Sunday At The Movies

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Retro comic cover titled The Haunting of Hill House with three frightened people
A vintage comic-style scene captures three frightened visitors confronting a mysterious moving staircase.

‘The matinee today is The Haunting,’ Chet said. ‘Those who have seen it say it is the scariest movie ever made,’ Chet continued. ‘It achieved its horror without ghosts or monsters,’ Chet noted. ‘I am told that the movie may stay with you for the rest of your life,’ Chet shuddered. ‘It gets into the marrow of your bones, especially when you place your arm outside the covers at night,’ Chet grinned a knowing grin.

The Haunting; based on the 1963 film starring Eleanor Vance. Comic panels show Eleanor at Hill House midnight: “Is someone there? The house feels... wrong.” A hand reaches toward her: “Just the wind. It has to be.” “She reached out, seeking comfort...” “A cold grip! Not her own!” Eleanor gasps, asks “Theodora? Teddy? Is that you?”, and says “A hand to hold. It makes the silence bearable.” A light flashes; she cries “What is it?! The light!” and “AAAH! IT’S GONE! IT WAS NEVER THERE!” Theodora finds her and Eleanor says, “Eleanor! I heard you scream! I was in my own bed... what happened?!” Eleanor remembers, “Someone held my hand. I thought it was you, Teddy...” Final text: “But the hand she held was not of this world... and it had never been her friend.”
Eleanor awakens at Hill House after an unseen hand reaches for hers, only to discover the frightening encounter may never have happened.

‘I was in bed last night, and an invisible hand grabbed my hand tightly,’ Jane said. ‘I called out to Neva J to not grip my hand so tightly, but she was on the other side of the room,’ Jane said fearfully. ‘We were at the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Jane noted. ‘There were sounds in the Mansion that were otherworldly: a voice telling me Welcome home and that I was expected,’ Jane said with wide eyes. ‘In my Victorian bedroom, there was a carafe of Merlot and two crystal glasses set on the night table. As I drank the Merlot, I heard children running in the hall and laughing,’ Jane mentioned. ‘I poured the second crystal wine goblet full of Merlot when I retrieved my hand from the invisible grip of another. I called out to Neva J to wake up,’ Jane said with trepidation. ‘When I looked at the second goblet, it was empty,’ Jane noted.

Comic panel with woman shouting, “Someone... someone else was drinking it! And now... GRIP! IT’S TIGHT! AN UNSEEN HAND!”
A startled woman discovers an unseen hand gripping her wrist beside two wine glasses.

‘The most peculiar part of the Lemp Mansion was the faces in the walls,’ Neva J said. ‘You were alone but could feel someone looking at you,’ Neva J continued. ‘To make matters worse, the faces in the walls looked like me,’ Neva J said.

Comic panel labeled "Neva J Mansion..." showing a woman beside a mirror, with text "No... that's not me... it can't be!" and "They're everywhere. Watching. Like the walls remember..." plus "CREAK" and "RUSTLE."
A frightened woman confronts an unsettling reflection in the eerie Neva J Mansion.

‘It has been 63 years since I first saw The Haunting, and yet I do not put my hand out from under the covers as Eleanor did in the movie for fear of a ghost grabbing it,’ the Old Man said with a grin.

Old man in bed; speech: “HE CAN’T... HE WON’T. ELEANOR’S HAND IT - EPSIGHT WAS GRABBED HERE... I’LL KEEP MINE UNDER.” Caption: “The old man dared not move a muscle... for fear that a spectral presence might replicate Eleanor’s terrifying experience.”
An old man lies rigid in bed, terrified that moving could summon the spirit haunting Eleanor.
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