In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

En ung nygift kvinne ankommer ektemannens staselige herskapshus i det værbitte engelske kystlandskapet, men innser at hun lever i skyggen av Rebecca, ektemannens første kone, som har etterlatt seg spor som lever videre i huset lenge etter hennes død.

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, Charlotte’s admiration turns into suspicion.

Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance.

While her husband is away, Bluebeard's seventh wife sets out to discover all the secrets hidden in the castle using the keys he has given her. But she fails to see that by doing so she will be instrumental in creating a series of tragic events.