Amazing Stories of Suspense #134
In "When He Presses the Button!", a chilling tale from Amazing Stories of Suspense #134 (1973), a man and a woman enter a haunted house, only to face a spectral figure that defies explanation. As the skeptical man dismisses the apparition as a trick of the mind, his bold attempt to touch it leads to a horrifying transformation—leaving the woman frozen in dread as she realizes the truth too late. Penciled and inked by John Forte, this eerie story is bookended by a striking cover by Bill Everett, capturing the moment of dread with haunting precision.
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A man and a woman enter a creepy house when they are confronted by a spectral figure. The woman is terrified and wishes to flee, the skeptical man assures her the figure can only be hoax to frighten away the ignorant. He even reaches out to touch it, despite her objections. After he has made contact with the figure, he says even the house looks normal now and that it must have been some hypnotic spell that made it appear dilapidated. The woman backs away from him, horrified by his skeletal appearance, and shrieks "No! It looks normal to you now...Because you're DEAD!"
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