Spur of the Moment story
In 1939, an engaged woman is chased for some unknown reason by a woman in black on horseback. Directed by: Elliot Silverstein. Story by: Richard Matheson.
15 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| beating one's self up | choice | Forty-three year old Anne regretted her decision to marry David, and tried in vain twice to ride down her younger self's ghost to warn her. |
| remorse | choice | Forty-three year old Anne regretted her decision to marry David, and tried in vain twice to ride down her younger self's ghost to warn her. |
| being bitter about one's life | major | Twenty-five years of being married David left Anne a miserable alcoholic. |
| choosing between lovers | major | Anne eventually chose her childhood sweetheart over her family approved fiancée, and came sorely to regret it - older Anne tried to change younger Anne's mind. |
| facing financial ruin | major | Anne was about to lose her estate because of her wasteful husband, and her mother also lamented their newfound impoverishment. |
| mother and daughter | major | Eighteen year old Anne was comforted by her mother after a fierce woman dressed all in black on a stallion screamed at her. Forty-three year old Anne had a heated argument with her aged mother. |
| what if I met myself from a different time | major | Eighteen year old year Anne and 43 year Anne encountered each other while riding their horses. |
| alcohol abuse | minor | Anne lamented that she'd become a drunk. |
| engaged couple | minor | Anne and Bob were to be married. |
| father and daughter | minor | Mr. Henderson encouraged his daughter Anne to ditch her childhood loved and marry the investment broker Bob. |