481:, a set dresser, accidentally trapped himself in the room by inadvertently moving a dresser in front of the door. When told of the incident, Lynch had an image of Silva stuck in the room and thought it could fit into the series. After filming him crouched at the foot of Laura's bed, looking through the bars of the footboard, as if he were "trapped" behind them, Lynch filmed the scene a second time, without Silva. After reviewing the footage, Lynch liked Silva's presence so much that he decided to make him part of the series.
359:(Lee), who looks just like Laura. Upon learning the truth, Cooper lures Bob into a trap by tricking Leland into allowing himself to be questioned. Under interrogation, Bob takes control and taunts Cooper before forcing Leland to bash his head repeatedly into the wall, sustaining fatal injuries. In his dying breaths, Leland states when he was a child he saw Bob in a dream and invited him inside, before stating that he never knew when Bob was in control of his body. After Leland dies, Cooper engages in a
449:
401:), Bob appears, causing time in the Lodge to reverse to the moment before Cooper agreed to sell his soul. Bob informs Cooper that the Black Lodge is his domain, and thus Earle has trespassed by coming into it and demanding Cooper's soul for himself. As a punishment, Bob kills Earle, taking Earle's soul for himself. Cooper attempts to flee, but Bob traps him in the Lodge, exiting inside of a
493:, who played Ronette Pulaski, recalled being afraid of Silva as she noticed him standing out among the crew while filming her scene on the railroad tracks in the pilot episode. When Augustine told Lynch she was becoming afraid of Silva and asked who he was, Lynch, according to Augustine, said, "That's the bad guy, but don't tell anyone."
484:
Later that day, a scene was being filmed in which Laura's mother experiences a terrifying vision; at the time, the script did not indicate what Mrs Palmer had seen. Lynch was pleased with how the scene turned out, but a crew member informed him that it would have to be re-shot, because a mirror in
354:
It is later revealed that Bob is, in fact, possessing Leland, and has been "possessing" him ever since Leland first met him as a child at his grandfather's house. Under Bob's influence, Leland sexually abused his own daughter for years, and finally murdered her. Leland is also under Bob's control
432:
In the present, Bob continues to inhabit Cooper's doppelgänger ("Mr. C") and appears as an orb inside of his body. If the doppelgänger suffers a fatal injury, a group of
Woodsmen dig Bob out of his body and Bob returns to the doppelgänger when he is revived.
307:
who raped and murdered young women, with Mike as his accomplice. Mike eventually repented, removing his left arm in order to be rid of the tattoo that he shared with Bob. At the beginning of the second season, one of Bob's intended victims, Ronnette
Pulaski
440:), Bob is again removed from his body, but quickly finds himself confronted by Freddie Sykes (Jake Wardle), who was given a supernatural glove by the Fireman. The two fight, which ends with Freddie destroying Bob by punching him into the stratosphere.
379:) over how real Bob was, and whether or not Bob was in fact a physical incarnation of Leland's personal demons. Although the men cannot agree on a unifying idea, they do come to the conclusion that Bob is a manifestation of "the evil that men do".
55:
485:
the scene had inadvertently picked up Silva's reflection. Lynch considered this a "happy accident", and decided that Silva's unnamed character would be revealed as Laura's true killer. At the 2013 Twin Peaks
Retrospective at
397:), who is attempting to harness the power of the Lodge for himself. When Earle tries to strike a bargain with Cooper in which Cooper will sell his soul to Earle in exchange for Earle sparing Cooper's lover, Annie Blackburn (
1490:
1495:
232:. Silva, a set dresser on the pilot, was given the role of Bob after a reflection of his face in a mirror was accidentally captured by the camera during filming. When series creator
386:) has a sudden heart attack as he tries to arrest her. It is implied that Bob caused the heart attack by flooding her body and soul with terror, literally frightening her to death.
1381:
1530:
333:
myth that comes into play when a soul that invites something into it to take part in its life cannot then refuse it anything. That's a myth that goes way back before
272:. While "possessing" humans, he commits horrible crimes to elicit pain, fear, and suffering in those around him. In a series of promotional trading cards issued for
1374:
508:
324:), Laura's father, identifies the man in the poster as "Robertson", and says that he lived near his grandfather and used to taunt Leland when he was a child.
