Self contained separate reality co existing with ones own.
'multiverse'
'alternative reality'
fantasy
'In dark fantasy/horror - parallel universe is a place used to hide unpleasant things.'
Something I never consciously realised till now. However, so true, so subtle and so chilling.
Further research relating to above:
Jorge Luis Borges: The Garden of Forking Paths
Frank Copra: Its a wonderful life
The Family Man
Donnie Darko
Chronicles of Narnia
One Thousand and One Nights
Kate Pullinger: The Mistress of Nothing
