All Arthur Shuffleworth has even wanted to do is run a pub. So when the local brewery offer him a tenancy of a run down rural inn he jumps at the opportunity. But the place has a dark history, and the brewery only let to married couples. Undeterred Arthur accepts the offer, and goes about finding a wife. Once he is safely installed in the quaintly named Couch & Pair Arthur thinks his troubles are over. And then the body count starts to rise...