A once celebrated actor is haunted by an incident that took place when he performed the lead in a production of Macbeth in Venice. Returning to the city years later he is driven further into despair as he begins to see his enemies everywhere.

After the death of her husband the handsome Countess Ilona invites four of her former lovers to her remote castle for a reunion. Only three are able to attend, and unsure as to why they've been invited, their overwhelming sense of unease turns into full horror when after a late-dinner with their hostess, a horrific event takes place!

With the arrival of Baron Josef von Haller, Countess Ilona's house party would have been complete but for the bizarre death of one of her guests the night before. As tension mounts among the remaining guests they start to speculate about the death of the late Count Tyrrh.

The retiring young bachelor Mr. Nightingale is staying with the Steekebeck family of Amsterdam on business. One night, after being visited by his doppelganger, a terrifying and fatal train of events is set in motion by the evil double.

The elderly widow Lady Sybil Manners is plagued by strange sounds in the night. Her two sons claim she is going mad, but each member of the family harbours their own secrets and Lady Sybil's suspicions may have some foundation after all.

When Viktoria's invalid mother dies suddenly, she grows resentful of her cold and bullying father. On his re-marriage the family move to England to start a new life, but - to her stepmother's distress - Viktoria grows ever more attached to Rosa, a doll which bears an uncanny resemblance to the girl's late mother, is it just a child's fancy or are there darker forces at work?