The Little Monsters #5
In "The Ogre," a chilling tale from The Little Monsters #5 (1966), the quiet tragedy of Kindly Gram Bilson of Howler Hill unfolds when her well—beloved for its curative waters—becomes the center of a deadly obsession. When former resident Eli Rose attempts to seize her land and profit from the well’s fame, a single, impossible rose blooms over her grave, pointing to a secret no one saw coming. The story’s haunting atmosphere and eerie twist are rendered in stark, expressive art, with lettering set in typeset style.
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Kindly Gram Bilson of Howler Hill owns a well with curative properties, the water of which she gives freely to all. Eli Rose, a former hill resident, would like to market the water as a cure-all and murders Gram when she refuses to sell her land. Eli is identified as the culprit when a rose blooms over Gram's grave.
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