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"Beyond His Imagination": An artist seeks inspiration from a Gypsy seance, but when he threatens the old woman, he finds himself face-to-face with her in limbo after her heart gave out and she was his spirit's link back to the world of the living.

House of Secrets #99 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1972.

Synopsis for "Beyond His Imagination"

An artist seeks inspiration from a Gypsy seance, but when he threatens the old woman, he finds himself face-to-face with her in limbo after her heart gave out and she was his spirit's link back to the world of the living.

Appearing in "Beyond His Imagination"

Narrator:

Featured Characters:

  • Alex Thorsten (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Gordon Heyward (Single appearance)
  • Madam Tanzosh (Single appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

  • Souls of Limbo

Other Characters:

  • Bren (Single appearance)
  • Neilson (Single appearance)
  • Murray (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • An undisclosed city
  • Limbo


Synopsis for "Beat the Devil"

A thief robs a church of its poor box and when a priest attempts to stop him, the thief stabs him. That night he dreams the priest visits him and begs him to repent, but the thief claims that while he lives, he can always repent at a later time. During a robbery, the police put a bullet into him, and he makes his escape into the catacombs where he meets up with Satan. The thief rejects the Devil by repenting, but he is unaware that the bullet has taken his life, and Satan returns to Hell with the thief's soul as his prize.

Appearing in "Beat the Devil"

Featured Characters:

  • Thomaso (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • A priest (Single appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Goodbye, Nancy"

The lonely ghost of a dead girl attempts to kill off her little playmate so that she can have his company, but when the boy's father learns from her parents that she has died, he demands that the spirit depart and have no more dealings with his son.

Appearing in "Goodbye, Nancy"

Narrator:

Featured Characters:

  • Andrew (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • John, Andrew's dad (Single appearance)
  • Nancy Giles (As a spirit) (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • An undisclosed town

Items:

  • Poisoned cookies

Notes

Trivia

The cover of this issue is based on M. C. Escher's painting Hand with Reflecting Sphere.


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