Deep in one of Washington's national parks, two middle-aged men are ice fishing on the lake just outside their cabin. When an unexpected visitor arrives, the men have to decide whether to save themselves or this stranger.

A proud young lumberjack with flowing red hair challenges the respect and power of a local folk hero in the woodsmen's camp. The folk hero cuts off the lumberjack's hair in retaliation and the young man seeks revenge, leaving both men haunted by the consequences of his actions.

A man recalls his childhood near the woods and the creature which lurked within it.

In a dark rendition of Red Riding Hood, a woman bored by village life longs for the dark mystery of the woods and the wolves therein.

After hearing about his son's exciting experiences on a Boy Scouts outing in the woods, a father begins to feel jealous and detached from his work at a big law firm.

Fed up with her creepy, controlling stepfather, a teenage girl goes against his rules and meets up with her old boyfriend. The pair stumble upon a dangerous secret that puts them both in grave danger.

A woman tells a story about a fox who, to great consequences, raises a human child.

A couple with a rocky marriage argues over fetching a newspaper, which becomes a catalyst for their impending divorce. When they unexpectedly reunite over a decade later, the former couple witnesses how their lives disparately transformed thanks to the fateful newspaper.

Two young boys are alone at their father's farm for the week, when one of them discovers what he believes to be a dead body in the forest near their land.

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.