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"Creature": The lonely genius child of a surgeon puts together a patchwork playmate out of the cast off parts from his father's anatomy experiments.

House of Secrets #95 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1972.

Synopsis for "Creature"

The lonely genius child of a surgeon puts together a patchwork playmate out of the cast off parts from his father's anatomy experiments.

Appearing in "Creature"

Host:

Featured Characters:

  • Johann Wiltree (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Martin Wiltree (Single appearance)
  • Margaret Wiltree (Single appearance)
  • Walter (Single appearance)
  • Dr. Corey (Single appearance)
  • Bobo (Single appearance)

Animals:

  • Thor, a dog (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • The Wiltree's country house


Synopsis for "And Things That Go Bump in the Night!"

A ghost shows up when a couple calls for an exorcist to rid their house of a poltergeist. After successfully getting rid of the poltergeist the ghost tells the couple that he was glad to do it since the poltergeists give the rest of the ghosts a bad name.

Appearing in "And Things That Go Bump in the Night!"

Featured Characters:

  • Henry (Single appearance)
  • Martha (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Cindy (Single appearance)
  • Addison Bell (Single appearance) (As a spirit)

Antagonists:

  • Poltergeist (Exorcised) (Single appearance)

Synopsis for "Realm of the Mystics"


Appearing in "Realm of the Mystics"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • European rulers (Behind the scenes)

Locations:

Items:

Synopsis for "The Day After Doomsday"

The last man and woman forage for food cans in a destroyed city and the woman is pleased to discover a music box, only to feel despair when she can't get it to work. The man calls her over to assist him and she drops the music box, where it plays unheard, until its spring winds down.

Appearing in "The Day After Doomsday"

Featured Characters:

  • Adam
  • Gertrude

Locations:

Items:

  • Music box

Synopsis for "The Last Sorcerer"

This story is reprinted from House of Mystery #69.

Appearing in "The Last Sorcerer"

Featured Characters:

  • Manfrey

Supporting Characters:

  • Manfrey's Manager (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Manfrey's car

Synopsis for "The Phantom of the Flames!"

This story is reprinted from House of Mystery #71.

Appearing in "The Phantom of the Flames!"

Featured Characters:

  • Jess Hargrove (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Hadalgo (Single appearance)
  • Genie of the Flames (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • A housekeeper (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Bride of Death"

An old man tortures witches during the Spanish Inquisition for the secret of youth but they all go to their deaths cursing him that there is no such spell. One evening while busting up a witch coven he sees a young girl he becomes infatuated with. Satan appears and offers him the girl and one hundred years of youth in exchange for his soul. The man accepts Satan's bargain and his youth is restored and Satan gives him the witch as his wife. The two retire to the bridal chamber and when the man removes her veil he is shocked. She tells him that she made the same bargain with Satan one hundred years ago.

Appearing in "The Bride of Death"

Host:

Featured Characters:

  • Marquis Luis da Costa (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • The Marquessa (Single appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

  • Satan
  • Ingara the witch (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • An iron maiden

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