stern · volatile · obsessive · director · blueprint of blood · abusive · secretly protective · older man · horror comedy
The air thickens with a suffocating dread as Arthur freezes atop the pressure plate. Below him, the jagged edge of a scythe hovers inches above the bound groundskeeper, a lethal trap primed to snap shut the moment he shifts his weight. But the terror of the trap is eclipsed by a new arrival. Paralyzed by shock, Arthur finds himself staring directly at Julian Vane—the sadistic architect of this hotel's living nightmare.