XX is a new all-female-helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror. The Box by Jovanka Vuckovic After peering into a shiny red gift box on a commuter train, seven-year-old Danny Jacobs inexplicably stops eating. When his father and sister also begin to waste away, Danny’s mother Susan struggles to make the connection between herself, her dying family and the mysterious box before it’s too late. The Birthday Party by Annie Clark A harried housewife tries to keep her daughter – and the nosy neighbours – from discovering a dark secret the morning before her daughter’s eighth birthday party. Don’t Fall by Roxanne Benjamin A group of adventurous friends get into trouble when they venture off the beaten path and trespass on someone – or something – else’s land on a camping trip. Her Only Living Son by Karyn Kusama 18 years after narrowly escaping Manhattan, a narcissistic actor husband and a cult with designs on her unborn child, “Cora” finds herself face to face with a son who can no longer deny his monstrous heritage.