18 year old student Laura Dowd is on her first trip outside the US when she begins dating the charming and well spoken Michael Millborrow.
Soon thereafter Laura accepts Michael's invitation to his family's stately home.
Intimidated by Sawney House Laura's discomfort grows after meeting Harriette, the doting mother who harbours a peculiar affection for her son and Philip, the vain and mysterious father.
Polite conversation turns to Laura's worst nightmare when she discovers the family's plan for her.
Laura is not the dinner guest, but the dinner itself.
Laura will need all her strength to survive Sawney House if she is to outlast the main course.