Tales from across the Afterlands. In the 19th century Ever After, a dragon hunts an insane alchemist. In an ordinary house, a very extraordinary governess guards a little boy from a terrifying monster. A young gentleman persecuted by fairies engages the services of a highly-unusual butler. An insidious monster seizes control of an asylum for magical creatures. And finally, in the city of Talesend, a bizarre and contagious curse leads to a tragic confrontation...