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 man's jealous wife kidnaps any woman she thinks he shows any interest in to torture and murder in their basement. Deciding to finally put an end to this and escape the absusive relationship, the man poisons his wife and frees her most recent victim.

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 wife and mother struggles with her mental health as she endures immense stress from trying to fix up the family's new house while preserving her marriage.

In a dystopian society, a young widow is placed in a holding facility to spend her days learning home economics until she's chosen to be the wife of a new man.

An unhappily married woman sees a group of prisoners working on a highway near her house. After telling her husband about them over the phone, he does not react the way she hopes, so she concocts a plan to spite him.

In concentration camps of a distant past, a middle-aged mother seeks vengeance for her daughter's death with dark, heretical magic, despite her devout husband's disapproval. Ultimately, she sacrifices her life to save her soul and liberate her fellow prisoners.

After six years of bloody civil war, the relationship between an army commander and her quartermaster wife has foundered and it’s unclear whether their love will last through the final battle.

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

A tired mother works to maintain her family life while dealing with her spiteful husband who just got fired from his job and is willing to go on strike to get his position back.