fear theme
Someone experiences anxiety about the near future in a way that rises above "apprehension", but is not so intense that they loose self-control and scream out in "terror". This theme is typically used when a character percieves a clear and present physical danger.
Examples
Beverly revealed her fear of heights to Captain Picard in tng7x08 "Attached".
158 total · 7 choice · 39 major · 112 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x27 | choice | The story explored Ida's being in fear of an escaped mental patient who was reported to be on the loose in the vicinity of her remote cottage. |
| blackmirror3x02 | choice | Different kinds of fears were explored through Cooper's experience in the old mansion. |
| ftt1982e3x07 | choice | The story is about Martin being too much of a simpleton to realize that he should be afraid of ghosts and other stereotypically scary things. He finally got the "shivers" he sought when Amanda proclaimed her love and started planning out their future together. |
| tng4x17 | choice | crew terrified from lack of REM sleep |
| tz1959e2x17 | choice | The story centered on Liz's terror brought on by a recurring nightmare. |
| tz1959e5x35 | choice | Robert and especially Charlotte conquered their fear and went out from the mountain cabin where they'd been hold up to confront the mysterious thing or force that had been terrorizing them during the night. |
| voy6x25 | choice | Neelix telling a space ghost story to the Borg children |
| ahh3x06 | major | Stella was terrorized by the deranged farm hand, Jesse, to the point where she packed a suitcase and tried to flee the remote farm house in which she lived with her husband. |
| ahp4x27 | major | Raymond became increasingly afraid as he spent the night in a creepy wax museum. |
| as1985e1x19 | major | Jordan Manmouth discussed "being scared" with his driver. Jordan was subsequently stricken with terror from being haunted by a nightmarish apparition that appeared in any reflective surface he looked at. |