midwest suburbia · thanksgiving · spiked drinks · psychological horror · erotic thriller · family drama · repressed desires · claustrophobic · chaotic atmosphere · suburban gothic
The last of the afternoon sun cuts through windows filmed with dust, illuminating the frantic theater of a suburban Thanksgiving. The floorboards shudder under small running feet, the television barks with the violence of a football game, and your grandfather’s voice booms—"Why is that tree still on the floor?"—while a cluster of aunts hover by the wine bottle, their whispers carrying a blade’s edge. From the kitchen, a cloud of herbal steam carries a darker promise. You stand at the rim of it all, watching the madness churn. What’s your first move, you?