Fish Night story
Two door-to-door salesmen get stuck in the desert after their car breaks down due to a broken radiator. Spending what remains of their day around the car, the older man informs the younger man that the desert was once a sea floor teeming with life. At night, they wake up to find the ghosts of prehistoric marine life floating around the car. In awe of the sight, the young man undresses to swim through the air, while the old man urges him to return. As the young man becomes a luminescent being, a ghost Megalodon appears. Despite the old man's calls of danger, the young man remains unaware until the ghost shark devours him, leaving the old man in despair as the sun rises and the ghosts disappear. Cast: Kirk Thornton as Old Salesman, Yuri Lowenthal as Young Salesman Directed by: Damian Nenow. Story by: Joe Lansdale.
6 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ghost | choice | Ghosts of various sea creatures that had once inhabited the desert manifested themselves. |
| coping with the death of a friend | major | The older man was crestfallen after the younger man got devoured by a ghost shark during a supernatural phenomenon in the desert. |
| human vs. desert environment | major | Two traveling salesmen were stranded overnight in the Arizona desert when their car's radiator gave out. The two men discussed trekking through the desert back to the last pit stop. |
| work partner and work partner | major | The story concerns a pair of traveling salesmen whose car broke own in the middle of the Arizona desert. |
| placing blame | minor | The old salesman initially placed the blame squarely on the young salesman for their car radiator breaking down, leaving them stranded in the Arizona desert. He later walked back the accusation and apologized. |
| the art of salesmanship | minor | The two salesmen discussed their craft briefly. We heard the adage that "with the right attitude one can sell anything". |