He wanted to keep them trapped with him forever and, as a result, the Wraith created a means to ensure that no one leaves him ever again through the formation of the wormhole. It is the only way to keep him alive, as “Gunbarrel” displayed when it caught fire and Manx nearly died. The second season of NOS4A2 finally revealed how Charlie Manx became a monster, and it's as tragic as you might expect. When the Wraith takes the life of a child, Charlie Manx remains youthful and immortal. Charlie takes control of the situation by offering Cassie a ride to her sister’s house, where they will be staying. By Daniel Kurland Jun 28, 2020 SPOILERS for season 2 of AMC's NOS4A2 What Henry Cavill Could Look Like in an Assassin’s Creed TV Show, NOS4A2: The Wraith’s Supernatural Powers Explained, NOS4A2 Theory: Charlie Manx's Candy Cane Holds A Second Power, NOS4A2 Theory: Stephen King's Book Universe Connects To The Inscapes, The Mandalorian: Bly Manor Star Still Teasing Season 2 Cameo Rumors, What The Right Stuff's Astronauts Look Like In Real Life, Stargirl Showrunner Offers Update On Season 2 Progress, The Boys: [SPOILER] Isn't Dead — How They Can Return In Season 3, Camp Cretaceous' Jurassic World Movie Connections Confirmed, The Crown Character Who Owned The Real Downton Abbey, The Boys Showrunner Reveals His Biggest Season 2 Regret, The Boys Showrunner Confirms [SPOILER] DIDN'T Die In Season 2 Finale, The Boys’ Antony Starr Recreates Homelander’s Gross Milk Scene, SNL: Bill Burr's Cold Open Controversy Explained, Why Negan Returns To Fight Beta in Walking Dead’s Season 10 Episode 16, Breaking Bad: The Significance Of The Show’s Episode Count, What We Do In The Shadows Season 2 Cut A Colin Robinson Rap Song, The Boys Showrunner Compares Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy to John Wayne, Psych: Gus' Pluto Obsession (& Origin Story) Explained, Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort Really Hated Her Supergirl Wardrobe, The Boys: A-Train's Apology To The Deep Calls Back Season 1 (& Sets Up Season 3), Kate Mulgrew Returning As Captain Janeway For Star Trek: Prodigy. Christmasland is his inscape… The way that it transforms children into vampires is by making them slowly forget their mother and/or father aided by Charlie’s manipulative words, which urge them to believe their parents mistreat them. Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Marian Phillips is a writer, reader, and horror movie fan based out of Pittsburgh, PA. She is a dedicated historian, researcher, and content creator, and now works as a Horror Movie Features Writer for Valnet, Inc at ScreenRant. In season 1, episode 10, “Gunbarrel”, Craig (Dalton Harrod) attempts to escape the Wraith by jumping from the backseat to the front of the car. As they drive passed the turn for her sister’s house, Cassie begins to scream as Millicent’s teeth fall out to reveal fangs, and she kills her mother. The Wraith’s abilities are not limited to solely transport Manx from the realm of the living to the world of thought, it can also transform people into blood-thirsty creatures with no means of escape. Despite the initial belief that consuming the souls of children keeps him alive, as the series progresses, it is revealed that it’s the car that does. Despite the initial belief that consuming the souls of children keeps him alive, as the series progresses, it is revealed that it’s the car that does. NOS4A2: Charlie Manx's Horrific Origin Story, Explained. As Charlie Manx is the main villain in NOS4A2, his knife and inscape are just as villainous. This is the moment he creates Christmasland, and his first vampire with the help of the Wraith. It can turn children into vampires, keep Charlie Manx alive, and has wormhole-like capabilities. Throughout the entirety of the series, the fact that the Wraith traps children and transforms them into vampiric creatures has been integral to the entire storyline. The Wraith has three primary supernatural powers that make it an extraordinarily complex knife.