Kimberly continues to blame herself for what happened since she stayed behind from her mother in an appliance store to watch a newsfeed about Tod Waggner's apparent suicide.

Clear leads Kimberly and Officer Burke to mortician William Bludworth, who helps them by claiming that new life can defeat Death.

[4] The character of Kimberly Corman appears in the novelization by Black Flame's authors Nancy A. Collins and Natasha Rhodes.

[6] Creator Jeffrey Reddick originally envisioned Kimberly as a Black woman, but "when it got to the script stage, that description was removed and they cast a white actress.

[7] Cook described her role as "a very strong girl, very determined because her mother died a year earlier, right in front of her eyes, so she's had to grow up quick."

Cook added that "it's rare to find one strong female lead in a horror film, not to mention two [Larter].”[8] Director David Ellis and producer Craig Perry were amazed by her sensitivity and vulnerability in her performance, and she was hired instantly.

[11] Originally, Kimberly and her father Michael's surname was "Burroughs" (in honor of Canadian actress Jackie Burroughs, who starred as Kate Flynn in the acclaimed crime thriller film The Grey Fox) instead of Corman in the original script, but the writers decided to change it in the script revision.

[12][failed verification] In a 2020 interview with Digital Spy, Craig Perry revealed Kimberly and Officer Thomas Burke (portrayed by Michael Landes) were originally going to be included in the climax of Final Destination 3 (2006), which saw both characters intersect with Wendy Christensen (portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) on the 081 train, effectively wrapping up the franchise.

Robert Koehler of Variety said that "the giddy sequences also help in getting past the generally awful thesping, led by Cook, whose blurry grasp of emotions betrays Ellis' apparent disinterest in his actors.

"[15] David Grove of Film Threat panned Cook's acting, stating that "she's no great actress, but she's a real looker" and teased that "since when did a horror movie suffer from having two dumb blondes as leads" (referring to Cook, who is a natural blonde in real life), the other actress referring to Larter's portrayal of Clear Rivers.

[17] Nevertheless, Robin Clifford of Reeling Reviews stated that "Cook was strident as the catalyst that sparks events with her premonitions of disaster and her fervent desire to cheat the Reaper.