The polished veneer of a boys' boarding school in Northern England masks a cadre of wickedness.
Seniors viciously torment any junior they deem unfit.
Jonathan Simon, in his first term at Blackleigh School in 1955, is warned: 1) There are three monsters in his dorm: seniors Flicker, Sleeth, and Tunk; and 2) A code of conduct mandates no snitching.
