These five tales explore the resilience of the innocent when confronted with unbridled wickedness in all its various forms. Lucinda's longing to touch nature in a future where a tree can only be viewed in a museum leads to a shattering of everything she holds sacred. Taylor's battle to cope with the reality of his father's mysterious death steers him toward a truth more frightening than he could imagine. Gabriel's quest to explore the hallowed site of his abuela's bedtime story brings him face to face with the monster from his nightmares. Tim's struggle to allay his mom's suffering as she faces certain death is rewarded with assistance from an otherworldly source. Bryan's attempt to evade his tormentors sets him on a path toward a fate far worse than the terror from which he so desperately flees.