The Landlady story
Billy Weaver, a young man from London, arrives at a guesthouse. He is greeted by the landlady, but his curiosity is aroused when he reads the guest book. He sees the names of young men whom, he remembers, had gone missing. The landlady tells him that she is a taxidermist. Directed by: Herbert Wise. Story by: Roald Dahl.
2 total · 2 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| serial murder | major | A dangerously insane landlady lured Billy Weaver into her house with the intention of taxiderming him, and one gathers he was far from she first victim. |
| what if I fell into the clutches of a homicidal maniac | major | A landlady had taxidermied two young men and plotted to do the same to fair Billy Weaver. |