The sculptor Dwight Courtney models a bust of a black sorcerer from the past. He seems to gain uncanny abilities: whatever he makes is destroyed in real life. After the death of three of his colleagues, Courtney investigates the strange accidents.
A medium and her aide stage elaborate seances and incorporate the dead very convincingly. The racket is brought down by frightening the ghost impersonators with a ghost impersonation.
Arthur Drake gets addicted to casino gambling in Naples, Italy. He signs a pact with the devil and now wins every time he gambles. Satan, however, is an impostor and casino owner who steals Drake's identity to continue his life in the US.