A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he knows virtually nothing about her. She insists on not being married in a church, and after they are married, some bad things from her past begin surfacing in subtly supernatural ways, and he must find the best way to deal with them without destroying their relationship.
A ringing phone after midnight can be a disturbing experience but until Simon, a successful barrister, hears from Macy, his friend from university days, he doesn't know just how disturbing.
Un esqueleto humanoide es encontrado en una isla de Papua y es llevado hasta Londres para ser investigado. Una de sus asombrosas propiedades es que, al contacto con el agua, su carne tiene la propiedad de regenerarse. Cuando el proceso está a punto de cumplirse, descubren que en este ser se esconde la esencia del Mal.
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other people she meets. Eventually, the couple come together again, and the day has helped them to understand each other a little better.