American Gothic (film)

American Gothic is a 1988 BritishCanadian horror film directed by John Hough and written by Burt Wetanson and Michael Vines. It stars Rod Steiger, Yvonne DeCarlo and Michael J. Pollard.

After entering the cottage and fooling around a bit, they meet the owners, an elderly married couple going by the simple names of Ma and Pa. The group of friends are welcomed to spend the night. At dinner, Lynn starts smoking and Pa scolds her and demands her to smoke outside. Later, Lynn and Cynthia discover Ma and Pa have a child, Fanny, who looks more like a middleaged woman but claims she is 12. That night, Ma and Pa throw more strict rules in, no cussing she just said for Christs sake and they force the girls and boys apart, preventing premarital sex.The night passes by and the next morning, Rob goes for a walk and finds Fanny pushing her brother, Woody on a crudely crafted swing. Rob is invited to swing and agrees, only for Woody to climb to the top and chop the rope, sending Rob down the rocky cliff below to his death. The group finds out about Robs death and mourn his loss. Later, Lynn and Cynthia are outside and Lynn talks about how this family is a bunch of freaks and Fanny overhears... Cynthia see this after Lynn leaves and consoles Fanny and reluctantly agrees to play games with Fanny. Fanny shows Cynthia her baby, thought to be just a doll, but it turns out to be the remains of an infant. Cynthia meets another brother Teddy who Fanny explains Cynthia is her friend. Meanwhile, Lynn stumbles upon Woody, Teddy, and Fanny playing jump rope in the woods. After Lynn insults them, she is attacked and presumably killed by the three. ........

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