简介：PostmanSamNelms'morningdeliverytakesastrangeturnwhenhediscoverstheoccupantsofneighboringcottages,theGoodfellowsandThomaseshavevanished,leavinghalf-eatenbreakfastsonthetable.SomeyearsearliertheThomases'sondiedinnearbyMonksBartonwoods,believedtobehaunted,andflamboyantpsychicCyrusLeVanuarrivestoperformanexorcisminthewoods.ThecorpseofaknownantiquesburglarandthoseoftheThomasesarediscoveredwhilstStanleyGoodfellowisfound,ravingandapparentlymad.Anantiquestheftringisexposed,headedbythenextvictim,whomanufacturedghostlynoisesinthewoodstoscarepeopleawayfromhismisdeeds.BarnabyknowswhothekillerisbynowbutthelocationofStanley'swife,alive,byCyrus'spsychicpowersshowsthattalkingtothedeadmaybepossible.…