Deflection

A disgruntled detective investigating the disappearance of two girls finds himself falling further down a rabbit hole, as his final lead runs back to the University they attended.

On a quiet Sunday night in 2009, two aspiring screenwriters rent an isolated house, determined to finish the script that would change their lives forever. But what began as a creative retreat quickly descended into madness beyond comprehension. What happened inside those walls that night remains a mystery. Some believe the events are linked to a series of murders committed by a notorious serial killer. Others think the truth lies within the pages of the script itself. There are also those who blame occult manifestations. All that is known — all that was found — was a single completed screenplay...

Having just robbed a bank, glass cannon Beau Cotton and hired gun Wyatt Rider attempt to escape over the Mexican border. They are pursued by Sheriffs donning executioner hoods who want to murder Beau for his mixed heritage. As the sheriffs gain ground on the two, their grievances clash together to stall them even further.

Enid Lamb is lost in the woods until she is taken for dinner by the Forest King

Cancer-ridden Private Investigator Arthur Marshall is hired to seek out a sex worker, the twin sister of the enigmatic Luna Vesper. As the case develops, so to do Arthur's tumours, and he soon finds himself in a dark underworld that forces him to reflect on his mortality.