House of Last Things

Alan and Sarah reunite after her release from the mental hospital. Alan reveals he has bought tickets to Italy for them and introduces Kelly to house sit for them. The plan promises travel and a chance to rebuild what's fractured, but a tense undercurrent hints at old resentments.

Sarah reluctantly agrees to leave for a foreign country so soon after her release, buoyed by Alan's insistence and the lure of escape. The calm setup hides a brewing storm as guilt, resentment, and fear begin to surface.

Flashbacks reveal that Alan and Kelly have been having an affair. Alan's plan is to stress Sarah to the breaking point so she will attempt suicide again. The couple's past infuses the present with dangerous tension.

Kelly's petty criminal boyfriend Jesse pushes to stay in the house, but Kelly refuses. Upset by Kelly's decision, Jesse storms off, and Kelly allows her disabled brother Tim to move in. The house grows tense as loyalties blur and danger tightens its grip.

Jesse steals Alan's car and contemplates selling it to a friend. He discovers Adam, a child abandoned at a supermarket, and proposes kidnapping him as a ransom. This shocking turn pulls Kelly further into a moral quagmire.

Kelly tries to return Adam to his parents but cannot obtain any information about him. Adam seems comfortable staying with them, while Kelly grows increasingly suspicious that something is very wrong as radio and television reports omit any missing-child stories.

Tim experiences visions in the house and grows erratic in his behavior. One vision reveals that Kelly and Alan plan to run away together, and he informs Jesse, who reacts with unsettling nonchalance. The sense of danger inside the house deepens.

In Italy, Alan and Sarah argue about whether to return to the United States, both distressed by visions and flashbacks. A haunting flashback reveals that Adam is their dead child, and Alan's drunken defense of that fact stirs further guilt and anger.

As Sarah drives, Alan admits he covered up Adam's death, and their conversation becomes increasingly heated. The car crash follows, a violent culmination of guilt, secrets, and mounting tension. Kelly, Jesse, Tim, and Adam hear the accident broadcast on the house's speakers, making the tragedy feel immediate.

The accident folds the couple's secret into the present, making it impossible for the remaining characters to ignore what happened. The sense of inevitability tightens as the house absorbs their guilt and fear.

Over time, Kelly and Jesse begin to resemble Alan and Sarah, adopting their tastes, habits, and aspirations. Kelly starts baking pies and caring for Adam, while Jesse embraces golf and classic music as if studying a life he never intended to live.

Tim grows alienated and ultimately commits suicide, a devastating consequence of the house's terrifying influence. Kelly finds a photo book filled with pictures of Adam, and a breeze blows out the candles on Adam's birthday cake, hinting at a frightening fusion of identities.

Kelly and Adam form a fragile, uneasy bond as the house seems to rewrite family roles. A sense of a dark, new identity replaces the old one, signaling a haunting reshaping of every relationship.

The desperate bid for control has spiraled into a haunting transformation of the family. The original bonds are replaced by something dangerous, leaving the remaining characters to live with the weight of their altered identities.