The ability of images to bring about a renewal of fear was examined. Thirty-seven psychology students were repeatedly exposed to a slide depicting an injured face. The experimental subjects listened to a narrative that elicited images of fear while the control subjects listened to a narrative that elicited images of anger for three of the exposure trials. On the fourth and final trial, half of the subjects from each condition listened to a narrative that elicited different images, while the remainder continued to listen to the same narrative. There was no effect of narrative content on fear, but changing the narrative (either from fear to anger or vice versa) led to an increase in fear. These data suggest that the act of changing images may lead to a renewal of fear.