Inspired by favorite songs, nine fantasy and science fiction authors spin tales of adventure, intrigue, mystery, and horror. A boy follows his girlfriend's suicide note to its disturbing conclusion. A man must pass on an ancient curse of immortality before his time finally runs out. Two lost beings fight for life, for each other, and to find a way home. A serial killer from the future, banished to present day, must control her homicidal urges in order to survive. A thief and a sex worker find their paths unexpectedly entwined in ways that threaten both of their lives. For a caged girl, one hand gives, but the other takes away all she's ever known. To gain their freedom, quarreling townsfolk must find a way to cross a bottomless ravine. A man interrupts a monster at work and is determined to entertain the creature long enough to stay alive. When his father's ghost appears, a businessman is forced to reflect on his life.