Ominous medical kits, including dirty needles, are delivered through the chimney with orders for self-injection. Themes: Authority and the Screen Await Further Instructions (2018) - Mainlining Christmas
As the film progresses, the messages on the TV become increasingly authoritarian and bizarre: Await Further Instructions
They are ordered to scrub their bodies with bleach. Ominous medical kits, including dirty needles, are delivered
The "festivities" take a dark turn on Christmas morning when the family wakes up to find their house sealed by a mysterious black substance. With no internet or cell service, their only connection to the outside world is a television screen displaying a single, ominous message: . Escalating Commands and Paranoia With no internet or cell service, their only
A message warns that one member is infected, leading the family to turn on Annji—the "outsider"—in a Lord of the Flies -style breakdown.