A myriad of islands emerge from the ocean waves, while they differ in size, shape, and distance from the mainland, there are a few islands that harbor forbidden curses, dangerous creatures, and long-lost treasures. What can certain island locales reveal about the people who lived there or what they left behind? What happened at a once-opulent seaside villa where tragedy and misfortune followed residents? And can an island off the coast of Japan provide evidence of a once-lost civilization?