Twenty-five years ago, in the town of Winfield, a deranged priest named Zachary Malius murdered seven students on the university campus. He was found not criminally responsible and committed to a psychiatric hospital. Now, as a result of a botched prank, the students free Father Malius from the mental hospital, and he sets out to repeat his criminal exploits...
After leaving the homeless shelter where he was being treated following a hit-and-run by an unknown driver, Alex, a street performer, returns to spend the night on Paris’s oldest bridge, the Pont -Neuf, where, in addition to his usual partner who supplies him with drugs, he meets a young artist named Michelle, who, having lost her sight, has decided to leave her home and friends behind. Alex and Michelle embark on a whirlwind and intoxicating romance that proves healing for both of them.
Two friends, both amateur boxers—Bobby and Ricky—aren’t exactly rolling in money. And that really makes their lives miserable. But one day, they get a chance to turn things around. A local big shot sends them on an errand to New York. And while for Bobby it’s just another job, for Ricky it’s a path to his long-held dream of becoming a cool guy. The lavish reception in Manhattan completely blows Ricky’s mind. The world of big money: limos, clubs, girls—this is it, it’s finally happened! And he decides that they’ve got it all figured out and are already tough gangsters! And just when he’s almost gotten used to his new role, it’s time to do what they came here to do...
Alex is a young man whose girlfriend recently left him for his best friend. Alex hasn’t decided on a career yet; he just dreams of becoming a film director someday. He wanders the streets of Paris, striking up conversations with strangers, and one day at a party full of eccentric characters, he meets a girl named Mireille, whose boyfriend recently broke up with her. Miray once dreamed of becoming an actress, but now she’s contemplating suicide.
In the near future, the world has taken on new colors. However, the driving forces behind human passions remain, as always: the lust for profit and love. Mark finds himself at the center of a criminal operation aimed at stealing a vaccine for a dangerous new disease from a laboratory. But Mark’s love thwarts the criminals’ plans.
Rock Keats and Archie Moses are best friends who make their living together through car theft and other criminal activities. But Archie doesn’t know that Rock is actually an undercover cop named Jack Carter, and that his main target is auto dealer and drug lord Frank Colton, for whom Moses works. With the help of his “partner,” Carter befriends Colton so he can later catch him red-handed during a major drug shipment. However, during the operation, things don’t go according to plan: Colton doesn’t show up, Archie inadvertently exposes Jack, and then, during the raid, accidentally shoots him in the head. Having miraculously survived and completed rehab, Carter returns to work and learns that Moses is willing to strike a deal with the feds in exchange for a reduced sentence and protection from Colton, who plans to eliminate such a dangerous witness. However, Archie has set one more condition: Jack himself must drive him to the location where he’ll testify.
After her husband’s death in a car accident, Alice can barely bring herself to attend the funeral and meet his family. She has no idea that her husband’s death was no mere accident, and that bloodthirsty demons have already taken possession of her father-in-law. The wake promises to be intense.
Louis, a vampire, approaches Malloy, a journalist with a penchant for sensational stories, to tell him the story of his life. In 1791, after losing his wife and child, the young Louis wants to die, but an encounter with the vampire Lestat opens the door to eternal life for him.
Billy, a young English clerk, is a pathological liar. Or rather, he lives in his own fantasies, in the land of Ambrosia, where he is a king, a general, and a great lover. As a result, nothing but trouble awaits him in the real world. First, his greatest hope—to become a screenwriter—is in jeopardy. Second, he’s entangled in relationships with three women: he’s already engaged to two of them, and he’s in love with the third.
The piercing scream of the first victim heralded the arrival of the Ice Cream Man. The creamy treat now contains new ingredients. The measured and peaceful life of a small provincial town is becoming a thing of the past, giving way to the cold terror of a ruthless maniac. Who is hiding behind the humble mask of an ice cream vendor? And who will be his next victim?
