The Strange Calls

City cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty at Coolum Beach. He joins local eccentric Gregor to investigate the strange calls: phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries of the town.

Coolum's local radio host is found dead on the beach after wreaking havoc with a ride-on mower, putting the Tidy Town entry in jeopardy. When Banks and Gregor are tasked with the clean up, things get strange.

When the Coolum Theatre is vandalised, Banks and Gregor are put in charge of catching the culprit and spooky things start to happen.

The Coolum economy relies on tourists swarming in to see the rare Cuckoo-Shrike. But there is a cat on the loose, and it's killing Coolum's drawcard. The dead birds have a distinctive signature — a laceration diagonally across their chests. Gregor has seen this before: done by Napoleon, a killer cat from his past. And now he's back from the dead!

A hot, naked Scandinavian named Lola fetches up on Coolum beach, and causes quite a stir. Banks thinks she is a lost backpacker and sets about to help her. Gregor assumes she is a mermaid, with a potent siren song. When Lola takes a liking to Banks, Gregor is fearful for his friend — he's convinced Lola wants to eat Banks for dinner!

There is a tree attacking people in Coolum. At least, that's what Gregor thinks. But someone, or something, is also planting saplings at the scene of each attack.