what if I was at the mercy of a mad person theme

A character is held captive by a mad man and is at their mercy.

7 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ic1976e08 choice The story centers around the anxieties of various Roman aristocrats as they realized that their emperor was both mad, vindictive and homicidal. Claudius, in particular, worked hard to ameliorate the damage the emperor caused and several times escaped by a hair from being killed for some whimsy or other.
ahh3x05 major The gun toting stranger dug a grave outside of George's caravan and made it clear that he'd kill George before long.
ic1976e09 major The story centers around the anxieties of various Roman aristocrats as they realized that their emperor was both mad, vindictive and homicidal. Claudius, in particular, worked hard to ameliorate the damage the emperor caused and several times escaped by a hair from being killed for some whimsy or other.
movie: Seven (1995) major we heard the fate of various people who had found them selves captive and at the mercy of John Doe for extended time
tz1959e2x05 major Ellington believed the Brother Jerome and the other monks to be religious nut jobs until the very end of his stay with them.
tz1959e1x16 minor The hitch-hiking sailor came to realize that he had been at the mercy of a rather crazed female driver, and opted to skedaddle.
voy3x18 minor The Doctor, who had gone dangerously insane, was going to torture B'Elanna in Sickbay.