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* MindRape: [[spoiler: What happened to the Jessica's father Ben. As he seals the door to prevent Jessica from entering Never-Ever, "Chauncey" successfully makes his sanity completely lost. "Chauncey" later tried to make Jessica become him again.]]

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* MindRape: [[spoiler: What happened to the to Jessica's father Ben. As he seals the door to prevent Jessica from entering Never-Ever, "Chauncey" successfully makes his sanity completely lost. "Chauncey" later tried to make Jessica become him again.]]
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* MindRape: [[spoiler: What happened to the Jessica's father Ben. As he seals the door to prevent Jessica from entering Never-Ever, "Chauncey" successfully makes his sanity completely lost. "Chauncey" later tried to make Jessica become him again.]]
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** After leaving Jessica's new house for his new job, he disappears for the rest of the movie, [[spoiler: except in the final act that's come from Jessica's RedHerring]].
** We never see Liam after he got out of Jessica's house.

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** After leaving Jessica's new house for his new job, he Max disappears for the rest of the movie, [[spoiler: except in the final act that's come from Jessica's RedHerring]].
** We never see Liam again after he got gets out of Jessica's house.
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** After leaving Jessica's new house for his new job, he disappears for the rest of the movie, [[spoiler: except in the final act that's come from Jessica's RedHerring]].
** We never see Liam after he got out of Jessica's house.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Implied to be the case with Taylor and Alice's biological mom and the reason why their dad divorced her. She seems to be mentally unstable, and Jessica specifically mentions that she wasn't supposed to know where they were living. While in the Never-Ever, Alice is given an illusion of a stable, loving version of her mother to keep her at bay.]]


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* GoodStepmother: Jessica is trying to be a good mother to Alice and Taylor despite the frostiness from the latter. [[spoiler:She was even willing to sacrifice herself by staying in the Never-Ever if it meant protecting them from Chauncey, only to then learn she was the one Chauncey was always after.]]


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Early in the movie, Jessica is attacked by [[spoiler:Taylor and Alice's birth mother. After the police and an ambulance arrive to take her away, Taylor breaks down as she explains to her father that she'd been texting her mom and told her their new address, having believed she was in a better state of mind.]]
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** The protagonists' new home is located in [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street, Springwood]].

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** The protagonists' new home is located in [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street, Springwood]].

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Taylor spends the majority of the film being rude to Jessica since she still hasn't accepted her as her new stepmother. [[spoiler:By the end, she comes to trust and respect Jessica]].

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Taylor spends the majority of the film being rude to Jessica since she still hasn't accepted her as her new stepmother. [[spoiler:By the end, she comes to trust and respect Jessica]].Jessica]]
* EldritchAbomination: "Chauncey" is a glamor hiding its true form, [[spoiler:A spider that drives people insane by looking into their eyes, not unlike a classic Lovecraftian Great Old One.]]
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** The eyes of [[spoiler:the fake family in the Never-Ever]] are bulging, completely black and unmoving, similar to the button-eyes of the Other Parents in ''Coraline''.
** Like in ''Coraline'', [[spoiler:the BigBad's true form is that of a giant spider]].
** [[spoiler:Chauncey's true nature]] is similar to [[{{Literature/It}} IT/Pennywise]] in terms of [[spoiler: a shapeshifting interdimensional being capable of corrupting, eating, or driving people mad, whose true form resembles a giant spider.]]

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** The eyes of [[spoiler:the fake family in the Never-Ever]] are bulging, completely black and unmoving, similar to the button-eyes of the Other Parents in ''Coraline''.
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Like in ''Coraline'', [[spoiler:the BigBad's true form is that of a giant spider]].
** [[spoiler:Chauncey's true nature]] is similar to [[{{Literature/It}} IT/Pennywise]] in terms of [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a shapeshifting interdimensional being capable of corrupting, eating, or driving people mad, whose true form resembles a giant spider.]]
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** [[spoiler:Chauncey's true nature]] is similar to [[Literature/It IT/Pennywise]], [[spoiler: as a shapeshifting interdimensional being capable of corrupting, eating, or driving people mad, whose true form resembles a giant spider.]]

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** [[spoiler:Chauncey's true nature]] is similar to [[Literature/It IT/Pennywise]], [[{{Literature/It}} IT/Pennywise]] in terms of [[spoiler: as a shapeshifting interdimensional being capable of corrupting, eating, or driving people mad, whose true form resembles a giant spider.]]
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** [[spoiler:Chauncey's true nature]] is similar to [[Literature/It IT/Pennywise]], [[spoiler: as a shapeshifting interdimensional being capable of corrupting, eating, or driving people mad, whose true form resembles a giant spider.]]

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* ShoutOut: Hearing how they're facing an imaginary friend, Taylor compares the concept to Bing-Bong from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', incredulously observing "Bing-Bong is evil?"

