A man leaves his fortune to his inconsiderate niece and nephew instead of his beloved sister. They must live in a house in the swamp & find the inheritance. They are taken by zombie-like relatives. The sister now inherits the fortune.; A scientist becomes ill and travels to a planet he's studied where death doesn't occur. Instead, people become trees. He returns to Earth with an alien. Her planet threatens war with Earth so she returns to her planet, after poisoning the scientist.; A man wins an auction for a hand that belonged to "Bloody John". The hand steals things, and kills the protagonist. It is then destroyed in a fire.; A man is murdered by the ghost of a woman who he had jilted when she was alive.