sin theme

The religious idea of transgression against divine law is explored.

Examples

In nightgallery2x21a "The Sins of the Fathers", Ian consumed a meal in front of his late father's corpse in order to take on his sins and save him from damnation.

7 total · 4 major · 3 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
nightgallery2x21a major The concept of sin and eternal damnation was prominently featured. The story concluded with Ian eating a ritual meal for the purpose of inheriting his fathers sins.
rbt1985e3x08 major The central point of the story is that a house had been rebuilt after a fire and had apparently taken on a somewhat prudish streak. It suddenly had enough of the debauched behavior of its current occupants and started ejecting them by opening or shutting the doors, and by sending nightmarish visions to those that dared to spend the night.
talesoftheunexpected9x05 major There was gambling, drinking, and whoring in addition to the pride.
tftc1989e7x10 major Reverend Jonathan rather disingenuously assured a young woman that their sinful union made it possible for God to truly love her. Leah chastised her father, Reverend Jonathan, for his manifold sins.
movie: Nosferatu A Symphony of Horror (1922) minor Ellen came to believe that a woman without sin, such presumably as herself, was the Achilles heel of the evil Count Orlok.
movie: Warning (2021) minor Claire's committing of sins, venial or otherwise, was being monitored and cataloged by her "God" model virtual assistant.
tftc1989e1x04 minor Although barely mentioned as such in the story, the title alludes to the Christian sins, notably those of vanity, theft and murder, that Sylvia was guilty of.