#noir
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Two Chicago detectives investigate a series of rapes with a sci-fi twist in this noir-flavored case story.
A cynical, sexually experienced man waits at an all-night coffee shop, contemplating kinky past lovers and eyeing a young Asian cashier while awaiting a mysterious envelope.
A young woman nervously ventures into a dark, legend-shrouded alley club called The Pit, drawn by an irresistible compulsion to submit.
An undercover police officer patrols a gritty urban district known for prostitution and drug activity, becoming fixated on a striking young prostitute.
A sexy hitwoman in a black suit waits in a deserted Queens warehouse to meet a nervous contact carrying a briefcase, as she sizes up her next job.
A college freshman struggles with his growing obsession for a fellow student while navigating life at a futuristic university.
A lone man navigates a foggy channel between reefs off the Aleutian Islands in 2056, waiting for visibility to find his way back to harbor.
A nocturnal wanderer enters a fetish club where two leather-clad women beckon him into their world of domination and submission.
Two trans women navigate a night out on a policed red-light strip and are approached by an undercover officer on their walk home.
A young woman traveling with truckers reflects on fate and adventure as she journeys through New Orleans in this literary first-person narrative.
An undercover operative is captured by a criminal mastermind who reveals a sinister plan to deal with the security breach.
A hired watchman perches in a tree outside his target's brother's home, sensing an incestuous undercurrent and fearing the sheer physical threat posed by the sibling's hulking frame and aging guard dog.
Drug smugglers use a DNA-altering virus to change their appearance and bodies in order to evade authorities and complete their final black-market shipment.
An exhausted ex-cop turned killer drives through the city wrestling with loneliness and the urge to act.
A chauffeur and his boss discuss a prior assignment involving a beautiful client while driving to their next overnight VIP job.
A man rides to a remote motel where mobster Gino's men await, bracing for a sinister assignment he cannot refuse.
A young street hustler is brought by his boss to a lavish party at the home of a hardened criminal, exposing the uneasy gulf between street-level thugs and the polished upper ranks of the underworld.
A man is set up to escort a Congressman's wife at a political rally while juggling debts and old acquaintances.
A veteran bartender working a faded downtown hotel lounge observes the arrival of a woman he dubs 'the Pickup,' setting the stage for a charged encounter.