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The Late Mr Elvesham

Episode number: 1

Overview: HG Wells presents his dark story about a fateful agreement between a young man and an aging philosopher.

Devotee of Art

Episode number: 2

Overview: Ray Winstone introduces a tale about an artist whose obsession with his work costs him his soul.

The Moth

Episode number: 3

Overview: Ray Winstone introduces a sinister tale of two entomologists whose bitter rivalry drives one of them to insanity.

Purple Pileus

Episode number: 4

Overview: Shopkeeper Mr Coombes has had enough of life, but when he stumbles across some curious hallucinogenic toadstools, things take a dramatic turn.