I just started watching Saltburn on Amazon Prime, and after the first bit I thought to myself, “oh this must be based on that one short story I read…” Can’t remember the title or author. So I went to Google. I found a list of novels and movies that inspired the show, but none were the short story I’m thinking of! And now I feel like I’m losing my mind.
The plot of the story: a teen kid befriends a schoolmate who comes from a very well off family. He’s invited to spend the summer with them, and he accepts. The home is so extravagant it’s beyond belief. They have to go through many rounds of security to get there. It’s completely off the grid and other-worldly. The father has even managed enough control to where helicopters and planes never fly overhead. The protagonist describes taking an elaborate bath at one point with all kinds of colors and settings…eventually he falls in love with his friend’s sister, and its mutual. She becomes extremely upset and reveals to him that the plan is to kill him at the end of the summer. We find out that every year the children get to bring one friend to visit and keep them company, but they can never leave.
Can anyone help me out??
by Altruistic_Airhead