Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.
Acting
Fionnula Flanagan's terrifyingly sweet grandmother will haunt you.
Practical Effects
Pearl's makeup design is gloriously grotesque and practical.
Director
Richard Bates Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Richard Bates Jr. made this after 'Excision' and 'Suburban Gothic' — his unofficial 'dysfunctional family horror' trilogy.
The house fire sequence was achieved with minimal CGI, using real controlled burns that nearly went wrong during the Pearl reveal scene.
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