01. Casting the Runes
Volatile and short-tempered Mr Karswell never forgets a slight. As he is also a man capable of summoning demons from Hell to do his bidding, his quarrel with Dunning may have unfortunate consequences.
02. The Listener
Reeve is a studious man hyper-sensitive to noise. Lodgings in a quiet cul-de-sac initially seem to be the answer, but he soon begins to suspect he is not alone.
03. A Place of One's Own
The elderly Smedhursts buy the old Bellingham House, rumoured to be haunted by a maiden believed to have been murdered by her guardians.
04. The Devil's Piper
A bagpipe player pays his rent but doesn't get a receipt before his landlord dies. The Devil then persuades him to go to Hell and get his recently deceased landlord to sign the receipt.
05. The Telltale Heart
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
06. Feet Foremost
Anthony Fairfield goes to stay with a friend, only to encounter a ghostly woman seeking vengeance for a past injustice.