A Ghost Story for Christmas

The discovery of a mysterious box in a library leads a scholar to piece together a chain of events leading to the murder of an archdeacon.

A man comes to a Norfolk seaside town looking for an ancient crown he thinks is buried nearby - and local legend foretells disaster if it is moved.

MR James' tale of an orphan boy sent to stay with his cousin, Mr. Abney, an alchemist obsessed with his quest to acquire immortality.

Chancing upon a clue to the location of an ancient treasure, a scholar and his young protégé set about unraveling the mystery of the evil Abbot Thomas. As they get nearer to their goal, the two sleuths discover that the Black Magic-practicing Abbot has not left his horde unguarded, and something terrible is about to be unleashed.

Man of leisure Sir Richard soon feels the unearthly presence of his dead uncle after inheriting his his stately home and property.

Andrew Davies adapts Charles Dickens' tale of rationalism versus superstition. Set on a lonely stretch of railway at the mouth of a foreboding tunnel, a haunted man is visited by a spirited traveler and confesses to him that his post is cursed by tragedies and specters.