In an alternate universe in 19th century Boston, a single mother commits an act of unnatural cruelty against her son. However, since women are invincible against a man's violence, the wife of an esteemed policeman takes on the task of executing her, only to have second thoughts in the cold gallows.

A couple in grad school who witness a domestic dispute have opposing views on whether to intervene, which leads to tumultuous arguments in their own relationship as well.

A mother's mistakes haunt her. When a man brutalizes her, she accepts his punches as punishment for her sins.

When a sexual assault takes place near his Minneapolis home, a young, expectant father’s desire for erotic violence is triggered, leading him to crave inflicting terror on women.

A paranoid old woman makes a disturbing discovery that intensifies her fears about being the victim of a crime.

A housewife violently assaults an unsuspecting intruder with mental images of torture.

Four women bending together after a traumatic experience

An overly sympathetic woman never allows herself room for hatred— even as her suffocating boss stalks and harasses her.

A man is threatened into marrying a remarkably beautiful woman, only to discover she's a serial killer and member of a deadly cult.

A writer thinks about the not-so-fine moments of his career right before an exposé about his inappropriate conduct toward various women goes live.