Burned story
An agoraphobic real estate mogul finds himself forced to confront the sins of his past when the vindictive ghosts of two young children killed in an arson fire he orchestrated start haunting him. Directed by: John T. Kretchmer. Story by: Seth Weisburst & Daniel Wolowicz.
7 total · 7 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| agoraphobia | major | Scott was afraid to leave his house because of agoraphobia, we heard. |
| arson | major | Two young children perished in an arson that the slumlord Scott had orchestrated. |
| human vs. spirit | major | One gathers that the mysterious events around Scott's house were perpetrated by ghosts. |
| personal haunting | major | Scott and his house became haunted by two kids who succumbed in a fire he had orchestrated. |
| poetic justice | major | Two arsonists (Scott and Kate) became deserving victims of conflagrations in their own homes (a third, Rick, was electrocuted). |
| remorse | major | Scott resisted showing any signs of contrition until the very end, but perhaps he had hallucinated due to remorse. A woman suggested he ought to feel remorse. The narrator said as much too. |
| unethical business practices | major | A real estate mogul and slumlord had orchestrated a deadly fire, for financial purposes. |