In ghost stories there is no path to escape. Charles was such a versatile writer that he could put life in such simplistic stories with his amazing wit. In ""the haunted house,"" a new homeowner discovers he is sharing his bed with the skeleton of the houses former master. In ""the trial for murder,"" a revengeful ghost haunts a juror serving at his killer trial. In ""the Signal-Man,"" An apparition warns a man of impending disaster.