From the elated light of love to the forbidding depths of darkness these six, time progressive tales relate to the horrors of romantic involvement. Beginning in 1854, a London writer discovers the prospects of love in a woman's voice that emanates from a dark corner of his flat. The second story is set in England in 1876 and tells of the insoluble relationship between a wealthy army officer and a young woman of common status. The American Civil War is the backdrop for the third story, which recounts the tale of a young soldier who finds his true love in the substance of his dreams. The forth story moves forward to Montana, 1910, when a father and his two sons purchase a house that is haunted by the ghost of a loveless female who is seeking the everlasting company of man. Manfred's gallery, the fifth story, tells the tale of a schizophrenic artist who paints the portraits of his delusions. Lastly, "The Atheist" is a godless man who tires of his wife's religious fervour and decides to murder her and the officiant of her church; after the deed is done he reaps the wrath of providential justice.
From the elated light of love to the forbidding depths of darkness these six, time progressive tales relate to the horrors of romantic involvement. Beginning in 1854, a London writer discovers the prospects of love in a woman's voice that emanates from a dark corner of his flat. The second story is set in England in 1876 and tells of the insoluble relationship between a wealthy army officer and a young woman of common status. The American Civil War is the backdrop for the third story, which recounts the tale of a young soldier who finds his true love in the substance of his dreams. The forth story moves forward to Montana, 1910, when a father and his two sons purchase a house that is haunted by the ghost of a loveless female who is seeking the everlasting company of man. Manfred's gallery, the fifth story, tells the tale of a schizophrenic artist who paints the portraits of his delusions. Lastly, "The Atheist" is a godless man who tires of his wife's religious fervour and decides to murder her and the officiant of her church; after the deed is done he reaps the wrath of providential justice.