Certain Shadows on the Wall story
The shadow of a recently deceased woman (Agnes Moorehead) remains cast on the parlor wall to haunt her sinister brother. Note: Based on the short story "The Shadows on the Wall" by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman Directed by: Jeff Corey. Story by: Rod Serling.
10 total · 7 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother and sister | major | Emma Brigham haunted her brother Dr. Stephen Brigham after her death. Stephen Brigham and his sisters, Ann and Rebecca. |
| ghost | major | Emma Brigham haunted her brother Dr. Stephen Brigham after her death. |
| greed for riches | major | Stephen murdered his sister Emma to get his hands on her money. |
| greedy heir | major | Stephen was a greedy heir and everyone coped with him. He murdered his sister Emma to get his hands on her money. |
| haunted house | major | Emma haunted her old house in pursuit of justice. |
| sister and sister | major | The three sisters Ann, Rebecca, and Emma. Ann and Rebecca became compatriots in murder at the end. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Emma Brigham haunted her murderer, Stephen, from beyond the grave. |
| coping with a terminal illness | minor | Emma was on her deathbed. |
| coping with being ill and indisposed | minor | Emma was ill and indisposed and had her brother read Dickens too her. |
| poison murder | minor | Stephen Brigham poisoned Emma Brigham. |