What a Christmas horror story. The Villiers family's reunion at the "family home," nine years after the elder son has killed himself there. The haunted mansion is now in the hands of the older daughter - the bossiest, most bitter shrew you can imagine. Her sister and surviving brother want to sell the house but older daughter hangs onto it for Mummy and Daddy, who are long dead. Aunt Lydia lives with her. The next generation - the older daughters son and the son and daughter of the younger daughter - all convene as well.
Into this mix come a middle-aged bridge partner of the aunt and the new girlfriend (Emily) of the older daughter's son. How many times did I plead with Emily - "Run, Emily! Run! Your boyfriend is as nuts as his mother! Runs!"
Someone starts bumping off members of the family, and we discover two of the victims are keeping a very big secret, and someone else is taking revenge over it.
And you thought your family was intolerable at the holidays.....
Into this mix come a middle-aged bridge partner of the aunt and the new girlfriend (Emily) of the older daughter's son. How many times did I plead with Emily - "Run, Emily! Run! Your boyfriend is as nuts as his mother! Runs!"
Someone starts bumping off members of the family, and we discover two of the victims are keeping a very big secret, and someone else is taking revenge over it.
And you thought your family was intolerable at the holidays.....