Horror in the Night story
Jewel thief Nick Marvin is double crossed by his partner, T, and hides out in a nearby hotel after being shot in the shoulder. Once inside, Nick is haunted by many disturbing visions and occurrences inside the hotel, and is repeatedly visited by Laura, a beautiful woman that only he can see who seems to have ulterior motives. Directed by: Russell Mulcahy. Story by: John Harrison.
11 total · 7 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| betrayal | major | T shot Nick in the back, trying to make off with their loot. Alas, Nick shot back at him and absconded with said loot, upon which T started searching for Nick with vengeance in mind. |
| coping with being ill and indisposed | major | Nick and T spent nearly the entire story coping with their respective gun shot wounds to the chest. Nick hallucinated a great deal as a consequence. |
| greed for riches | major | Each of Nick and T had designs on taking the briefcase of stolen jewels for themself. Nick succeeded in doing so for a time, but in the end T (and their jewelry shop owner accomplice) tracked him down and shot him dead. |
| haunted house | major | Nick took refuge in a rundown hotel, which, in one possible viewing of the story, happened to be haunted. |
| partners in crime | major | Nick and T were in cahoots and (seemingly with some routine) executing insurance heists on the behalf of a jewelry shop owner. Then they betrayed one another, as well as their employer. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | T shot Nick in the back, trying to make off with their loot. Alas, Nick shot back at him and absconded with said loot, upon which T started searching for Nick with vengeance in mind. Nick hallucinated (or otherwise encountered) a woman who, in some versions of it all, was trying to get back at him for one thing or another. |
| theft | major | Nick and T were in cahoots and (seemingly with some routine) executing insurance heists on the behalf of a jewelry shop owner. Then they betrayed one another, as well as their employer. Nick absconded with the loot. |
| female attraction to bad men | minor | Laura said that Nick being a bad man turned her on. |
| insurance fraud | minor | Nick and T were in cahoots and (seemingly with some routine) executing insurance heists on the behalf of jewelry shop owners. |
| living corpse | minor | The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. |