Lower Berth story
Enoch is a two-faced freak living at a traveling sideshow in the early 1900s, where he is abused by his caretaker, Mr. Sickles. One day, Enoch falls in love with the sideshow's newest attraction: Myrna, a 4000-year-old mummy which is said to be cursed. Directed by: Kevin Yagher. Story by: Fred Dekker.
15 total · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with being disfigured | major | Through his body language, the two-faced man Enoch showed he was self-conscious about his grotesque physical appearance. |
| crime against the person | major | The wretch Enoch was subjected to a false imprisonment, and what one gathers were regular beatings at the hands of his master, Mr. Sickles. |
| exploitation of sentient beings | major | The two-faced wretch Enoch was forced to live as a traveling sideshow freak by his cruel master, Mr. Sickles. |
| hexes and curses | major | The 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy Myrna was said to be cursed such that anyone who took her precious gem laden necklace would lose their own "family jewels". The story blithely leaves us with the conundrum of what would happen to a female larcenist. |
| impossible love | major | The two-faced man Enoch became smitten with a seemingly lifeless 4000-year-old mummy. Impossible as their love might seem, Enoch took up abode with her/it in a cave and they somehow had a child together. |
| the desire to have children | major | The two-faced sideshow freak Enoch longed to have a family, and in the end he got one: a 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy for a wife and a ghoulish baby boy. |
| the need for companionship | major | The two-faced sideshow freak Enoch longed to have a family, and in the end he got one: a 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy for a wife and a ghoulish baby boy. |
| theft | major | Mr. Sickles uncovered that Dr. Cling stole the 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy, rather than won it playing poker against an archaeologist as the doctor originally claimed. |
| undead mummy | major | The 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy Myrna came back to live after her cursed necklace was stolen (it's eyes flashed open). |
| compassion | minor | A young girl took pity on the wretch Enoch by handed him her doll. |