u/consequences_are_you

I watched a movie several years ago while in a hotel. The movie's basic plot was about a father and daughter with a strained relationship. The father had a book in his home that, when read, gradually turned him into a monster. The "solution" to this was to read the book while standing and a scythe would swing from the ceiling to kill the reader, granting them mercy. The father does NOT take this way out but instead manages to reconcile with his daughter.

I've tried searching for this film for a while but no luck thus far. Help?