Home Alone is arguably one of the greatest christmas films of all time, with the young
Kevin McCallister at its helm.
When Kevin gets left home alone by his family, and thieves attempt to break in, Kevin must
defend his home and fight off the intruders.
It’s a family-friendly adventure, but there are some very, very dark theories floating
around that could ruin this christmas classic for you.
So today on Beyond the Screen we’re going to be counting down the Top 10 Dark Theories
About Home Alone That Might Be True.
Let’s jump in.
10 Kevin’s Dad Is A Mobster I mean, Kevin’s dad was a bit of an asshole,
let's face it.
But more importantly, how can one man afford to fly a busload of people to Paris for a
lush vacation?
We can all barely afford Avocado toast, and this man can pay for a sprawling house in
Chicago.
Well, Redditor Cubanesis has a theory, and it goes like this.
They suggest that Kevin’s dad is actually a mob boss.
If you can remember, when Harry comes to the house dressed as a Chicago Police officer
to warn the family about a crime in the area, Peter gets VERY defensive, stating, “Am
I in some kind of trouble, officer?”.
He was incredibly suspicious for your average suburban father.
9 Harry and Marv Are Christmas Spirits Now, this theory comes to us from Reddit.
User, Sumojoe suggests that Home Alone is actually very much like A Christmas Carol.
The theory goes that, as we see in the film, Kevin is a pretty dickish child at the beginning
of Home Alone, even wishing that his family would disappear.
Enter Harry and Marv.
Two cons that epitomize Christmas spirits, ultimately helping him remember how important
family actually is.
So sweet.
8 Kevin’s Father Hates Him At the start of Home Alone, Kevin seems to
be hated by the vast majority of his family, including his father, Peter, who isn’t exactly
warm and caring towards his son.
When we first meet Peter, he’s berating Kevin for using fish hooks to make Christmas
ornaments.
And, later on, during the infamous pizza scene, Kevin and Buzz begin to fight, resulting in
sofa spilling on the plane tickets that are laying on the kitchen counter.
When Peter cleans up the mess, he throws out Kevin’s planet ticket, but no one else's.
7 Buzz Is A Psychopath I mean, this was kind of obvious from the
very beginning.
Honestly, anyone who owns a pet tarantula should be on a watch list in my eyes.
Regardless, siblings can bring tension no matter your family dynamic.
However, in Home Alone there is a very apparent rivaley, almost hatred between Kevin and his
older brother Buzz.
So, how exactly is he a psychopath?
Well, first of all, he convinces Kevin that Old Man Marley is a serial killer, secondly,
he eats all of Kevin’s cheese pizza, and thirdly, he is not concerned at all when the
family realize that left Kevin home alone.
To top it off, when Kevin asks if he can sleep in Buzz’s room to avoid sharing a bed with
his cousin, the bed wetter, Buzz responds with, “I wouldn’t let you sleep in my
room if you were growing on my ass!”.
6 Old Man Marley’s Wound Is A Metaphor As we know, Home Alone takes place during
christmas, with the character of Old Man Marley being somewhat of a spirit guide for Kevin.
Now, the second time we encounter the Old Man in the church we catch a glimpse of his
hand wound up close.
Seemingly showing the blood stemming from the middle of the man’s hand, and gradually
beginning to heal.
It is during this time that the Man reveals to Kevin that he was estranged from his adult
son and has been for years.
However, from that point on the wound on his hand begins to heal more rapidly throughout
the film, and when he finally reconciles with his family the wound has completely healed.
This has given us that theory that perhaps the wound was a physical manifestation of
Marley’s relationship with his son.
It’s dark, but interesting nonetheless.
5 Gus Polinski Is The Devil Could it be?
Could Gus Polinski, the music man, the late-great John Candy, actually be the devil himself?
As we know in Home Alone, Gus offers Kevin’s mothers, Kate, a ride from Scranton to Chicago
so she can get home to her son.
However, just before Gus is introduced, an exhausted Kate tell the airline agent that
“I will get home even if I have to sell my soul to the devil himself.”
Enter Gus.
Who immediately jumps into frame and offers her a ride.
Redditor Honest Coxy suggest that even though Kate takes the ride, she could have stayed
at the airport, waited for the next flight, and arrived home at the exact same time as
the rest of her family.
It is almost as if the Devil played tricks on her, wouldn’t you say?
4 Mr Duncan and The Pigeon Lady Were Lovers Now this theory comes to us from Home Alone
2: Lost in New York.
Kevin befriends two new characters, Mr. Duncan the toy shop owner, and the Pigeon Lady, a
homeless woman who has pigeon friends.
Now though the characters never meet, Screen Rants suggests that were actually former lovers,
and that Mr. Duncan left the Pigeon Lady because she couldn’t have children.
This is apparent in the film when the Pigeon Lady discusses being in a relationship in
the past and that her former partner left her, but that’s all the information we get.
However, it is apparent that she lived somewhat of a luxurious life since she often sneaks
into Carnegie Hall, informing Kevin that she’s seen everyone from Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald.
Perhaps during the days when she was dating the wealthy Mr. Duncan.
3 Uncle Frank Put a Hit Out On Kevin I mean, this is arguably one of the darkest
theories on our list, and we shouldn’t laugh, but this is pretty damn funny.
Kevin is hated at the beginning of Home Alone, as we previously stated.
Yes, he’s obnoxious, but he’s just a kid.
However, Redditor Luminescence9 has a theory, he believes that Kevin overheard some seriously
damning information about Uncle Frank.
What information, we’re not sure.
Likely tax evasion, or something along those lines.
Whatever the information, it prompts Frank to ensure that Kevin is left behind in Chicago,
and hires the Wet Bandits to kill Kevin.
This is apparent when Kate realized Kevin has been left behind, with Uncle Frank stating,
“If it makes you feel any better, I forgot my reading glasses.”
Not only that, but multiple times throughout the film, both Harry and Marv say multiple
times that they are going to kill Kevin.
2 Kevin Is Jigsaw This theory take flight pretty recently, and
honestly, I believe, it’s true, and it’s incredible.
Now, yes, Kevin was super annoying in Home Alone, but he was pretty damn cute regardless.
However, Redditor Jordoom suggest that because of the events that unfolded in the film, and
the constant bullying from his family, Kevin became a little messed up.
I mean, we even see it in the film.
I creates elaborate traps to prevent Marv and Harry from entering his home.
Even hitting Marv in the head with a hot iron.
So, could Kevin have potentially grown up to be the Saw killer, Jigsaw?
Fans certainly think so.
1 Old Man Marley Is Future Kevin Old Man Marley is introduced as a serial killer,
a man that we should fear, resulting in Kevin being petrified by the old man when he eventually
encounters him in the flesh.
Later on in the film, Kevin learns that Old Man Marley is actually not a shovel killer,
but is instead a sad old man that has been abandoned by his own family.
Redditor SpookyCookies suggest that Marley is actually Kevin from the future, returning
to the past to alter his childhood.
Suggesting that there actually multiple timelines at play in the film.
Marley even saves Kevin from being killed by Harry and Marv at the end of the film,
which allows Kevin to reconcile with his family -- something Marley can’t do until he is
much older.
Well, there we have it!
What do you guys think of these Home Alone theories?
Do you have any of your own?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below.
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