From Novel to Movie Adaptation
[The story contains spoilers from the Victorian Psycho book by Virginia Feito.] “In three months, everyone in this house will be dead.” In her novel Victorian Psycho, author Virginia Feito is anything but subtle as she warns readers the story they’re about to embark on may not be for the faint of heart. The novel, set in the Victorian era, centers on Winifred Notty who becomes the new governess for the wealthy Pounds family, tasked with watching over the children. However, danger is lurking for the family as Winifred is a psychopath with an intent for revenge. Writing as a way to give a “fun wink” to her “favorite literary psychopath” in American Psycho, Feito blends dark humor with gothic horror in her “over the top” tale centered on “revenge against the patriarchy.” “The humor part of it was selfishly for me to get through the guts and violence of it,” Feito says of writing the gruesome elements of the story. “A lot of it was because I really felt it was important for her as …