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** The protagonists' new home is located in [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street, Springwood]].
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Hearing how they're facing an imaginary friend, Taylor compares the concept to Bing-Bong from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', incredulously observing "Bing-Bong is evil?"evil?"
** The eyes of [[spoiler:the fake family in the Never-Ever]] are bulging, completely black and unmoving, similar to the button-eyes of the Other Parents in ''Coraline''.
** Like in ''Coraline'', [[spoiler:the BigBad's true form is that of a giant spider]].

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* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: Just as Chauncey was about to get his revenge on Jessica, Alice managed to set him aflame, as well as the house with it]].

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* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: Just [[spoiler:Just as Chauncey was about to get his revenge on Jessica, Alice managed to set him aflame, as well as the house with it]].


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* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Chauncey had it out for Jessica ever since she abandoned him. In fact, the only reason he latched onto Alice, was so he could lure her back in the Never-Ever, so he could get his payback]].
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* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: Just as Chauncey was about to get his revenge on Jessica, Alice managed to set him aflame, as well as the house with it]].
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* SpidersAreScary: [[spoiler:Chauncey's true form is that of a giant spider that wears a yellow shirt]].
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When a woman returns to her childhood home, she finds that her stepdaughter has taken a liking to the stuffed bear she left behind. But it soon becomes apparent that the bear is not only alive, but not happy about being left behind. The film will release March 8, 2024.

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When a woman returns to her childhood home, she finds that her stepdaughter has taken a liking to the stuffed bear she left behind. But it soon becomes apparent that the bear is not only alive, but not happy about being left behind. The film will release released March 8, 2024.

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* BearsAreBadNews: The trailers present Chauncey the Teddy Bear as having a negative influence on the littler girl, attacking people and encouraging her to hurt herself.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Gloria's whole goal was to find the source of Chauncey's whereabouts after spending her whole life devoted to the subject of imaginary friends and the world they inhabit. Just as she is raving about the endless possibilities of this new world, [[spoiler:she is implied to be eaten by Chauncey.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Taylor spends the majority of the film being rude to Jessica since she still hasn't accepted her as her new stepmother. [[spoiler:By the end, she comes to trust and respect Jessica.]]

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* BearsAreBadNews: The trailers present Chauncey the Teddy Bear as having is shown to have a negative influence on the littler girl, Alice, attacking people and encouraging her to hurt herself.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Gloria's whole goal was to find the source of Chauncey's whereabouts after spending her whole life devoted to the subject of imaginary friends and the world they inhabit. Just as she is raving about the endless possibilities of this new world, [[spoiler:she is implied to be eaten by Chauncey.]]
Chauncey]].
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Taylor spends the majority of the film being rude to Jessica since she still hasn't accepted her as her new stepmother. [[spoiler:By the end, she comes to trust and respect Jessica.Jessica]].
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Jessica, Taylor, and Alice all seemingly defeat Chauncey, but as they try to check into a hotel, they each see a boy with a teddy bear and get spooked before they leave. The boy then talks to his mom about his imaginary friend, "Rufus", before a closer look at the bear reveals it's the same one used by the entity to lure in Alice.
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* ImaginaryFriend: A woman confirms that Chauncey is an imaginary friend in the trailers… and that just because the mom stopped believing in him, it doesn’t mean he went away.

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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: It is explained that looking an imaginary friend in the eyes will drive a person mad from exposure to the boundless imaginations that the entities draw on; [[spoiler:Jessica's father lost his sanity while saving his daughter from the Never-Ever]].
* HeroicSacrifice: A vision in the Never-Ever reveals to Jessica and Taylor that [[spoiler:Jessica's father basically sacrificed his sanity saving five-year-old Jessica from the other realm, as he gazed too long at the spider-Chauncey before he could seal the door]].
* ImaginaryFriend: A woman Gloria confirms that Chauncey is an imaginary friend in the trailers… friend… and that just because the mom Jessica stopped believing in him, it doesn’t mean he went away.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Taylor gives one to Jessica after [[spoiler:Alice goes missing, blaming her for upending their lives with her presence.]] Later, Jessica gives one to Taylor over the same reason [[spoiler:but it's done as part of the ritual to open the door to the Never Ever, as it hurt both Taylor to hear it, and for Jessica to say it.]]
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Jessica, Taylor, and Alice all seemingly defeat Chauncey, but as they try to check into a hotel, they each see a boy with a teddy bear and get spooked before they leave. The boy then talks to his mom about his imaginary friend, "Rufus", before a closer look at the bear reveals it's the same one used by the entity to lure in Alice.]]

