Plot

A dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.

The Johnsons are an attractive upper-middle-class family. Sidney, the husband and father, is a famous poet, known and adored for his kindness and sensitivity. Joan, the wife and mother, is an obsessive homemaker and the life of every party. Their son Isaiah is a charismatic young man who has just married an equally-appealing young woman. In fact, only thing separates the Johnsons from their charming friends and neighbors: Isaiah, the son, has been molesting Sidney, the father, since he was 12 years old. What's more, Sidney has written a memoir that chronicles, in great detail, the ins and outs of this unseemly father-son relationship. Will the manuscript ever see the light of day, or will young Isaiah have a thing or two to say about it? "The Strange Thing About the Johnsons" is a dark satire of the domestic melodrama; it asks "What if...?" then, for some reason, comes up with an answer.—Anonymous

Pitch-black satire about a desperate helpless father who decides to write a tell-all memoir and finally expose his family's dark secret: that his beloved son has been sexually assaulting him and abusing him behind closed doors for years. However, the jealous son, more obsessed than ever with his twisted, insatiable incestuous lust for his father, attempts to stop him from finishing the book.