Welcome to My Nightmare story
Teenage horror film buff Harry has become the subject of concern from his family for how out of touch with reality he is, even declining a date offer from a new girl in town. Angry that the real world is so dull, Harry wishes he was in the movies, resulting in him being transported to the set of Psycho, where the blood-curdling nature of a certain scene leaves him scrambling to get back to the real world. Directed by: Todd Holland. Story by: Todd Holland.
20 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| be careful what you wish for | choice | Not knowing that a shooting star was passing overhead, Harry wished for life to be more like the movies. He came to regret it when he got his wish, and found himself trapped in the classic thriller "Psycho". |
| escape from reality | choice | Harry had a habit of slipping into horror and suspense movie-inspired daydreams, leaving his family concerned that he was losing touch with reality. |
| classic films | major | Harry was absorbed in the world of classic horror and suspense films. |
| coping with being an outcast | major | Harry felt disconnected from both his family and other teenagers. He therefore wished he could live in a movie. |
| growing as a person | major | The story led up to Harry renouncing his geeky ways and becoming a more stereotypically normal American teen. |
| overactive imagination | major | Harry had a habit of slipping into horror and suspense movie-inspired daydreams, leaving his family concerned that he was losing touch with reality. |
| the nerd stereotype | major | Harry was a stereotypical teenage American geek. He was shy of girls, and escaped from reality by watching old films. |
| what if I was trapped in a work of fiction | major | Harry became trapped the classic thriller "Psycho". |
| brother and brother | minor | Harry's cool older brother shared some advice on how to talk to girls. |
| brother and sister | minor | Harry interacted with his kid sister at the dinner table. |