Inspired by popular suspense short stories and anthology series like "The Twilight Zone," "The Nicest People in the World" confronts us with the supernatural and tackles the issues of our time in an exciting, frightening and satirical way. The teenager Lill runs like a ghostly thread through the four seemingly self-contained stories. But what do a crossbow, a manga comic and a video game have to do with it?
In the exquisite but bloodied snowscape of Kashmir, Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu encounter a chilling mystery as a retired judge is murdered. Now Feluda has to navigate multiple suspects and political tension to uncover the truth.
A small theatre troupe, "ENGINE," has its rehearsal hall in a dirty building near Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka.
The young members of the troupe, including their lead actress Yamaguchi Mai, are working hard on their rehearsals, even skipping their sleep as the Tokyo performance is just around the corner.
The piece they are working on this time is "DICE," the troupe's most famous work. It is a deeply memorable work for the troupe, which was first performed 10 years ago and will make its first performance in Tokyo soon.
Therefore, the leader of the troupe, Mr Shigemori, is more enthusiastic than usual, but he is not satisfied with the performance of the troupe members and is becoming increasingly dissatisfied.
Then... Mai discovers a VHS videotape labelled "DICE" in the company's archives. It contained rehearsal footage of the first performance 10 years ago... As soon as Mai and her friends see the videotape, strange and inexplicable phenomena begin to occur around them...
When a tomb in Vietnam is accidentally opened on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a vengeful spirit is unleashed, bringing the dead with him. As these spirits wreak havoc across the Vietnamese-Australian community in Melbourne, reclaiming lost loves and exacting revenge, young woman May Le must rediscover her true heritage and accept her destiny to help bring balance to a community still traumatized by war.
LJ, a production designer for film, who grew up caring for her reclusive mother, Lorraine. Lorraine believes in the existence of a shadow figure called LILOM, a creature from folklore in the old town of Sta. Castella, where she and LJ used to live. As LJ struggles to understand her mother’s fear of shadows and the outside world, she serendipitously lands a major break: a job in a movie based on the Lilom folklore itself. The film is helmed by a charming young director named Ben.
After a violent argument, 15-year-old Sofia runs away from home. The next day, her parents and brother vanish without a trace. Over 20 years later, still haunted by unanswered questions about their disappearance overshadowed by 9/11.
Two children at a crime scene. One is guilty; the other, a witness. 25 years later, one is trying to forget, while the second one will never be able to.
Pachara, a pink diamond that is the most valuable in the world. It is desired amongst many and leads to death, murder, and many battles over it. However, those who come in posession of it has a tragic end. The year 2540 (1997), at the border of Thailand Dr. Amorn aids Prapoth in finding the Pink Diamond, a valuable diamond that is filled with curses. Wahto is their guide, and on their way they encounter many dangers. They finally come upon a ancient altar. At the altar there is a giant statue of a cat. The statue is a body of a cat, but the head is of a woman. One eye contained the elusive pink Diamond. Prapoth goes back on his word and doesn't intend to give the diamond to the government so it can be treasured in a museum, and protected by the country. He kills Amorn who tries to stop him and attempts to kill Wahto, but Wahto escapes with Amorn's 3 year old daughter.