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

StoryLevelMotivation
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.