Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Uncle Bobby from Supernatural (a.k.a. Jim Beaver). This is a suspenseful, dark, Gothic, horror movie. While there are some scary ghosts thrown in for good measure, the meat of this story is a twisted family drama crossed with a serial killer thriller set in 1901. Edith Cushing is a feisty lady and aspiring writer living with her father in upstate New York just after the turn of the century. However, the family's idyll comes to a brutal halt shortly after Edith crosses paths with and falls for Sir Thomas Sharpe, a British baronet seeking capital in the U.S. for some contraption he hopes will revolutionize red clay mining or some such. Sharpe travels with his sister, Lucille, who at first appears distant and cold. Time reveals Lucille's distance to be something subtly off--and slightly more sinister--with her character. Right from the get Edith's pa knows ther...
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