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No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile and mysterious buildings. As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story...until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.

Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred.

Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. But the games ended the night Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin into the darkness. The last she - or anyone - saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips. Now a rising star in the NYC art scene, Emma's paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of the very same Camp Nightingale.

In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of thirteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who’ve wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and deliver them into the hands of authorities waiting at the end of the line. Justice will at last be served. But Anna’s plan is quickly derailed by the murder of one of the passengers.

The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul-de-sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again. Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night.

Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive... In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of a very exclusive club - a group of survivors the press dubbed “The Final Girls”: Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who endured the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape the massacre at Pine Cottage. Despite the media's attempts, the three girls have never met.

Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called House of Horrors. His horror memoir of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity — and skepticism.

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it’s guilt and grief over the shocking murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it’s to help care for his sick father - or so he says.

En 1942, six personnes ont détruit la famille d'Anna Matheson. Douze ans plus tard, elle est décidée à les faire payer. Sous de faux prétextes, Anna a invité les responsables de la ruine de sa famille dans un luxueux train de nuit entre Philadelphia et Chicago. Treize heures de trajet, sans arrêt. Son but ? Leur faire avouer leurs crimes et les livrer aux autorités qui les attendent au terminus. Justice sera enfin rendue. Mais le plan d'Anna déraille vite quand un des passagers meurt soudainement.

A su papá acuchilló, también a su madre mató. Es 1983 y Kit McDeere, una enfermera privada, llega a la decadente Mansión Hope para atender a Lenora, quien ahora es una anciana decrépita que no puede moverse y cuya única forma de comunicación es una vieja máquina de escribir. Mientras Kit la ayuda a escribir los hechos de la masacre, descubre que la historia guarda muchos más secretos de los que se sospechaba.

Emma Davis ist Künstlerin und steht am Beginn einer großen Karriere. Niemand ahnt, dass sie in ihren Bildern eine traumatische Erinnerung verarbeitet. Vor 15 Jahren hat sie im Sommercamp in den Wäldern am Lake Midnight etwas Furchtbares erlebt: Ihre drei Freundinnen verschwanden eines Nachts, man fand keinerlei Spuren. Jetzt kehrt Emma zurück an den schwarzen See. So schön die Umgebung, so beklemmend ist die Atmosphäre im Camp. Und dann scheint sich die Geschichte zu wiederholen: Erneut verschwinden drei Mädchen.

Eran la pareja perfecta... Hasta que ella desapareció. Casey Fletcher, una célebre actriz que acaba de perder a su esposo en un trágico accidente, intenta escapar de su dolor y una racha de malas críticas cuando decide refugiarse en la casa de su familia junto a un lago en Vermont. Equipada con un par de binoculares y varias botellas de licor, dedica su tiempo a observar a Tom y Katherine Royce, la atractiva pareja que vive en la casa al otro lado del lago. Parecen ser el matrimonio ideal: Tom, un rico empresario de tecnología, y Katherine, una hermosa ex modelo.

Jules hat einen Wahnsinns-Job an Land gezogen: Sie soll im Bartholomew, einem prachtvollen alten Hochhaus am Central Park, auf eine Luxuswohnung aufpassen. Kaum ist Jules eingezogen, häufen sich unheimliche Vorkommnisse. Von Ingrid, ebenfalls »Apartmentsitterin«, erfährt sie, dass das Bartholomew ein dunkles Geheimnis hat. Als Ingrid verschwindet, versucht Jules, das Geheimnis zu lüften – und gerät dabei selbst in größte Gefahr.

Em outubro de 1929, no Maine, algo terrível aconteceu na imponente mansão da família Hope e três pessoas foram assassinadas em uma noite sangrenta. A única sobrevivente, Lenora, instantaneamente se torna a principal suspeita do crime. Apesar disso, a polícia nunca conseguiu provar que ela é a culpada ou muito menos entender o que aconteceu. Desde então, a herdeira vive isolada na mansão, sem nunca sair da propriedade para evitar os olhares curiosos dos moradores da cidade.

La cosa peggiore mai accaduta a Hemlock Circle si è verificata nel giardino di Ethan Marsh. Una notte di luglio, lui, dieci anni, e il suo migliore amico e vicino di casa Billy si addormentarono in una tenda montata su un prato curato in un tranquillo e caratteristico cul-de-sac del New Jersey. Al mattino, Ethan si svegliò da solo. Durante la notte, qualcuno aveva aperto la tenda con un coltello e rapito Billy, che non venne più ritrovato. Trent'anni dopo, Ethan torna a malincuore nella sua casa d'infanzia.

Irgendwie muss sie diese Nacht überleben. 1991. George W. Bush sitzt im Weißen Haus, im Kassettendeck läuft Nirvana, und die filmbegeisterte Studentin Charlie fährt mit einem Mann durch die Nacht, der vielleicht ein Serienkiller ist. Es war nur eine Mitfahrgelegenheit. Josh behauptet, er wolle zu seinem kranken Vater in Ohio. Aber etwas stimmt nicht an seiner Geschichte. Während sie über leere, dunkle Highways fahren, steigt in Charlie ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf.

Eine Nacht des Schreckens. Als Maggie ein Kind war, floh die ganze Familie eines Nachts aus dem Haus und kehrte nie wieder dorthin zurück. Maggie selbst hat keine Erinnerung daran, was in jener Nacht wirklich geschah. Jetzt, 25 Jahre später, erbt Maggie nach dem Tod ihres Vaters das Haus. Doch kaum ist sie wieder dort, geschehen unerklärliche und zutiefst schaurige Dinge. Baneberry Hall war in seiner 100-jährigen Geschichte immer wieder Schauplatz grauenvoller Geschehnisse, böser Gedanken – und mehrerer Morde.

Eine Nacht des Schreckens. Als Maggie ein Kind war, floh die ganze Familie eines Nachts aus dem Haus und kehrte nie wieder dorthin zurück. Maggie selbst hat keine Erinnerung daran, was in jener Nacht wirklich geschah. Jetzt, 25 Jahre später, erbt Maggie nach dem Tod ihres Vaters das Haus. Doch kaum ist sie wieder dort, geschehen unerklärliche und zutiefst schaurige Dinge. Baneberry Hall war in seiner 100-jährigen Geschichte immer wieder Schauplatz grauenvoller Geschehnisse, böser Gedanken – und mehrerer Morde.

Están prohibidas las visitas. No se puede pasar una noche fuera del departamento. Y por ningún motivo se debe molestar a los inquilinos, en su mayoría gente rica o famosa, o ambas... Esas son las únicas reglas que Jules Larsen debe seguir en su nuevo trabajo como cuidadora de departamento en el Bartholomew, uno de los edificios más lujosos y misteriosos de todo Manhattan. El glamur del vecindario y la portentosa vista de Central Park cautivan a Jules, quien acepta los términos sin dudarlo. Entre los residentes del Bartholomew, Jules se hace amiga de Ingrid.