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A lonely woman who takes care of her paralyzed husband saves an alien who cannot experience emotions.

When a sudden encounter with a mysterious student triggers a painful memory for ornithology professor Abel Marks, he’s haunted by the vision of an attempted sexual assault and murder he witnessed while fighting in World War II. Compelled to seek out the student in hopes of assuaging his guilt, Abel quickly loses his grip on the reality he so delicately constructed. Ultimately, he’s forced to confront the dark truth of what actually happened – and who he really is.

After the death of her mother, a disconnected daughter, Maggie, struggles to reconnect with her twin brother, Gabe, even though he's the only family she has left. As she pushes through the day of the funeral reception, her guilt for having left Gabe alone to tend to their mother in her final months begins to tangibly manifest itself in strange and horrifying ways. Maggie must now face her demons and accept responsibility for what she’s done, or forever be haunted by her past mistakes.

The story takes place in the near future when everyone in this world of Capital is barcoded, in order to access all personal information. A prisoner of the Capital, Wuyi Wong escapes to the Public Housing, an anarchal free land. Yet he is jailed again here, considered suspicious as a Capital spy. He struggles to prove his innocence in order to remain in the Public Housing, whereas eventually he discovers that the Public Housing is just the Capital in another shape.

Docked pay by her unreasonable boss, disenchanted Millennial, Nora Flynn, is forced to take a job at a local Halloween Haunt in order to stay afloat. But what starts out as an easy way to make a quick buck, soon turns into an incredible night of unlikely friendships, transformational self-discovery, and the kind of sweet-ass revenge that can only happen on Halloween! With its unique behind-the-scenes backdrop and fascinating cast of horror misfits, this funny, insightful, and ultimately uplifting comedy will take you to places you've never been before... and leave you never looking at Halloween haunts the same way again.

HOSS is a classic western in a contemporary setting. The story takes place after a disaster has crippled the sea-level areas of the west coast, turning the hills of Los Angeles into a Lawless Territory.

When an 11-year-old boy becomes mesmerized by his friend's mother in the late 1950s, he will try to navigate the impulses of desire at a young age.