The Black Cat' seeks revenge on its cruel master; a young wife has the life drained out of her by her insensitive artist husband in 'The Oval Portrait'; and the beating heart of a dead man exposes the killer to the police in The 'Tell-Tale Heart'. Informational Sections: ??A Short History of the 'Whodunit' ??Two Kings of Hollywood Horror
Emma Wood, handsome, clever and rich, has a perfect life. She has decided never to get married but to live as the mistress of Hartfield, her father's house in the beautiful English countryside. But when she starts matchmaking she finds her imagination has led her into danger.
Much Ado About Nothing is a delightful romantic comedy. Claudio is in love with Hero but is scared to tell her. His friend, Don Pedro, succeeds in making her fall in love with him at a masked ball. But Don Pedro's brother Don John organises a plot to make Claudio think that Hero is unfaithful. Meanwhile Benedick and Beatrice continue a war of words and claim they will never marry. Don Pedro decides it would be amusing to make these two unlikely lovers fall in love...
When Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to visit Count Dracula on business, he discovers that his client's motives for coming to England are rather more sinister than they first appeared.
"Where did you bury him?" "I think it's better if you don't know. Don't worry, nobody will ever find him." Ian thinks he is going to spend a quiet weekend in his uncle's house by the sea - but a late-night encounter with two visitors leads to an unforgettably frightening holiday.... An old man reports a terrible crime, his own murder - before it happens! Inspector Baker has been promised promotion if he can find who stole William Cranberry's diamond necklace. Will he succeed? This collection of six original stories - all with a twist at the end.
