House of Mystery #195
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Bat Out of Hell," a desperate man’s stolen fortune leads him into a mysterious well where a stone demands a nickel for every wish. Written by a then-unknown voice and illustrated with stark, moody precision by Mort Meskin, this eerie tale from House of Mystery #195 (1971) unfolds in a hauntingly simple premise: one man’s greed and desperation meet a supernatural price. The cover, a chilling study in shadow by Wrightson, perfectly captures the story’s unsettling tone.
In "The Fantastic Wishing Well," Brad Horton stumbles into an old well after fleeing with stolen money, only to find himself back on the train he’d abandoned—only to return again, this time to a stone that claims wishes cost a nickel. With a million dollars bought and a fortune made, he soon finds himself facing officials who demand answers, leading to a final wish that may not be so easy to make.
In "Things Old... Things Forgotten," the delusional Igor Lazlo wages a desperate war against ancient woodland creatures in Eastern Europe, driven by a madness that blinds him to the true nature of the forest. When he attempts to burn them and their sacred grove to the ground, the woods themselves turn against him—ushering in a fate as sudden as it is inevitable.
In "Who Am I?", a man with no memory is manipulated by a disembodied head—his creator—into committing crimes he doesn’t understand. As police close in, the desperate scientist tries to flee, but the fate of both man and machine is sealed in a final, tragic fall.
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↩ Reprints Tales of the Unexpected #11 (1957), House of Secrets #14 (1958)
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