An Oxbridge academic, Anderson, stays at a local hotel in a cathedral town to authenticate historical papers. Despite the lack of a room 13, he's initially unconcerned, viewing it as provincial superstition. However, his sleep is disrupted by strange noises and he's shocked to discover a door with the room number 13. As he delves deeper into the history of a 17th-century witchcraft scandal, the disturbances intensify, forcing Anderson to confront the mystery of room 13.
Number 13
A renowned academic checks into a hotel to verify ancient documents in a quaint town, initially brushing off the lack of room 13 as a trivial regional quirk.