An Oxford athlete notices a strange series of events surrounding an Egyptology student who owns many ancient Egyptian artefacts, including a mummy.

Physiologist Ainslie Grey believes that love is merely a combination of chemical reactions and bodily processes. However, his sister's fiance reveals a past marriage to a woman who, unbeknownst to him, is now married to Grey.

Tom and his girlfriend Vicky take a trip up the Eiffel Tower but their holiday takes a horrible turn when the lift stops abruptly on the way down...

Young doctor Tom Crabbe has just settled his medical practice in the small town of Bridport. Unfortunately, there are already too many doctors in town, and no patient comes to him, so he and a friend cook up a story to convince the townsfolk to see him.

Sir Dominic Crabbe invites his nephew Tom to his secluded, rural manor house for an undisclosed purpose. On arrival, Tom discovers his uncle is being haunted by a strange apparition that torments the household and has already led to the death of the maid...

Burglar Bates fiercely protests his innocence when accused of the murder of Lord Mannering in his stately home. When Tom refuses to help the man prepare his case, Vicky steps in.

The Crabbes are joined in Brisport by Lee and psychical researcher Harvey Deacon. Though Vicky is dismissive of spiritualism, she is discomforted when they attend a séance with frustrated local artist Oliver Mountjoy Bunn, which takes a terrifying turn.