316:
at Bob's hands, at which time she identifies Bob as Laura's killer. Cooper and the Twin Peaks
Sheriff department canvass the town with wanted posters of Bob.
913:
1353:
1346:
329:
When Leland talks about knowing Bob as a child and says this was someone who invited me to play and I invited him in, there's a certain classic type of
276:, his birth date is listed as "From the beginning of time", and his "accomplishments" are listed as "I have survived as long as man has been on earth."
1515:
518:
961:
1510:
866:
803:
740:
703:
486:
1444:
1437:
543:
1413:
1480:
1311:
236:
saw Silva's face, he liked it so much he kept it in the show, and cast him as Bob. Although he died before production on the
1500:
1451:
1303:
987:
372:
269:
205:
173:
1520:
1005:
1406:
1115:
1010:
578:
1505:
1339:
1070:
77:
921:
1485:
1367:
337:
times and that's one possible explanation... the other is that Leland is just completely whacked out of his mind
225:
1101:
954:
1226:
1219:
1212:
389:
In the final episode, Cooper ventures into the Black Lodge to apprehend his former partner, rogue FBI Agent
1525:
1360:
1205:
1198:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1091:
1086:
1065:
422:
418:
265:
819:
448:
229:
137:
1281:
1274:
364:
89:
1323:
1267:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1237:
947:
756:
414:
237:
1131:
849:
Nochimson, Martha P. (2016). "Substance Abuse: Special Agent Dale Cooper, "What's the Matter?"".
474:
221:
192:
405:
of Cooper. The series ends with Bob maniacally laughing alongside the doppelgänger in a mirror.
1399:
1050:
862:
799:
736:
699:
514:
296:
1458:
1428:
1035:
854:
791:
728:
691:
490:
309:
217:
295:) first learns of Bob's existence in a vision, in which he encounters another entity named
437:
426:
368:
292:
402:
1096:
1030:
1025:
398:
356:
1474:
1055:
1015:
890:
886:
827:
823:
764:
760:
583:
470:
394:
376:
317:
304:
245:
1045:
1020:
1000:
466:
390:
280:
210:
795:
695:
417:", showing that an orb bearing his face was created by the Experiment during the
995:
882:
858:
732:
660:
656:
634:
630:
478:
452:
334:
288:
233:
184:
114:
100:
59:
719:
Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew (2016). "'It is
Happening Again': New Reflections on
971:
894:
831:
664:
638:
461:
360:
343:
300:
284:
178:
104:
64:
44:
383:
605:
54:
17:
1060:
348:
Twin Peaks: Behind-the-scenes: An
Unofficial Visitors Guide to Twin Peaks
321:
209:, this suffering is called "garmonbozia" and can manifest in the form of
510:
Twin Peaks Behind-the-scenes: An
Unofficial Visitors Guide to Twin Peaks
228:. The character eventually grew into the series' main antagonist in the
330:
313:
382:
Cooper sees a vision of Bob taunting him shortly after Josie
Packard (
200:
429:), who creates an orb bearing the face of Laura Palmer in response.
447:
240:
began, he appears in the series through archival footage and CGI.
188:
249:
ranked him No. 5 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".
196:
943:
203:
in order to feast on the suffering of his victims. In the film
939:
436:
After the doppelgänger is shot and killed by Lucy
Brennan (
782:
Blake, Linnie (2016). "Trapped in the
Hysterical Sublime:
224:", where he makes a brief appearance in a vision seen by
27:
Fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks
1491:
Fictional characters with body or mind control abilities
303:). In this vision, Cooper learns that Bob was in life a
544:
Twin Peaks: The definitive plan to continue the series
191:
who feeds on pain and sorrow. An inhabiting spirit, he
901:. Season 2. Episode 22. American Broadcasting Company.
838:. Season 2. Episode 9. American Broadcasting Company.
771:. Season 2. Episode 6. American Broadcasting Company.
671:. Season 2. Episode 1. American Broadcasting Company.
645:. Season 1. Episode 1. American Broadcasting Company.
