The City of Lost Children story
The children of a dreary city under the pall of perpetual night are being kidnapped by a strange man who is determined to experience their dreams.
18 total · 8 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brain-shaped being | major | Uncle Irwin was a disembodied brain that was living inside a fish tank. |
| brother and brother | major | The story follows a carnival strongman, named One, as he attempts to rescue his kid brother, Denree, from the clutches of a strange man who wishes to experiences the boy's dreams. |
| child abduction | major | Krank was abducting orphans for the purpose of experiencing their dreams. |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | One was worried sick about his abducted kid brother, Denree. |
| human cloning | major | Krank had created six child-minded adult clones who served as his assistants. |
| human self-actualization need | major | Krank longed to be able to experience having dreams. |
| rapid aging effect | major | Krank was had grown aged prematurely on account that he was unable to dream. |
| speculative technology | major | Krank was using a dream-extracting machine that he'd invented to steal dreams from children. |
| a person and their clone | minor | Some of Krank's six clones were wondering whom among them was "the original". |
| Christmas traditions | minor | A young boy had a Santa nightmare. Krank terrified a group of young children by barging in on them in the middle on the night dressed in a most creepy Santa Claus costume. |