Eve, a single mother whose dreams of becoming an artist were shattered by an unplanned pregnancy, struggles with escalating feelings of resentment and regret that threaten her sanity—and the safety of her young daughter.
While spending the night in the Amazon on Naked and Afraid, Paula must face the true apex predator of the jungle.
Our protagonist is gradually driven mad by perceived sounds coming from within his apartment walls.
Mason Reed has never taken the bus to school, but after his family moves, he is left with no choice. But what should have been a pleasant experience according to his bedtime stories, turns out to be a menacing challenge beyond anything he could have anticipated.
After being told she’s experiencing a miscarriage, a shocked woman is whisked away to the operating room to have the tissue removed. It soon becomes clear that the truth about her baby is far stranger than she could have imagined.
Narrated in the style of Room by Emma Donoghue, a young boy grows increasingly frustrated when his cousin, who suffers from a mysterious illness, moves into his attic.
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