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Bob has spent the past 40 years running from an evil that has relentlessly tried to kill him. Nancy is a stranger who wants to know Bob’s story of survival. As Bob reveals the story of his life to Nancy, of his constant loss, he is as much telling his story to her as he is weighing her response. Who is Nancy? An innocent stranger listening carefully to a story shared by an old man, or a part of the ever-present evil that continues to pursue Bob?

Adrian and Delanie Michaels need a new beginning in their marriage. Old grievances have almost buried them. To begin again, they need new scenery. They need a new environment for themselves and their young son, Trey. They never imagined they would be able to afford a home the size of the two-story Victorian they find in an older, upscale Colorado neighborhood. They know the home is newer than those around it, and they know this is because the original home on the site burned to the ground.

On the morning of Rachel’s wedding anniversary, she finds her husband gone, and an envelope on his pillow. She is to solve the clue in the envelope to find the next clue. Each clue will lead to another until she finds her husband and her anniversary surprise. Excited to celebrate their day, she solves the first riddle and finds the next clue. As one clue leads to another, the tasks become harder and the clues hint at a more devious plan. A terrible reality dawns on her as she realizes she must complete the game to its end to save her marriage and possibly her life.

The end of the world arrives while a massive blizzard hits the city of Colorado Springs. During the storm, people begin losing their minds. These people instantly become giddy killers who laugh while they murder. Every fiendish assault on normal people is hilarious, every death a cause for hysterics. No one is safe from them. They hunt the young and old alike. They soon become known as the laughers. Ember and her family don’t know any of this yet.

Adam Hammond is at home with his wife, Addy, and son, Tate, when the end of the world begins. The sirens that blast from the city below the suburbs are an indication that something is wrong. They are a message that something has changed in the world and their lives will never be the same. Adam and his family watch live TV as a street reporter is murdered by something unseen and they know that whatever is hunting for flesh in those urban blocks will soon arrive in their neighborhood.

A young man wakes in his basement. His face and arms are scratched and cut. His clothes are blood stained and trails of blood flow across the basement floor to his very large freezer. Though he can’t recall what happened to him, he knows something horrible lies waiting in the freezer. The idea of opening the freezer’s lid terrify him, but he also knows his mother will return home at any moment and she may be the scariest thing of all.

Peter Goode wants nothing more than to meet the woman of his dreams and find a little rest and relaxation in the rolling hills of Northern New York. Unfortunately, Peter will encounter an enemy who can appear to be anyone at any time. If this supernatural entity gets its way, Peter’s best friend, Dan, and Dan’s cousin, Josie, will die along with a lot of other people. Peter is a quiet man who lived through a childhood dominated by his alcoholic mother, her physical and emotional abuse, and some special abilities.

Peter Goode is a normal man who wants to shed his abnormal life. He wants to find a few friends and share experiences with people who aren’t put off by his physical appearance, which is why he’s decided to take a trip from his home in New York City to the expanses of Acadia National Park in Maine. It’s in Acadia that Peter hopes to see a different way of life and people who don’t see him as ugly. On his bus trip north, though, Peter is warned of the things in Acadia that haunt the forest and seek to lure unsuspecting people from the trails deeper into the woods.

The end of the world arrived alongside a massive blizzard that hit Colorado Springs. During the storm, people began losing their minds. These unfortunate souls became giddy killers, laughing as they murdered. Every assault was a twisted joke to them, every death a cause for hysterics. No one was safe. They hunted everyone, young and old alike. Joined by an old man and a teenage girl, Reggie must track his psychotic brother through this apocalyptic nightmare.

A young woman wakes in the bed of a stranger; one she can’t recall. While trying to sneak out of his bedroom without waking him, she discovers the body of a dead woman under his bed. While trying to escape this madman’s house, she discovers that not all is as it seems, and that maybe the worst part of her situation is yet to come. Yellow Dog Village, PA, once upon a time was a small mining town. This town was surrounded by thick woods the locals knew should be left alone. No one went into the woods, for fear of being trapped by the ancient evil there.

Laurie is a woman with a penchant for displaying impatience and judgment. She does not like to be bothered, particularly when she is in a hurry, which is a most unfortunate thing. One morning on her way to an important appointment, Laurie is confronted by a homeless woman who wants a small amount of money, and respect. Instead, of respect, Laurie tells the woman that she is a lost soul, feeding off the back of humanity. What Laurie doesn’t know is that this particular homeless woman is not simply an unfortunate, down on her luck member of society.

In 1723, in London, England a very normal man named Augustus Croatoan is soon going to encounter an extraordinarily evil, and a horrible realization. Augustus wants nothing more than to live a successful life. He loves his wife, Dalia, whom he calls the love of his life. His best friend, Levi, is someone he trusts implicitly, and he has rapidly ascended the ranks in his career.

Peter Goode is home from vacation to rest and further develop his new relationship with the woman of his dreams. Upon arriving home, though, he discovers an old flame dead, lying on his bed. Peter knows he will never be able to explain her being in his home, and further, he knows an evil presence is behind her death.

Adam Hammond wants to return to a more normal existence, but the monsters who come to his door each night, appearing as the people he has loved and lost, have different ambitions. They beg and plead for Adam to open the door; to come outside. Appearing as his deceased wife and son, they cry for him to open his sanctuary to them, but Adam knows to do so would mean his death.