Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at th...。1860年,第二次鸦片战争以天津沦陷、圆明园被焚而告终。清政府被迫开放天津为通商口岸。在随后的几年中,来自西方的商人、冒险家、传教士蜂拥而至。他们按照各自国家的房屋样式盖起了一栋栋风格迥异的西式建筑,而在最早出现的一批建筑中有一座英式客栈。1886年,这家客栈经过扩建,被改造成了一座极尽奢华的大饭店。而它的房屋则因为风格独特、角楼高耸,被视为昔日天津的地标性建筑。这家饭店的名字叫利顺德。。