!!FridgeBrilliance

* Max's mom likes to type up Max's stories in story book format. If he were to retell his adventure to her, it would end up like the source material.
** At one point, when Max and Carol are in the desert, Carol gestures at the sand and says something along the lines of 'This all used to be stone', indicating that their world was slowly falling apart. And what pours out of Douglas' arm when Carol tears it off? Sand.
*** Carol might also have traits from Claire, Max's sister: the heart Max makes for him seems to echo the paper heart 'To Claire, From Max' that he ripped apart at the beginning. Meanwhile, KW acts very motherly to Max, and her relationship with Carol is reminiscent of people who still love each other but can't stand each other anymore.
** The story Max tells his mother in the beginning about the vampire who lost all of his teeth is extremely similar to the dialogue between him and Carol about it being like your teeth falling out. You could also interpret this as another version of the entire movie.
** The line said by K.W. while she says goodbye to Max is from the original story, but said in a completely different tone which was perfect. The line being ''Don't go, I'll eat you up - I love you so.''

!!FridgeHorror

* Carol pulls the scepter and crown out of a [[spoiler: pile of bones. Later Max is told "You know, you're the first king we haven't eaten."]]
* During Max's stay with the Wild Things, we see the days turn into nights and the nights turn into days. This means that Max must've been gone for days, if not ''weeks''. This means that his mother must've spent God-knows-how-long searching for him.
** Max's adventure was in his imagination and he was most likely only gone a few hours at most. His mother is still wearing the same clothes she wore earlier when he ran away (albeit also now with a sweater on).