The Collection story

tz2002e1x37 · 2003-04-23

A babysitter suspects an eerily lifelike doll collection belonging to her latest client's charge is connected to the mysterious disappearances of her previous sitters. Directed by: John T. Kretchmer. Story by: Erin Maher & Kay Reindl.

14 total · 6 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
dealing with children major Miranda was babysitting the eight-year-old girl Daniella. Miranda was particularly good at understanding children, we heard.
evil doll major Danielle and her babysitter Miranda were terrorized by the eerily lifelike dolls belonging to Daniella's collection.
fear of abandonment major Daniella feared her babysitters leaving so much that she transformed them into dolls and locked them into a glass cabinet.
human childhood major Daniella spent an evening under the care of her new babysitter.
loneliness major Daniella had no friends and felt betrayed when her babysitters would leave after her parents would come home.
speculative remote living body manipulation major The preteen girl Daniella manifested an ability to transform her various babysitters into dolls.
arachnophobia minor Miranda was mostly afraid of spiders.
collecting objects minor Daniella kept a collection of eerily lifelike dolls.
coping with an overprotective guardian minor The babysitter Miranda raised an eyebrow when she saw the huge folder of caring instructions for the eight-year-old Daniella.
father and daughter minor Daniella and her father, Pete.