A firearm heiress navigates a sprawling, haunted mansion, tormented by the chilling spirits of the fallen.
Suspenseful and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Paramount+.
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: real scares and several jump scares.
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San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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