Mystery and Imagination

The Lost Stradivarius

A woman writes a letter to her nephew concerning some valuable papers left in a rare violin, which reveal an ancient, evil plot.

The Body Snatcher

The Fall of the House of Usher

A brother and sister are all that is left of the Usher family, which is afflicted with an hereditary disease that causes a hyper-acuteness of the senses and cataleptic states.

The Open Door

The Tractate Middoth

A librarian encounters the cobweb-covered ghost of a man entombed with his books.

Lost Hearts

An orphaned boy who is taken in by an elderly cousin is haunted by the ghosts of two children and discovers that the house holds a terrible secret.

The Canterville Ghost

When an American family purchases Canterville Chase, the young daughter helps to break an ancient curse and free the resident ghost.