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My name is Lucy Townsend. I was born on Friday the 13th, and I was the 13th girl living in the big house. Unlucky for some. But I was the fortunate one. I escaped. The only one who made it out alive. And now, 20 years after that fateful night, the secrets of the past and what happened in that house are pulling me back. I might not be so lucky this time.

New Year’s Eve, 2023. When Hannah and her friends rent a luxury yacht in an Italian marina, they party in style under the stars until they pass out. The next morning, they are horrified to find they have been cut adrift into the open ocean, with no sight of land and no fuel in the engine. And that’s when the first person goes missing.

Mila and her husband Ethan are on their way to her sister’s wedding at a luxurious ski resort. As they drive through the mountains, surrounded by snow covered forests, Mila feels like everything is finally going to plan. When the car engine suddenly stops and won’t start again. Stranded, with night closing in, they make their way on foot back to where they saw a sign for some cabins. When they finally reach them, they find the windows boarded up and the buildings in disrepair. They have the eerie sense they shouldn’t be there.

A group of strangers arrive on a beautiful but remote island, ready for the challenge of a lifetime: to live there for one year, without contact with the outside world. But 12 months later, on the day when the boat is due to return for them, no one arrives. Eight people stepped foot on the island. How many will make it off alive?

Jody, Ari and Carla have won golden tickets to the summer’s hottest music festival, which promises to be full of glamour, mystique and lots of freebies. But, arriving on the sun-drenched shores of a private Greek island among influencers and celebrities, the trio are dismayed to find the small festival site far from the beacon of music, art and ‘immersive experiences’ they were promised. Disappointed but not deterred, they vow to make the most of the trip.

Summer, 2022. When Meg and Cat are forced to take a dangerous shortcut home one night, they notice two men silently following them. Suddenly running for their lives, they scramble into an abandoned building to hide and wait for help. One year later. Attempting to escape the horrors of that fateful night, Meg barricades herself into a safehouse at the edge of a crumbling sea cliff. As a storm rages outside, a blackout plunges the house into darkness. But Meg’s not alone.

In the dazzling lights of Thailand, socialite Ava Blake is ready for the night of her life. Expecting a proposal from her fame-hungry DJ boyfriend, she throws an extravagant beach bash, culminating in a spontaneous invite to a mix of celebrities and tourists to continue the revelry at her luxurious villa—only a short flight away over the Thai jungle.

Auf dieser Insel ist nicht nur die Natur mörderisch. Für Maddy wird ein Traum wahr: Sie nimmt an einem neuartigen Fernsehexperiment teil, in dem acht Fremde auf einer einsamen schottischen Insel überleben müssen, ein Jahr lang, mit nur minimaler Ausrüstung und ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt. 18 Monate später ist Maddys Traum zum Albtraum geworden. Die Behörden greifen die junge Frau in einem Fischerdorf auf dem Festland auf. Verzweifelt berichtet sie, wie das Boot, das die Teilnehmer nach einem Jahr abholen sollte, nicht kam.

Ein perfides Katz-und-Maus-Spiel in einem verlassenen Bergdorf. Mila und ihr Mann Ethan sind auf dem Weg zur Hochzeit ihrer Schwester in einem luxuriösen Skigebiet in den Alpen. Doch dann bleibt ihr Mietwagen plötzlich stehen und springt nicht mehr an. Zu Fuß machen sich Mila und Ethan auf den Weg zurück zu dem letzten Ort, an dem sie vorbeigekommen sind. Als sie ihn endlich erreichen, finden sie dort lediglich verlassene Hütten vor. Da der Schneefall immer stärker wird, bleibt ihnen nichts anderes übrig, als in eine Hütte einzubrechen und dort die Nacht zu verbringen.