History NightmareFuel / WonderWoman1984

* Steve being resurrected becomes this due to the fact that he's inadvertently possessing the body of a complete stranger. Neither Steve nor Diana ever discuss this or suggest that Diana ought to renounce her wish just for the sake of returning him to his life, and Steve regularly places the man's body into situations he did not consent to, such as [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Diana having sex with "Steve" while the man can do nothing about it.]] When the man is finally back to normal, he has no idea what happened to him (whether that makes the whole thing better or worse is very debatable).

* The climax. All the wishes that Max is granting worldwide are piling up into Armageddon. The Doomsday Clock strikes midnight and missiles start flying, nuclear apocalypse is nigh. This was the worst case nightmare scenario for all of humanity for decades, from the end of World War II all the way up to the end of the '80s, with entire generations growing up in the fear that the whole planet could be reduced to a radioactive cinder at any moment. [[AdultFear And we see Max's young son in the middle of all of it, terrified and only wanting to know where his father is and for him to protect him]]. Thankfully, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Max realizes what's really happening]] and renounces his wish at Diana's insistence, saving the world.

** Sure enough, the next we see of Maxwell Lord, he's conned an oil baron into making a wish. Maxwell then takes his security team so that said baron will be left exposed to his enemies. Once Max makes his claim, the guards all turn into puppets that follow him blindly. The Dreamstone has the power of Anti-Life.

* The climax. All the wishes that Max is granted worldwide are piling up into Armageddon. The Doomsday Clock strikes midnight and missiles start flying, nuclear apocalypse is nigh. This was the worst case nightmare scenario for all of humanity for decades, from the end of World War II all the way up to the end of the '80s, with entire generations growing up in fearing that the whole planet could be reduced to a radioactive cinder at any moment. [[AdultFear And we see Max's young son in the middle of all of it, terrified and only wanting to know where his father is and for him to protect him]]. Thankfully, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Max realizes what's really happening]] and renounces his wish at Diana's insistence, saving the world.

* Maxwell overcomes this part quickly enough, but we see hints that prolonged use of the Dreamstone was causing his body to physically break apart, as he develops nosebleeds, bloodshot eyes and at one point TaintedVeins. This can easily be seen on this page image, with his SlasherSmile not helping matters. But how does he avoid turning into a rotting corpse? By draining the lifeforce of everyone whose wish he grants, not unlike a vampire.

--->'''Barbera:''' She’s right. It’s not that hard. Yeah, I think I get it now. His body weight does do all the work. So easy. I think I could do this... ''[[PunctuatedPounding all]]''... '''[[PunctuatedPounding night]]'''... '''''[[PunctuatedPounding long]]'''''!

--->'''Barbera:''' She’s right. It’s not that hard. Yeah, I think I get it now. His body weight does do all the work. So easy. I think I could do this... ''all''... '''night'''... '''''long'''''!

* Steve being resurrected becomes this due to the fact that he's inadvertently possessing the body of a complete stranger. Neither Steve nor Diana ever discuss this or suggest that Diana ought to renounce her wish just for the sake of returning him to his life, and Steve regularly places the man's body into situations he did not consent to, such as [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Diana having sex with "Steve" using the man's body.]] When the man is finally back to normal, he has no idea what happened to him (whether that makes the whole thing better or worse is very debatable).

Despite going for a breezier tone than it's predecessors, ''Wonder Woman 1984'' still manages to get a few moments of terror in.

* Diana discovers that the Dreamstone bears an inscription in the language of the gods. She jolts hard at the realisation that an unscrupulous businessman now has a godly artifact at his disposal and warns Steve that anything imbued with god powers is very dangerous.

* Steve being resurrected becomes this due to the fact that he's inadvertently possessing the body of a complete stranger. Neither Steve nor Diana ever discuss this or suggest that Diana ought to renounce her wish just for the sake of returning him to his life, and Steve regularly places the man's body into situations he did not consent to. When the man is finally back to normal, he has no idea what happened to him (whether that makes the whole thing better or worse is very debatable).

* Maxwell overcomes this part quickly enough, but we see hints that prolonged use of the Dreamstone was causing his body to physically break apart, as he develops nosebleeds, bloodshot eyes and at one point TaintedVeins. This can easily be seen on this page image, with his SlasherSmile not helping matters. But hhow does he avoid turning into a rotting corpse? By draining the lifeforce of everyone whose wish he grants, not unlike a vampire.

* Maxwell overcomes this part quickly enough, but we see hints that prolonged use of the Dreamstone was causing his body to physically break apart, as he develops nosebleeds, bloodshot eyes and at one point TaintedVeins. How does he avoid turning into a rotting corpse? By draining the lifeforce of everyone whose wish he grants, not unlike a vampire.

* When Barbara's humanity first starts to slip away. one night she's working late and one of [[DoggedNiceGuy her co-workers assists her in the hopes of getting some one-on-one time]]. What's creepy is that Barbara is completely unresponsive throughout the whole thing, not even blinking. When she finishes, Barbara rejects the man in an emotionless tone. She's so mechanical in this scene, it could almost be seen as a relief when she starts acting animalistic.
* When Maxwell starts granting wishes worldwide, we see a trunculant British woman wish for the Irish to be kicked out of the country. Her Irish husband snaps back by wishing she would drop dead. Not only does she hit the floor seconds later, but the Irishman sees the police grabbing innocent people off the street and hauling them away. Most of the wishes granted were of the fantastic variety, but this one can hit harder because it's happened in real life far too many times.

** It must be pretty scary to wake up having lost a day or two from your memory, and (given the fighting Steve did while piloting his body) probably covered with aches, pains and bruises... and ''you have no idea where they came from.''

* That drunken predator that accosts Barbara. He's bigger than her and smart enough to know how to keep her cornered. Diana may have stopped him the first time, but the second time she was on her own.

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Despite going for a breezier tone than it's predecessors, ''WW 84'' still manages to get a few moments of terror in.