A Black Friday riot sparks a darkly comic mystery as a holiday killer terrorizes Plymouth.
Suspenseful and pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Real scares and several jump scares, about what an R should carry.
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After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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