Aged and wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived alone and as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport, Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis' death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper Velma Crowther, and her longtime friend and physician, Dr. Drew Bayliss. She has lived there the better part of her life except for a short stint in London thirty-seven years ago following the vicious murder of her married lover, John Mayhew, at the plantation's summer house while Sam was hosting one of his legendary grand balls in the mansion. That evening, she and John were going to run off together, that is before he was bludgeoned to death, his right hand and head which were never found. No one was ever convicted for his murder, but most people believe Charlotte did it after John changed his mind about running off with her. Not having seen her in years, they also now believe Charlotte is a crazy old ...
A women is said to have had an affair with a married man
violence
- Towards the beginning of the film, we see a man get his hand chopped off with a cleaver on screen, and a very fake stump of a hand afterwards. It is also implied that his head is chopped off too.
-A woman throws another woman down a flight of stairs after hitting her with a chair. This kills her.
-A woman pushes a giant flower urn from a balcony and it crushes two people. We see their bodies later.
-A woman shoots a man in the face, and we see blood.
-There are multiple scenes in which we see dismembered hands, heads, or headless bodies.
Though this movie is incredibly graphic, most of the violence is very fake.
profanity
Several usages of the 'd' word and one usage of the 'b' word.
alcohol
Several scenes which include drinking and smokiing.
