A man develops a deep interest in the author of a children's book he reads to his daughters. Ignoring his wife's confusion and mild disapproval, he goes to visit the author's old house and takes his daughters with him.

When a group of adults get stranded in the middle of nowhere, they seek shelter from the rain in a secluded cabin, only to be cast into a horror show created by a child's imagination.

A young girl works to impress her highly critical parents and submits to a terrible fate as she struggles to meet their impossible standards.

Lost in her fantasy, 6-year old Elvy becomes devastated when she believes her imaginary husband has died. Her family strives to convince her otherwise.

A recently divorced couple struggle with their three-year-old son's erratic behavior in the wake of their divorce.

In the late 20th century, an aging couple's daughter returns to live with her parents in an attempt to flee her failing marriage. While the mother easily slips back into her maternal role, the arthritic father struggles to empathize with his youngest child, and, in his increasing frustration, commits an unforgivable act that isolates him from his family.

A son tells a series of stories, most of them about his father and stepfather. As the son describes a robbery that took place at his house in high school and his experiences with his father, a former Jehovah's Witness and current alcoholic, he begins to recall details from his childhood.

The lives of a teenage girl in an abusive relationship, an elderly mother looking to make amends, and an unfaithful wife converge on an unexpected evening.

After experiencing what should have been the most idyllic childhood, four siblings must learn how to assimilate back into the real world.

A little girl acts out on purpose for the first time when she hacks her family's knives after her father told her not to.