A psychopathic governess hides bloody urges behind perfect manners at a dreary Victorian estate in this darkly comic horror.
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A psychopathic governess hides bloody urges behind perfect manners at a dreary Victorian estate in this darkly comic horror.
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Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family—Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred ...
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Sexual content
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Unwanted sexual attention, grooming, and inappropriate employer-employee dynamics
Violence & gore
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Graphic mass murder, dismemberment, gore, and body horror throughout
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief bisexual longing referenced
Religious content
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Religious and secular hypocrisy as recurring thematic critique
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Protagonist references a metaphorical inner demon
Political content
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Class rage, societal subversion, and toxic familial power dynamics
Self-harm / suicide
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Self-harm, suicide, and self-immolation depicted on-page
Abuse & suffering
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Child abuse and death, infanticide, animal cruelty, and spousal abuse
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