childhood imaginary friend theme
A child has a friend who is entirely a figment of their imagination.
Examples
Clara's imaginary friend Isabelle became real thanks to a mischievous incorporeal alien in tng5x22 "Imaginary Friend".
10 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh3x13 | choice | Nell thought her niece, Eva, had imaginary friends (Mingo, Mr. Peppercorn, and Sam), like kids do. |
| ahp6x15 | choice | The nine-year-old girl Katie's imaginary friend turned, in fact, out to be the spirit of a Puritan girl who died in 1694. The entire plot of the story hinged on Katie's parents' concern about their daughter's condition, and whether a child psychiatrist or an exorcist should be engaged. |
| tz1985e2x02a | choice | The strange entity Mike was like an imaginary friend to Jeff. |
| movie: The Shining (1980) | major | Danny had an imaginary friend named Tony, although Tony might in fact have been something else (this is not wholly clear). |
| nightgallery2x07b | major | The slime monster may have been Brenda's imaginary friend that became real for a while. |
| rbt1985e5x02 | major | It seemed as if Mink had an imaginary friend, named Drill, throughout most of the story. It turned out that Drill was real, and a space alien to boot. |
| shortstory: The Celestial Omnibus (1911) | major | The boy's new friends might have been imaginary. |
| tftc1989e6x04 | major | Nelson retained his brash imaginary friend from childhood, Eddie, even in adult life. |
| tng5x22 | major | Clara Sutter :: Clara had Isabella as an imaginary friend |
| as1985e2x11 | minor | Although the explanation turned out to be otherwise, it seemed for a while that the mustachioed man that popped in and out of existence was a figment of Jonah's imagination. |