1496:
Fictional characters with death or rebirth abilities
1382:
Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack
1427:
1391:
1331:
1322:
1295:
1236:
1190:
1123:
1114:
1079:
986:
979:
421:in 1945. The creation of Bob's orb is witnessed by
151:
143:
133:
128:
120:
110:
96:
84:
72:
37:
455:, the creator of the Killer Bob character, in 1990
346:, describing Bob's psychic power, from the book
1375:Twin Peaks: Music from the Limited Event Series
327:
686:Parody, Homage, Intertextuality, and Mashup".
955:
790:. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. p. 241.
690:. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. p. 223.
539:
537:
8:
853:. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. p. 62.
557:
555:
553:
551:
413:The 2017 revival explores Bob's origins in "
1354:Twin Peaks Music: Season Two Music and More
727:. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. p. 4.
264:Bob is an interdimensional entity from the
1328:
1120:
983:
962:
948:
940:
786:, Postmodernism, and the Neoliberal Now".
682:Jowett, Lorna (2016). "Nightmare in Red?
1531:Television characters introduced in 1990
667:(writers). "May the Giant Be With You".
533:
469:. During the filming of a scene in the
312:), awakens from a coma induced by her
195:human beings and then commits acts of
34:
914:"USC Twin Peaks Retrospective: May 5"
579:"40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time"
577:Collins, Sean T. (February 9, 2016).
216:Bob made his first appearance in the
7:
1071:The Man from Another Place / The Arm
912:Stallings, Courtenay (May 7, 2013).
897:(writers). "Beyond Life and Death".
566:(DVD). Universal Home Entertainment.
564:"Northwest Passage" audio commentary
172:) is a fictional character in the
62:as Bob in a promotional still for
25:
1092:Black and White Lodges (Red Room)
477:", taking place in Laura's room,
1445:The Secret History of Twin Peaks
1438:The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
53:
1516:Fictional murderers of children
355:when he murders Leland's niece
1312:Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
465:was the mystery of who killed
1:
1452:Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier
1368:Anthology Resource Vol. 1: â–łâ–ł
1347:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1304:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
268:, a realm which exists on an
1414:Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
834:(writers). "Arbitrary Law".
796:10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_13
696:10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_12
287:) murder, FBI Special Agent
279:During his investigation of
859:10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_3
733:10.1007/978-1-137-55695-0_1
459:The impetus for the series
1547:
1340:Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
270:alternate plane of reality
918:The Red Room Podcast Blog
52:
42:
1511:Fictional serial killers
1102:The Great Northern Hotel
562:Dunham, Duwayne (2002).
507:Altman, Mark A. (1991).
189:interdimensional entity
129:In-universe information
1361:The Twin Peaks Archive
1087:Twin Peaks, Washington
456:
419:first atomic bomb test
339:
1481:Twin Peaks characters
767:(writers). "Demons".
451:
138:Black and White Lodge
1501:Fictional pedophiles
1006:Sheriff Harry Truman
851:Return to Twin Peaks
788:Return to Twin Peaks
725:Return to Twin Peaks
688:Return to Twin Peaks
641:(writers). "Pilot".
606:"Twin Peaks Card 58"
365:Sheriff Harry Truman
164:(sometimes known as
1521:Fictional filicides
757:Lesli Linka Glatter
32:Fictional character
502:General references
457:
444:Conceptual history
176:television series
1506:Fictional rapists
1468:
1467:
1423:
1422:
1291:
1290:
1110:
1109:
924:on March 20, 2017
520:978-1-55698-284-2
513:. Pioneer Books.
