These creatures turn out to be the children of an ancient supernatural entity that married Boroughs owners Blaine (Seth Numrich) and Anneliese (Alice Kremelberg) Shaw, nicknamed “Mother” (Nancy Daly), after she hatched from an egg Blake—formerly known as Marcus—discovered in the copper mine that used to sit on the same land as the Boroughs. Oh, and thanks to their habit of drinking Mother’s blood, Blaine, Anneliese, and the rest of their cabal of staff have been kept from aging, getting sick, or dying since 1949, maintaining the same youthful appearance for decades. Unfortunately, this requires Mother’s children to provide a steady supply of brain fluid for her to feed on, which is siphoned out of the community’s elderly residents while they’re sleeping, effectively shortening the already limited amount of time they have left to live.