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Taylor gives one to Jessica after [[spoiler:Alice goes missing, blaming her for upending their lives with her presence.]] Later, Jessica gives one to Taylor over the same reason [[spoiler:but it's done as part of the ritual to open the door to the Never Ever, as it hurt both Taylor to hear it, and for Jessica to say it.]]
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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Jessica, Taylor, and Alice all seemingly defeat Chauncey, but as they try to check into a hotel, they each see a boy with a teddy bear and get spooked before they leave. The boy then talks to his mom about his ShoutOut: Hearing how they're facing an imaginary friend, "Rufus", before a closer look at Taylor compares the bear reveals it's the same one used by the entity concept to lure in Alice.]]Bing-Bong from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', incredulously observing "Bing-Bong is evil?"
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Gloria's whole goal was to find the source of Chauncey's whereabouts after spending her whole life devoted to the subject of imaginary friends and the world they inhabit. Just as she is raving about the endless possibilities of this new world, [[spoiler:she is implied to be eaten by Chauncey.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Taylor spends the majority of the film being rude to Jessica since she still hasn't accepted her as her new stepmother. [[spoiler:By the end, she comes to trust and respect Jessica.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The opening scene has Jessica having a nightmare that she is being chased by a spider creature that took the form of her father Ben. [[spoiler:The entity, or "Chauncey", later reveals its true form to be a similar-looking spider monster who can drive people mad by looking into their eyes.]]


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* PrecisionFStrike: After Jessica has to hurt Taylor's feelings [[spoiler:to open the door to the Never Ever]], she responds with "Fuck, that was brutal."
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Taylor gives one to Jessica after [[spoiler:Alice goes missing, blaming her for upending their lives with her presence.]] Later, Jessica gives one to Taylor over the same reason [[spoiler:but it's done as part of the ritual to open the door to the Never Ever, as it hurt both Taylor to hear it, and for Jessica to say it.]]
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Jessica, Taylor, and Alice all seemingly defeat Chauncey, but as they try to check into a hotel, they each see a boy with a teddy bear and get spooked before they leave. The boy then talks to his mom about his imaginary friend, "Rufus", before a closer look at the bear reveals it's the same one used by the entity to lure in Alice.]]


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* WhamShot: Jessica watches Dr. Soto's tape recording of her session with Alice to find that [[spoiler:Chauncey's teddy bear form was never physically visible to anybody other than Jessica and Alice since they already believed in him.]]
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* TrailerSpoof: PlayedForHorror for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzWlHO2N1A the Big Game tv spot]], who pretended to be for the family-friendly film ''Film/IF2024'', who also will be released in the same year.

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* TrailerSpoof: PlayedForHorror for in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzWlHO2N1A the Big Game tv this TV spot]], who pretended which pretends to be a teaser for the family-friendly film ''Film/IF2024'', who also will be a more family-friendly imaginary friend-centric film released in the same year.
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* TrailerSpoof: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzWlHO2N1A The Big Game tv spot]] acts as the family-friendly film ''Film/IF2024'' for PlayedAsHorror.

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* TrailerSpoof: PlayedForHorror for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzWlHO2N1A The the Big Game tv spot]] acts as spot]], who pretended to be for the family-friendly film ''Film/IF2024'' for PlayedAsHorror.''Film/IF2024'', who also will be released in the same year.
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* TrailerSpoof: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzWlHO2N1A The Big Game tv spot]] acts as the family-friendly film ''Film/IF2024'' for PlayedAsHorror.

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''Imaginary'' is a 2024 horror movie produced by Creator/BlumhouseProductions and co-written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (''Film/{{Truth or Dare|2018}}'', ''Film/TheCurseOfBridgeHollow''). It stars Creator/DeWandaWise and Creator/TomPayne.

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''Imaginary'' is a 2024 horror movie produced by Creator/BlumhouseProductions and co-written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (''Film/{{Truth or Dare|2018}}'', ''Film/TheCurseOfBridgeHollow''). It stars Creator/DeWandaWise Creator/DeWandaWise, Creator/TomPayne, and Creator/TomPayne.Creator/BettyBuckley.

When a woman returns to her childhood home, she finds that her stepdaughter has taken a liking to the stuffed bear she left behind. But it soon becomes apparent that the bear is not only alive, but not happy about being left behind. The film will release March 8, 2024.

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/8XoNfrgrAGM?si=73g2TM8mR8EHrATW Trailer 1]], [[https://youtu.be/Lj0HODMVSnA?si=HMXYEyxq5sdE2Eg5 Trailer 2]]
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!!''Imaginary'' contains examples of the following:
* AdvertisingByAssociation: The trailers boast that the film is from the producers of ''[[Film/FiveNightsAtFreddys2023 Five Nights At Freddy's]]'' and ''Film/{{M3gan}}''.
* BearsAreBadNews: The trailers present Chauncey the Teddy Bear as having a negative influence on the littler girl, attacking people and encouraging her to hurt herself.
* ImaginaryFriend: A woman confirms that Chauncey is an imaginary friend in the trailers… and that just because the mom stopped believing in him, it doesn’t mean he went away.
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[[caption-width-right:1000:''Meet Chauncey. He’s not imaginary. And he’s not your friend.'']]

''Imaginary'' is a 2024 horror movie produced by Creator/BlumhouseProductions and co-written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (''Film/{{Truth or Dare|2018}}'', ''Film/TheCurseOfBridgeHollow''). It stars Creator/DeWandaWise and Creator/TomPayne.

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