彼得-斯丹迪什（Peter Standish），一位美国核物理学家，居住在英国伦敦伯克利广场的一座古宅中。这座宅邸是他祖先留下的遗产，一直维持着18世纪的原貌。彼得一直对和自己同名，样貌也出奇相像的祖先充满了好奇。在研究了祖先的书信之后，他坚信自己一定会在某一时刻，穿越时光，回到1784年，也就是他祖先生活的那个年代。在一个雷电交加的夜晚，他被闪电击中，真的回到了过去……

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

A Victorian scientist tests a serum that transforms him into a sensuous murderess.@

A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.

An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.@

A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.