Finney that there was a floor tile that he tried to dig out before being stopped by the Grabber. Finney does as he is told and covers the hole with a rug. Sometime later, the Grabber offers Finney food and tells him that he thinks to let him go but asks him what his name was. Finney lies, saying his name is Tyler. The Grabber, who already knew his name and was simply testing him, immediately becomes enraged and angrily smashes the plate containing eggs and a soda bottle on the ground and revealing a newspaper detailing his disappearance. Showing that’s how he knows his name. After that fails, Finney is stopped from going upstairs by another spirit child named Billy. Explaining that the Grabber deliberately leaves the door unlocked so he could beat the child to death in a game of "Naughty Boy", Billy has Finney find a chord that he tried to use to escape through the window. However, that too fails. Finney's sister Gwen has several visions in her dreams describing the Grabber's abductions until she learns the address to what she assumed was the Grabber's lair. She then dials the cops to investigate. Meanwhile, Finney receives another phone call, this time from Griffin, who explains that the Grabber took a lock from his bike and used it to lock the front door, but Griffin has written the code on one of the basement wall. He also senses that the Grabber was asleep. Finney takes advantage of this and sneaks upstairs.

History(The Black Phone)

After unsuccessfully trying to undo the lock, Finney finally finds the combination and flees. Unfortunately, the Grabber's dog alerts its master and the Grabber sprints after the young boy. He grabs him and threatens to gut him and use his intestines to strangle the life out of him should he scream, before knocking him out. Back in the basement, Finney gets a call from a punk named Vance. Learning of a hole in the wall, Finney grabs the toilet lid and breaks his way through the wall only to realize he was trapped behind a refrigerator. Distraught, Finney has a breakdown as the phone rings again. Picking it up, he learns his friend Robin was on the other side. He comforts him and urges him to fight back so his death would not be in vain, and teaches him how to fight, as they both have a heartfelt goodbye. Finney prepares his last chance to beat the Grabber and escape, he prepares the trap and takes the phone, ripping it from the cord and fills it with the dirt he had dug out earlier. Max, the Grabber's brother, discovers Finney and tried to help him only to be murdered by his own brother who then shifts the blame on Finney when it was the Grabber’s own choice. He comes at Finney with the ax, but Finney fights back. The Grabber stumbles into the hole that was previously covered, and he breaks his ankle and is unable to get out. An enraged Finney proceeds to hit The Grabber continuously in the neck and face with the phone, to the point where he can't speak properly and he just mumbles nonsense and coughs up blood. Finney continues to punt his captor in the face, before wrapping the cord around his neck and strangling him in a rage. The phone rings, Finney tells him it’s for him as the 5 spirits of the kids he murdered mock their tormentor through the phone, tormenting him and calling him pathetic. Much to his shock to both that the phone works and realization how Finney got a step a head of him all the way.

History (The Black Phone)

Realizing his peril, The Grabber attempts to escape Finney's grasp, but the spirits of Bruce Yamada and Robin give Finney the confidence to stop The Grabber once and for all. Finney tightens his grip on the phone cord and yanks it, completely crushing The Grabber's neck and killing him instantly.

Personality

Albert Shaw or or as known to many Grabber are very cruel and sadistic serial killer who love killing, torture and abuse little young boys, he killed five young boys with very violent methods and also get sadistic pleasure, what make him a serial killer sociopath who love killing innocent children especially young boys. He also show to be a dissociative serial killer due to hes love in masks.

Quotes

"Wanna see a magic trick?" ~ The Grabber before he kidnapped Finney. "You don't need to be scared. Because nothing bad is going to happen to you here. You got my word Johnny." ~ The Grabber trying to reassure Finney Blake after abducting him. "Hang up the phone! Now!" ~ The Grabber ordering Finney to hang up the phone. "I was really starting to like you... Finney! I almost let you go." ~ The Grabber to Finney, when Finney didn't said his real name. "Now see what you made me do! You made me kill my own brother! He was an idiot. But he was my idiot." ~ The Grabber after murdering his brother. "The creepiest damn thing..." ~ The Grabber. At the time of the kidnapping

Appearance

Pale skin; tall; always wears masks; light brown hair; dark gray eyes. At the time of Finney's kidnapping, he was dressed as a magician.