Horrid

“I felt like I was made of nothing but hunger.”

Jane eats roses and dirt when her grief gets too heavy. It shows how physical hunger can mask a soul that is totally empty.

“North Manor was a house of secrets.”

Moving back to a childhood home isn't always a fresh start. Sometimes you just end up trapped in your mother's old nightmares.

Grief can make a person act like a complete stranger. Jane watches her mom unravel and realizes she never really knew her at all.

“There was something behind the door. Something that wanted out.”

The locked room in the attic feels like a physical manifestation of a family lie. You can ignore a closed door for a while, but eventually you have to open it.