475:Northwest Passage
373:Albert Rosenfield
222:Northwest Passage
206:Fire Walk With Me
159:
158:
16:(Redirected from
1538:
1486:Fictional demons
1329:
1121:
1036:Phillip Jeffries
984:
964:
957:
950:
941:
934:
933:
931:
929:
920:. Archived from
909:
903:
902:
879:
873:
872:
846:
840:
839:
816:
810:
809:
779:
773:
772:
753:
747:
746:
716:
710:
709:
679:
673:
672:
653:
647:
646:
627:
621:
620:
618:
616:
610:www.lynchnet.com
602:
596:
595:
593:
591:
574:
568:
567:
559:
546:
541:
528:Inline citations
524:
491:Phoebe Augustine
350:
310:Phoebe Augustine
73:First appearance
57:
35:
21:
1546:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1535:
1471:
1470:
1469:
1464:
1419:
1387:
1318:
1287:
1232:
1186:
1106:
1075:
975:
968:
938:
937:
927:
925:
911:
910:
906:
881:
880:
876:
869:
848:
847:
843:
818:
817:
813:
806:
781:
780:
776:
755:
754:
750:
743:
718:
717:
713:
706:
681:
680:
676:
655:
654:
650:
629:
628:
624:
614:
612:
604:
603:
599:
589:
587:
576:
575:
571:
561:
560:
549:
542:
535:
530:
521:
506:
504:
499:
446:
438:Kimmy Robertson
427:Carel Struycken
411:
369:Michael Ontkean
352:
341:
293:Kyle MacLachlan
262:
255:
155:October 2, 2016
134:Affiliated with
124:1990-1992; 2017
85:Last appearance
68:
33:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1544:
1542:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1473:
1472:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1455:
1448:
1441:
1433:
1431:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1410:
1403:
1400:Audrey's Dance
1395:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1378:
1371:
1364:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1335:
1333:
1326:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1316:
1308:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1127:
1125:
1118:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1097:Double R Diner
1094:
1089:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1031:Benjamin Horne
1028:
1026:Maddy Ferguson
1023:
1018:
1013:
1011:Shelly Johnson
1008:
1003:
998:
992:
990:
981:
977:
976:
969:
967:
966:
959:
952:
944:
936:
935:
904:
874:
867:
841:
811:
804:
774:
748:
741:
711:
704:
674:
648:
622:
597:
569:
547:
532:
531:
529:
526:
519:
503:
500:
498:
495:
445:
442:
410:
407:
399:Heather Graham
357:Maddy Ferguson
326:
261:
256:
254:
251:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
98:
94:
93:
86:
82:
81:
74:
70:
69:
58:
50:
49:
40:
39:
31:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1543:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1526:Male villains
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1478:
1476:
1461:
1460:
1459:Laura's Ghost
1456:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1430:
1426:
1415:
1411:
1408:
1404:
1401:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1379:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1314:
1313:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1265:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1056:Leland Palmer
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1016:Donna Hayward
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
991:
989:
985:
982:
978:
974:
973:
965:
960:
958:
953:
951:
946:
945:
942:
923:
919:
915:
908:
905:
900:
896:
892:
891:Robert Engels
888:
887:Harley Peyton
884:
878:
875:
870:
868:9781349571406
864:
860:
856:
852:
845:
842:
837:
833:
829:
828:Robert Engels
825:
824:Harley Peyton
821:
815:
812:
807:
805:9781349571406
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
778:
775:
770:
766:
765:Robert Engels
762:
761:Harley Peyton
758:
752:
749:
744:
742:9781349571406
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
715:
712:
707:
705:9781349571406
701:
697:
693:
689:
685:
678:
675:
670:
666:
662:
658:
652:
649:
644:
640:
636:
632:
626:
623:
611:
607:
601:
598:
586:
585:
584:Rolling Stone
580:
573:
570:
565:
558:
556:
554:
552:
548:
545:
540:
538:
534:
527:
525:
522:
516:
512:
511:
501:
496:
494:
492:
488:
482:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
463:
454:
450:
443:
441:
439:
434:
430:
428:
424:
420:
416:
408:
406:
404:
400:
396:
395:Kenneth Welsh
392:
387:
385:
380:
378:
377:Miguel Ferrer
374:
370:
366:
362:
361:philosophical
358:
351:
349:
345:
338:
336:
335:pre-Christian
332:
325:
323:
319:
318:Leland Palmer
315:
311:
306:
305:serial killer
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
260:
257:
253:Character arc
252:
250:
248:
247:
246:Rolling Stone
241:
239:
235:
231:
230:second season
227:
223:
219:
218:pilot episode
214:
212:
208:
207:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
180:
175:
171:
167:
163:
154:
152:Date of death
150:
146:
144:Date of birth
142:
139:
136:
132:
127:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
66:
61:
56:
51:
47:
46:
41:
36:
30:
19:
1457:
1450:
1443:
1436:
1392:Compositions
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1310:
1302:
1046:Windom Earle
1040:
1021:Audrey Horne
1001:Laura Palmer
970:
926:. Retrieved
922:the original
917:
907:
898:
885:(director);
877:
850:
844:
835:
822:(director);
814:
787:
783:
777:
768:
759:(director);
751:
724:
720:
714:
687:
683:
677:
668:
659:(director);
651:
642:
633:(director);
625:
613:. Retrieved
609:
600:
588:. Retrieved
582:
572:
563:
509:
505:
483:
467:Laura Palmer
460:
458:
435:
431:
412:
409:2017 revival
403:doppelgänger
391:Windom Earle
388:
381:
363:debate with
353:
347:
340:
328:
281:Laura Palmer
278:
273:
263:
258:
244:
242:
238:2017 revival
226:Sarah Palmer
215:
211:creamed corn
204:
177:
169:
165:
161:
160:
111:Portrayed by
63:
43:
29:
996:Dale Cooper
883:David Lynch
661:David Lynch
657:David Lynch
635:David Lynch
631:David Lynch
615:October 27,
479:Frank Silva
453:David Lynch
423:The Fireman
289:Dale Cooper
266:Black Lodge
234:David Lynch
187:. He is an
185:Frank Silva
115:Frank Silva
101:David Lynch
60:Frank Silva
1475:Categories
1429:Literature
1227:Episode 29
1220:Episode 16
1213:Episode 14
1041:Killer BOB
988:Characters
972:Twin Peaks
899:Twin Peaks
895:Mark Frost
836:Twin Peaks
832:Mark Frost
820:Tim Hunter
784:Twin Peaks
769:Twin Peaks
721:Twin Peaks
684:Twin Peaks
669:Twin Peaks
665:Mark Frost
643:Twin Peaks
639:Mark Frost
497:References
462:Twin Peaks
344:Mark Frost
301:Al Strobel
285:Sheryl Lee
274:Twin Peaks
259:Twin Peaks
183:played by
179:Twin Peaks
170:Killer BOB
105:Mark Frost
97:Created by
65:Twin Peaks
45:Twin Peaks
18:Killer Bob
1206:Episode 9
1199:Episode 8
1181:Episode 7
1174:Episode 6
1167:Episode 5
1160:Episode 4
1153:Episode 3
1146:Episode 2
1139:Episode 1
1080:Locations
1066:The Giant
590:April 29,
384:Joan Chen
243:In 2016,
193:possesses
48:character
1238:Season 3
1191:Season 2
1124:Season 1
1116:Episodes
1061:Log Lady
980:Universe
322:Ray Wise
121:Duration
92:" (2017)
80:" (1990)
1407:Falling
1282:Part 18
1275:Part 17
928:July 4,
331:vampire
314:torture
147:c. 1945
90:Part 17
1332:Albums
1315:(2014)
1307:(1992)
1268:Part 8
1261:Part 3
1254:Part 2
1247:Part 1
865:
802:
739:
702:
517:
415:Part 8
371:) and
201:murder
1324:Music
1132:Pilot
471:pilot
78:Pilot
1296:Film
1051:MIKE
930:2017
893:and
863:ISBN
830:and
800:ISBN
763:and
737:ISBN
700:ISBN
663:and
637:and
617:2023
592:2016
515:ISBN
297:Mike
283:'s (
199:and
197:rape
103:and
855:doi
792:doi
729:doi
723:".
692:doi
487:USC
473:, "
220:, "
213:.
174:ABC
168:or
166:BOB
162:Bob
38:Bob
1477::
916:.
889:,
861:.
826:,
798:.
735:.
698:.
608:.
581:.
550:^
536:^
489:,
1416:"
1412:"
1409:"
1405:"
1402:"
1398:"
1284:"
1280:"
1277:"
1273:"
1270:"
1266:"
1263:"
1259:"
1256:"
1252:"
1249:"
1245:"
1229:"
1225:"
1222:"
1218:"
1215:"
1211:"
1208:"
1204:"
1201:"
1197:"
1183:"
1179:"
1176:"
1172:"
1169:"
1165:"
1162:"
1158:"
1155:"
1151:"
1148:"
1144:"
1141:"
1137:"
1134:"
1130:"
963:e
956:t
949:v
932:.
871:.
857::
808:.
794::
745:.
731::
708:.
694::
619:.
594:.
523:.
425:(
393:(
375:(
367:(
342:—
320:(
308:(
299:(
291:(
181:,
88:"
76:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.