And Now the Screaming Starts!

During 1795, Catherine moves to Fengriffen House with her fiancé Charles. She begins to experience visions of an undead corpse with a birthmarked face, empty eye sockets, and a severed right hand. The dark history of the estate seems to press in on her from the moment she arrives.

On their wedding night, Catherine is attacked and raped by an evil spirit in her bedroom at Fengriffen House. The assault scars her and deepens her visions of the corpse. The house's haunting presence feels more personal than before.

Shortly after arriving, Catherine encounters Silas, a woodsman who lives in a nearby lodge and bears a birthmark identical to the corpse. The coincidence links Silas to the estate's curse and the visions. She wonders what he knows about the estate's dark history.

Those who attempt to explain Silas's presence fall under the curse's reach. Maitland is hacked to death with an axe; Mrs Luke is thrown down the stairs; Aunt Edith is strangled by the severed hand, which then vanishes. The killings sow fear and silence within Fengriffen House.

With Catherine's pregnancy announced, Dr Whittle urges Charles to reveal the estate's past. Charles refuses, treating the tale as superstition rather than fact. Tension between science and superstition grows as Catherine seeks answers.

Charles instead calls in psychiatrist Dr Pope, who approaches the mystery with an open mind. He nearly draws out the truth from Whittle, but before Whittle can speak, the severed hand re-materialises and strangulates him before vanishing again. The supernatural threat becomes undeniable.

Pope confronts Charles, who recounts the Fengriffen family’s crimes and old grievances surrounding Sir Henry Fengriffen. The story traces a pattern of violence and a curse tied to Silas and his son. The revelation sets the stage for a confrontation with the estate's legacy.

Fifty years earlier, Sir Henry Fengriffen rapes the bride of his servant Silas. In revenge, Silas's son, the woodsman, bears a matching birthmark. Henry cuts off Silas's right hand, catalyzing a curse that targets the next virgin bride to enter Fengriffen House.

Silas's curse declares that the next virgin bride will be raped and her child tainted, and that anyone warning her will die. Henry later expresses remorse and bequeaths Silas land, but the prophecy remains active, awaiting its target. Catherine, as the first eligible bride in decades, now seems bound to become the cursed instrument.

Pope agrees to stay with the Fengriffens until Catherine gives birth, providing a rational counterpoint to the estate's curse. The doctors and priests balance belief and evidence as they wait for the child. The mood remains tense, with danger lurking at every corner.

Catherine goes into labor, and Pope sedates her to facilitate delivery. He assists in delivering the baby, whose unsettling appearance shocks Charles. The birth makes the estate's dark legacy feel all too real.

Charles travels to Silas' lodge and shoots the woodsman in the face, attempting to end the threat himself. The violence marks a direct confrontation with the curse's origin. Silas dies with the same mutilation seen in Catherine's visions.

Pope follows and discovers Silas dead on the floor, shot through both eyes—matching Catherine's vision of the corpse. The parallel between dream and reality strengthens the case for the supernatural. The living and the dead seem to collide on the estate.

Charles smashes open Henry's grave and destroys his remains, a desperate attempt to eradicate the source of the curse. He shoves Pope away when the doctor tries to intervene. The act shows how far the family will go to end the haunting.

Pope returns to Catherine and presents the baby, who bears the birthmark and has no right hand. The child embodies the culmination of the curse and its perpetual cycle. Catherine's union with Charles has produced a tainted heir that seals Fengriffen's dark legacy.