In classical psychoanalysis, fantasies or dreams involving the removal of the head carry dense symbolic weight.

Horror and dark fantasy have always been fascinated with the macabre. The imagery of a stylized execution or a "fantasy decapitation" stretches back centuries through literature, folklore, and performance art.

whose story involves reclusive writers and mysterious creatures. While the story contains a murder, the specific "fantasy decapitation" theme is more symbolic of the characters' fractured lives.

: The narrative describes a character (Annabelle) who meticulously designs and executes her own decapitation using a blade that "sliced through [her] neck like a hot knife through butter".