WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for From's season 3 finale!The backstory of the deaths of Matthews family was brought to From’s town because Tabitha was chosen to save the children, the season 3 finale confirms that her purpose with the children goes much deeper than expected.

In From’s season 3 finale, Tabitha and Jade discover that they’re reincarnations of the deceased characters Miranda and Christopher. They’ve actually been reincarnated in town multiple times, dating back to their original forms’ failure to save the children from being sacrificed – as one of those kids was their daughter. While the Boy in White previously told From's character Christopher that the children were killed by people who they loved and trusted, it wasn’t clear exactly who those people were and why they did it. However, Fatima giving birth in From season 3’s ending officially confirms the children’s killers and their motivation.

From's Season 3 Finale Confirms The Monsters Killed The "Anghkooey" Children

The Monsters Were Once Humans Who Were Transformed After Killing The Children

Considering Tabitha’s mission to save the children appeared to be the secret to leaving town and getting rid of From’s monsters, there had long been speculation that the children’s deaths and the creatures’ creations were connected. Consequently, one of the most popular fan theories suggested that the creatures were once humans who had killed the children, being punished with their monstrous forms. This theory gained significantly more credibility following the Boy in White’s message to Christopher that “the answers to the end are in the beginning,” implying the children’s tragedy was at the root of From’s entrapping evils.

After serving as one of the show’s longest-running mysteries, From’s season 3 finale officially confirms that the monsters were the ones who had killed the “Anghkooey” children. Before becoming the terrifying creatures that hunt at night, the monsters were humans who the children had loved and trusted, but they killed the kids in a death sacrifice for their personal gain. Once they killed the children, the people were transformed into From’s immortal creatures.

Why The Monsters Killed The Children & How They Were Created

The Children Were Sacrificed In Exchange For The Adults Receiving Eternal Life

After Fatima gives birth to the baby that immediately transforms into the Smiley Monster, who Boyd killed back in From season 2, she tells Ellis that she saw the true nature of the creatures. According to Fatima, the monsters killed the children in a sacrifice that would give them eternal life, which explains why the creatures never age. However, that sacrifice ritual turned them into immortal, nocturnal creatures that survive and are strengthened by feeding on human blood.

From season 4 has officially been renewed by MGM+, but no release date has been announced.

This explains why the monsters consistently appear to be wearing attire from the 1950s and 1960s, have human organs, never age, and are only adults. The people exchanged the lives of From's "Anghkooey" children in order to live forever, and while their twisted wish was granted, they only live in the form of terrifying, bloodthirsty creatures. This revelation also confirms that the monsters can technically never be killed due to their sacrifice of the children. If they are killed, then they’ll be resurrected in the wombs of one of From’s human characters.