* thomas j. hanniger is the son of the owner of the hanniger mining co. in the eastern town of valentine bluffs. on valentine's day, tom who was now working at the mine, forgot to bleed the lines, which resulted in an explosion trapping six miners underground.
only one of the miners was rescued, due to the rest having been killed by the surviving miner. the surviving miner was stuck in a hospital in a coma, until one year later on valentine's day, he woke up and killed a bunch of people in the hospital, afterwards dressing in his mining gear and heading back to the hanniger mine.
tom and his friends axel palmer, irene donnery, and tom's girlfriend sarah were attending a valentine's party at the mine. harry showed up and kills a bunch of teens before turning his attention to tom. harry was about to kill tom, when two policemen shot him through the chest, splattering tom's face with blood. despite the injury, harry managed to escape the mines out of a hatch, but was stopped by the same policemen, who shot him and buried his body.
the traumatic experience would haunt tom and get him sent to a mental hospital. but, he ended up developing a second personality belonging to harry warden himself, a bloodthirsty creature who was constantly killing people for 'air'. he eventually returned to the town and dug up harry's body, using his mining gear. years later, he returned again to the town of valentine bluffs to attend his father's funeral and sell the mines. whilst in town, he tried to win back the love of his ex-girlfriend, who is now the wife of his other friend, axel.
