Creepy Corners

It’s an important day for Helena, which has already got off to a bad start. But it is about to get a lot worse as she becomes increasingly disconnected from the people around her. … Continue readingAlienation

A walk in a nature reserve on a sunny winter’s day, with spring just around the corner. It should be the moment for Suze to find peace and recharge her batteries. Instead, she makes a grisly discovery. … Continue readingThe toe

Christmas is a time to be with family. Yet this year Leslie is desperate for her visiting son to leave before he can discover what is going on in the old family home. … Continue readingA taste for life

A successful CEO and now shortly to be a grandmother, Leah’s happiness should be complete. But old age is threatening everything she cares for. So she does what she’s always done – goes in search of a solution. … Continue readingThe fountain of youth

Hiking in the mountains: strenuous, rewarding, exhilarating – and dangerous. Martha has taken longer over her walk than she expected, and the weather is starting to get worse. But she is nearly at the end of her hike, so surely everything will be fine now? … Continue readingEnd Station

Confined to a miserable room for Christmas, Rose is feeling lonely and rejected. Gradually, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems in the sprawling complex of farm buildings she is staying in. … Continue readingIn the bleak midwinter

Waking in the middle of the night, Maggie is completely disorientated. Hunting for the door in the darkness, she finally finds it. But what lies behind it is not what she expects. … Continue readingThe door

Taking down the Christmas decorations is a difficult moment for the whole family. Their mother, Sue, insists it be done no later than Epiphany to keep Christmas special. Yet something has happened to shake her usual pragmatic view of the holidays. … Continue readingEpiphany

A frozen lake offers local residents a chance for winter fun. For new arrival Slava, it is a welcome distraction from his struggle to deal with the upheaval in his life. But there is also peril out on the ice. … Continue readingThin ice

Mateo loves to travel and leads an adventurous lifestyle. So he is bewildered when an invitation to a quiet evening meal in the suburbs sets his alarm bells ringing. Are his fears as irrational as they seem? … Continue readingHoliday memories