已婚女人

 一個從事打掃工作的女子為紐約一座摩天大樓中的富人家工作，卻被告知這里有一個供奉撒旦的邪教，每個月要?dú)⒁粋€人作為祭品，“今晚，選中了你……”

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

失去丈夫后，瑪格達(dá)帶著女兒萊德前往森林中的避暑別墅，準(zhǔn)備將其出售。這原本是為了治愈創(chuàng)傷的第一步，卻因萊德失蹤和突發(fā)森林大火而發(fā)生了意外轉(zhuǎn)折。

　　鎮(zhèn)上的每個人都知道老阿姨埃塞爾的故事。據(jù)說她在孩子們的家里制作萬圣節(jié)糖果和南瓜派。埃塞爾姨媽真的是一個有孩子味道的精神病例嗎？這個萬圣節(jié)，鄰居青少年將找出真相。他們?yōu)榘Ｈ麪栆虌寽?zhǔn)備了一些特別的東西。這可能只是某人的最后一個萬圣節(jié)。