Two stories by U.S. writer O. Henry. In the first, a young woman is dying, pinning her hopes to a leaf dangling from a branch. In the second, ol’ Soapy, a homeless man in NYC, gears up for a trip to his summer home: prison. The only problem? He can’t seem to get himself thrown in there.

Our humble hero just wants to swing by a remote mental institution in the south of France on his way home to America. His plan is to spend one night in the self-described ‘madhouse’ to satisfy his curiosity. What could be wrong with spending a single night in a rural and private 1800s asylum without a means of escape? You know, besides every word in that sentence.

Edmond Dantes returns to France as a captain, high on his fresh promotion and giddy over his soon-to-be marriage to the love of his life, the one and only Mercedes. The only issue? He doesn’t realize he has enemies everywhere and that the last request of his dying leader—simply delivering a letter—might have changed his life forever.

Watson hasn’t spoken to Sherlock in months. But when the distraught wife of a friend comes to his house late one night, one thing leads to another and suddenly he’s in an opium den facing a shocking discovery.

A man in 1950s middle America emerges from working indoors all day to find something horrifying in the center of town. The strangest thing? No one else seems to have a problem with it but him.

A story full of ambition and violence. Given a prophecy that he will rule as king, Macbeth finds himself both drawn to and repulsed by the desire that grows within him. With power, he could do much. But, to sit on the throne, his cousin will have to die.

A routine trip to Mars turns out to be anything but when an earth-bound ship allows one last passenger on board.

Professor Angell is dead, but the story of Cthulhu is just beginning.
Angell, it turns out, has a nephew, a young man who must now sift through his late uncle’s possessions.
Little does he know he’s about to find something that will change his world forever.

An intrepid, overdressed traveler finds himself thrust into the furthest future imaginable. Among the ruins, he must face the question: does he have what it takes to survive or will the witnessed fate of humanity also be his own?

A man finds himself on a twisting journey—a tour of sorts—after his final end.

But on this tour, you don’t want to get off the bus.

Sherlock lives for mysteries. Luckily for him, even a vacation away from the city can turn into a situation with a dead body…or two.

The story of two old friends, one strange item that grants your wildest dreams, and three coveted wishes.

Unfortunately, every desire has a cost.