The Mangler

The Mangler is the main antagonist of the 1995 American horror film The Mangler.

The Mangler is a demonically possessed laundry press at Bill Gartley's Blue Ribbon Laundry service, where it begins to kill employees and customers alike.

Appearance

The Mangler is a large dark gray, almost black, industrial laundry press. It has a black conveyor belt that moves laundry into its main pressing chamber; several archways stand over the treads.

Powers and Abilities

The Mangler possesses the following powers and abilities:

Sentience
Durability
Mobility
Possession

Fate

While struggling to catch the protagonists, who have fallen down a manhole too small for The Mangler to enter, a crucial piece of it is dislodged and falls into the water, shutting it down. However, it later returns to the store in perfect condition.

Trivia

The film was directed by Tobe Hooper, who also directed Poltergeist.