The Riddle of the Sphinx

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

In a waiting room, people exchange glances, bump into each other and become impatient with the situation before starting the dance. This film translates onto the screen the choreographed tensions between the characters, overcome by panic or madness.

When Christine brings a man home from a costume party, her life begins to unravel. Her happiness slowly turns to sorrow.

Trevor and Julia always want to make Christmas really special for their family but with money tight, it won't be easy. As each door of the advent calendar opens, everyone will have to do their bit to make Christmas happen.

A group of passengers on a night train from France try to get some sleep, but the compartment quickly fills up and the possibility of sleep dwindles away. Then one of the passengers suddenly dies.

After finding a lost shoe in the street, a man becomes fixated on trying to trace its owner.

In the early 1980s in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, the depraved Morrow family lives off the beaten path and preys on young women who they kidnap from the side of the highway. There’s unrest within the family, however, as their 19-year-old son Michael tries to break free from their clutches and escape his past.

It follows Heather and Carla, who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.

The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister.

Paul Pennyfeather is an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure having been made the victim of a prank by The Bollinger Club.