What do an horrific dream and the name 'Catharine Larue' have to do with a man found dead in the hills around the Nappa Valley? A hunter stumbles upon a run-down little house and decides to spend the night - but finds himself plagued by disquieting thoughts and dreams. The fact that Henry Armstrong was buried did not seem to him to prove that he was dead ... A man's mother is brutally murdered but, except for the finger marks around her neck, no trace of the killer can be found. A man explains to his doctor how he came to believe in ghosts. A brilliant scientist who believes that machines can think creates something dangerous in his workshop. At night, in the autumn of 1861, a brave but sensitive Federal officer sits alone in the heart of a forest in western Virginia. One half of a pair of absolutely identical twins tells of the strange, supernatural bond between him and his brother. A man uncovers the dark secret of a mysterious valley owned by a xenophobic drunkard. A compilation of the facts and testimonies of witnesses following the return of a dedicated shop keeper from the dead. Every night Staley Fleming wakes and sees in his room, intently watching him, a big black Newfoundland dog. Late one night, a mysterious man witnesses the strangely silent movement of a large army. In the town of Blackburg - home of raining frogs, crimson snow and Hettie Parlow's ghost - a young tramp stands on a street corner in the rain. Holed up in an isolated mountain shanty, the emaciated Mr. Hiram Beeson receives a visit from a dark stranger. A visit on an old school friend finds a man plagued both by bad health and a gentle tapping from beyond his wall..... A man sets sail from Liverpool to New York on 'The Morrow' where he becomes attracted to a strange young woman. One night, four men arrive at a notorious, reportedly haunted, house and prepare for a duel to the death. John Mortonson was dead. His body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass ... At night, while travelling down a dark ravine road, a man bumps into the unsettling Dr Dorrimore. When asked for the time at a party, a man becomes aggressive and is strangely reluctant to look at his watch. A man is called to give evidence at the coroner's inquiry into the violent death of a hunter. A shepherd who lives a simple but happy life under the watchful eye of the god Hastur begins to question the meaning of his existence. A man wakes from thought and realises he is wandering on an unfamiliar and desolate expanse of plain. In the middle of an Arizona desert night, a group of explorers are approached by a mysterious stranger with a tale to tell. |
|