1921, London. Stage actress Evelyn Maxwell stars in her most controversial play, The Bride of Death— until a violent breakdown forces her to flee the stage and drop out of the public eye.

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1951, California. Two journalists are summoned to the secluded home of Evelyn Maxwell, a forgotten stage actress making her cinema debut in a new film, The Bride of Death.

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But all is not as it seems at Maxwell Manor... and Evelyn Maxwell has not aged a day in her 30 year absence. To uncover her secret— and survive —they must discover the dark truth behind the role that made her infamous: The Bride of Death!