Erasmus Rayne AKA Death Rattle was a serial-killer/cult-leader inmate of Arkham Asylum.
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New Earth[]
Origins[]
Erasmus Rayne was a minister in Gotham City who believed that he could hear the voices of the dead. These voices convinced Erasmus to murder fellow members of his ministry. After taking 56 lives, Erasmus was institutionalized within the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum where he believed himself to hear the voices of the spirits which haunted Arkham.
A Living Hell[]
While in Arkham, Erasmus became cellmates with sane white-collar criminal Warren White. When fellow inmate Daedalus "Doodlebug" Bach summoned the demonic Seven Lords of Torture, "The Skarva" to Arkham Asylum, they would manipulate Death Rattle. Erasmus became Doodlebug's first sacrifice to the Skarva when they impersonated the voices in Rayne's head and told him to commit suicide.
In other media[]
- Gotham: Erasmus Rayne was mentioned as an inmate who escaped from Arkham Asylum.