A mysterious stranger arrives at a quiet country inn at night. He is fully clothed, with even his face swathed in bandages. With the arrival of this stranger, bizarre incidents start happening in the neighbourhood - doors open and close on their own, voices are heard but no one is seen - a case of vox et praeterea nihil, that is, 'voice and nothing more'. As the story progresses, the strange changes to the macabre.     A scientist conducts a seemingly impossible experiment on himself and becomes invisible. However, not only his body, but his mind also transforms for the worse. He becomes a homicidal maniac, with a complete disregard for human life or property. His first appearance is in the neighbourhood of Iping, where he arrives fully clothed and wrapped up in bandages.
