The Tall Grass story
Unexpectedly, a steam train breaks down in a field of tall grass. A passenger named Laird steps outside against the conductor's advice. While smoking, he witnesses a number of strange lights and wanders into the tall grass to investigate. He soon becomes lost, and the lights are revealed to be glowing ghoul-like creatures emerging from the ground. The creatures attack and chase him through the field, but at the last moment, the conductor saves him. The conductor confides in Laird that the train breaks down at that same spot every so often. He believes the field of tall grass opens up a door to another world, and the creatures were once lost humans who have transformed. The train steams off as numerous lights and roarings appear throughout the field. Cast: Joe Dempsie, Steven Pacey Directed by: Simon Otto. Story by: Joe Lansdale.
5 total · 1 choice · 4 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I were in a tight spot | choice | The train Laird was riding broke down in the middle of nowhere. After stepping off the train, he quickly became lost in the ghoul infested tall grasses flanking the tracks. Then, before he knew it, he heard the train rumble back to life and pull away without him, potentially stranding among the monsters. |
| coping with being lost | major | Laird found himself lost in the titular "tall grass" that, to make matters worse, happened to be infested with glowing ghoul-like creatures. |
| fear | major | Chased by ghouls, Laird was gripped by a mortal terror when he realized that the train was pulling him away, potentially stranding him in the dangerous tall grasses where he had become lost. |
| human vs. monster | major | Laird was terrorized by glowing ghoul-like creatures after wandering into the tall grass surrounding the train that he had stepped off of to have a smoke. The conductor later speculated that the terrifying creatures were once people who had become lost and somehow transformed. |
| monster | major | Laird was terrorized by glowing ghoul-like creatures after wandering into the tall grass surrounding the train that he had stepped off of to have a smoke. The conductor later speculated that the terrifying creatures were once people who had become lost and somehow transformed. |