Thin ice
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
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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
An upscale house surrounded by fields and farms seems like an idyllic retreat. Yet the family staying there did not arrive by choice, but was swept there by a tide of catastrophe. What will happen next? … Continue readingLimbo
An ugly woman on a train seems an easy target for teenage spite. But could she really have put a curse on one of the girls? … Continue readingScared
A beautiful sunset, a precious moment of peace at the end of a long day’s journey. But this is no ordinary evening, and no ordinary journey. … Continue readingJourney’s End
After a stressful period at work, Karen really needs a decent break. But just as she is about to head home, she makes a gruesome discovery. … Continue readingA decent break
During lockdown, Charlie receives a package. But what is in it? … Continue readingThe package
Confident and always well prepared for all eventualities, Ruth has no qualms about cycling across the abandoned heath on a dark winter’s morning. Even the rumours of disappearances don’t bother her. Such things only happen to careless fools, after all. … Continue readingFor all eventualities
Hiking alone to a remote beach, Kris becomes aware that she is in danger. Can she throw off her ingrained reactions to years of bullying to trust a group of strangers to help her? … Continue readingThe perfect beach
The lockdown was a strange time for everyone. A year to the day since the disappearance of her colleague, things were about to get even stranger for Kate. … Continue readingA strange time