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Stories from the Edge

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Parts 10
Time 3h 51m

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This collection of ten stories covers a number of genres, including crime, horror and humor. 

A woman accidentally kills her abusive husband and flees to start a new life. A veteran cop hunts a serial killer. A young man on death row revisits his life. A taxi driver picks up a young woman who is not what she seems.  A Private Detective investigates blackmail. A Forensic Pathologist descends into paranoid madness. A woman detective takes revenge against an abusive senior officer. Two detectives investigate the abduction of a food critic. In a future TV game show, contestants must perform an autopsy live in the studio. Three men must solve a problem caused by a mix-up in a mortuary.

The stories examine the dark side of society and humanity, with a twist of absurd realism.All Rights Reserved

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