childhood terrors theme

also known as: childhood nightmares

A child is afraid of something that adults normally know better than to fear, for example monsters in the dark or the bogeyman.

9 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: It (1990) choice the clown took various shapes
tz1985e1x10a major Danny was scared of bogeyman-like things and had to sleep with the lights on, and then he saw the Shadow Man.
tz1985e1x18a major Georgie was terrified to be alone in the presence of his admittedly creepy grandmother.
ahh2x17 minor The little girl Eve Ann speculated the the bogeyman himself was contained inside the jar.
movie: Xtro (1982) minor Tony had recurrent nightmares after his father suddenly disappeared from his life.
talesfromtheloop1x07 minor The story concerned three teenage boys' stereotypical fear, which they goaded each other to face, of a rumored monster.
tz1985e2x07 minor Megan was comforted by her father after she appeared to have a nightmare.
voy2x22 minor the children about the boogeyman, i.e., the morrok
voy4x12 minor Neelix was pretending to root out monsters in Naomi's bedroom.