A young man studying law finds a place to stay with a young conductor, thinking that he will find an idyllic Lesser Town atmosphere here and will be able to prepare for his exams in peace. The house is inhabited by distinctive characters. The owner, who sometimes loses his memory, and his lovely, modest daughter of marriageable age live here, as do an unsuccessful painter and his temperamental wife, as well as a certain mysterious Provazník, who writes anonymous letters to his neighbors in order to have malicious fun at their expense. However, the landlady causes the young man the greatest trouble...

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up s...

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert Wes...

While a plague devastates the peasantry, a mad prince hosts a masquerade ball for the noble class in...

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay...
A certain Mr. Mlácen is brought to the asylum, wanting to sell two church bells. He first offers the...

Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongin...

In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work...

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes in...

Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns tha...

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its ow...

Two historical stories about love. In the story "The Arabian Horse", the scheming townsman Messer Fr...

When Margot, a college sophomore, goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert do...

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will...
Ironbark Bill has to fight against some insolent jackrabbits.