In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.

People are mysteriously disappearing near a remote Cornish village, where a scientist is experimenting with reviving the dead.

A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.

The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.

A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.