Dushan Philips
A magician, Louis, arrives at a child's birthday party, having been booked for the afternoon entertainment. He's late, and the child's father isn't sure if they should go through with the performance because they can tell the magician's been drinking. But when the mother comes in to talk, the magician realizes it's his long-estranged daughter, Elise. They haven't seen one another in some time, and their meeting is awkward and painful on both sides. Elise has booked her father to talk with him after fifteen years, and the conversation opens up old wounds and grievances. It's not an ideal situation, but Elise wants to talk.
In the year 2021, a virus wreaks havoc in Melbourne. Quarantine is established as recently-dead roam the streets. Three friends make a run for it, using all the technology at their disposal.
Sonnigsburg is a mystery; a town in the woods that hasn't been visited for seventy years. Or so the legend goes. Nearby is the town of Mount Sunshine - and it's there that our main character, Savannah, stops on her way to research Sonnigsburg. Savannah's ex, Jade, has called her out of the blue, eight years after breaking-up and desperate for help - but when Savannah arrives in town and her past begins to catch up with her, the history of the town begins to seep through the cracks and she realises that the residents of Mount Sunshine are all haunted in their own way.
