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"Fright": A man who wants to join a dueling fraternity accepts their challenge to spend the night in a haunted house but loses his mind when they reveal to him that he spent the night in the wrong house and all the supernatural experiences that he had were not tricks but real.

House of Mystery #190 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1971. It was published on December 1, 1970.

Synopsis for "Fright"

A man who wants to join a dueling fraternity accepts their challenge to spend the night in a haunted house but loses his mind when they reveal to him that he spent the night in the wrong house and all the supernatural experiences that he had were not tricks but real.

Appearing in "Fright"

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Featured Characters:

  • Gerald Rogers (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Walter Heintz (Single appearance)
  • Helga Heintz (Single appearance)
  • Wilhelm Rausch (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "A Witch Must Die!"

Salem residents accuse a man's wife of being a witch and he saves her from being hanged, by using his horse to pull the bars from her cell window. The man, his wife and little girl ride deep into the forest to build a new home but encounter an Indian medicine man who demands that they leave. When the husband refuses the Indian directs a large tree to fall toward them. The woman redirects the tree's fall, and the husband realizes that his wife actually is a witch.

Appearing in "A Witch Must Die!"

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Featured Characters:

  • Jacob Walden (Single appearance)
  • Ruth Walden (Single appearance)
  • Hester Walden (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Esau (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Jennifer (Single appearance)
  • Ashtari (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Samuel (Single appearance)

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