House of Mystery #13
In "The Theater of a Thousand Thrills!", eccentric sound collector Jasper Jennings becomes obsessed with capturing the final moments of dying men, using his portable tape machine to preserve their last screams. When a guilty man tries to silence him, Jennings descends into paranoia, convinced the voices on his tapes are haunting him from beyond the grave. With moody, atmospheric art by Ed Smalle and a chilling cover by Leonard Starr, this 1953 House of Mystery tale delivers a haunting blend of psychological dread and supernatural unease.
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The horror-seeking eccentric Jasper Jennings records the sounds of dying men on his portable tape machine. A man covering up a crime drives Jennings insane by making him believe he's being haunted by the voices of the dead.
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