The Spook, October 2001

elcome, foolish mortals, to the secrets of Disneyland’s WHaunted Mansion. Because there’s a ton to say about the mansion, and because we don’t have a lot of space, we’ve decided to do something a little unusual. Instead of a big, boring nar- rative with lots of extraneous descriptions, conjunctions, and continuity, we’re going to just hit you with every mansion “fact” we’ve ever heard bandied about — and stick a little (True)or (False) marker after it so that those of you keeping score won’t fall behind. Unless otherwise noted, every single statement below is one we’ve heard stated as fact or read in print or on the Inter- net. Here, try the format on for size: The Haunted Mansion opened in Dis- neyland on August 9, 1969 True. If all goes well, the experience lasts about eight min- utes True. Ride vehicles travel at about 1.4 miles an hour True. This isn’t very fast True. But screaming through the ride at sixty miles an hour would be rather dan- gerous True. But exciting True. For about ten seconds True. Fun, huh? Okay, now let’s get into the captain and his bride Pretty much. That’s teenagers who stumbled into the mansion meat of the thing: because some storylines considered for the during a rainstorm True. One of the boys is mansion were about a sea captain True. voiced by Ron Howard True. Ron Howard The Basics That’s why the mansion’s weathervane is a is a good example of how Howdy Doody The mansion didn’t open until six years clipper ship and there’s a telescope visible would look if the Blue Fairy turned him after the shell was built True. The Man- on the second floor balcony True. sion’s shell was a real house which Disney This sea captain is depicted in the purchased and moved to Disneyland False. Pirates of the Caribbean attraction The mansion’s exterior is modeled after a False. Some unofficial backstories house in Baltimore called the Evergreen also involve an enormous friendly sea House True. serpent named “Squiggy” Nope — The Mansion was originally going to be made that one up myself. a walk-through attraction True. They Over the years cast members have changed it to a ride-through when it was created one or more back stories for found that the walk-through was too scary most of the ghosts in the mansion for test audiences False. They changed it to True. These stories are kept in the a ride through for traffic flow reasons True. “Haunted Mansion Ghost Gallery But it was still so scary that only a few Book” Not officially. Well, even if it’s weeks after it finally opened a guest died not official, lists of ghost biographies from fright False. can be found on the Internet True. As The mansion was only open a few it stands, though, the only thing that weeks before it was closed again True. approaches an official back story Because of all the heart attacks it caused these days is the notion that the man- False. Because water was getting into the sion is a retirement home for ghosts elevators True. From the Rivers of Ameri- True. ca True. And the rivers had to be drained At one time there was a Haunted and resealed before the ride could be Mansion board game based on the reopened True. ride True. ATVspecial in which Kurt There is an official back story to the Russell and the Osmonds visit the attraction False. There is an unofficial back Haunted Mansion was aired in the story to the attraction False. There are sev- seventies. True. There was also “The eral unofficial back stories to the attraction Haunted Mansion” record album True. All of these back stories involve a sea which told the story of a pair of into a real boy and he grew up True. is so that sounds from one room are less likely to bleed into another room True. Exterior The music has a number of variations so Outside of the ride is a horse-drawn that it will not become redundant True. hearse, apparently hitched to an invisible People who have been on It's a Small horse. This hearse is the same one that was World know just how maddeningly annoy- used to take Mormon leader Brigham ing even a cute song can be when you hear Young to his grave False. The hearse out- it over and over and over and over and over side is white instead of black because True. Disney doesn’t want people going Brigham Young was such an important insane in the Haunted Mansion True. But man False. The hearse has nothing to do they don’t mind driving It’s a Small World with Brigham Young, no matter what any- riders crazy Apparently. one says True. Even if Disney people insist that it’s Young’s hearse, it isn’t True. But Picture Gallery the horse pulling it really is invisible True. After entering the mansion, guests are There’s a graveyard outside the house. sealed into a large, windowless, doorless, The names on some of the gravestones are nearly circular room. There are actually the names of Disney Imagineers True. two nearly identical rooms, so that the Some of the graves contain caskets False. mansion can operate more efficiently when With bodies in them False. Real bodies there are large crowds True. Each leads to FALSE. Real, disgusting, rotting, smelly — a separate copy of the attraction False. The Falsefalsefalse! Stop that! rightmost Picture Gallery, only used on There is a pet cemetery around the side high-traffic days, leads to the better — that of the mansion True. The cemetery was is, scarier — mansion False. moved to the queue area False. A new pet In this room, the Ghost Host is heard for cemetery was created for the queue area the first time. The Ghost Host is voiced by True. Probably to stop all the people who Vincent Price False. The Ghost Host is tried to sneak around to see the one behind voiced by Boris Karloff False. By Mel the mansion True. The new pet cemetery Blanc False. By Paul Frees True. Frees also was made from casts of headstones in the did the voice of Boris Badanov in the old pet cemetery False. In the new pet Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons True. And cemetery, the snake’s gravestones had a narrated George of the Jungle True. And typo — “who’s” instead of “whose” True. was Morocco Mole on the Secret Squirrel This has been fixed True. There is a real show True, but seriously, don’t you think dog buried in the old pet cemetery Unveri- we’ve embarrassed the guy enough? fied. A raven was originally supposed to be A strange orange glow occasionally the tour guide for the ride True. Although passes the mansion’s upper windows True. the avian tour guide concept was dropped, But you shouldn't spend a lot of time look- there are still five anamatronic ravens in the ing for it since the effect is often not in attraction True. operation True. Soon, the Picture Gallery begins to stretch, and paintings along the walls elon- Music gate to reveal humorous scenes of impend- The Haunted Mansion’s theme song is ing death. Because of the wear they take, called “Grim Grinning Ghosts” True. these pictures have to be periodically Those who don’t want to type “Grim Grin- repainted True. Because the paintings are ning Ghosts” over and over refer to it as G3 not reproduced exactly each time, there are True. It was written by X. Atencio True. He differences between the paintings in the is referred to as “X” because it sounds two rooms True. These differences may creepy and fits the mansion’s image False. include hidden images of Mickey Mouse He’s referred to as “X” because he likes it Perhaps. better than “Francis Xavier” Perhaps. The Picture Gallery is really an elevator According to the song’s lyrics, ghosts which takes guests down to the ride. This “shrouded in a death’s disguise, they intend is because the bulk of the ride is located to terrorize” False. According to the song’s underground False. This is because the lyrics, ghosts “shrouded in a deft disguise/ bulk of the ride is located in a show build- they pretend to terrorize” True. ing, and guests must pass under the Dis- All of the music in the mansion is based neyland Railroad track to get to it True. I’d on Francis Xavier’s G3 True. All the music mention that the Picture Gallery in the Walt in the mansion is synchronized True. This Disney World Haunted Mansion isn’t an Disney press photograph of the Grand Hall. Is that one of the hitchhiking ghosts swinging from the chandelier? We doubt it. elevator, but we’re not talking about that attraction True. The elevator’s permits are The ride was stopped and the lights turned up visible on the room’s wall True. Once the room is done stretching, the when a worker saw a couple having sex in one narrator makes a reference to the fact that the room has no obvious escape and the of the Doombuggies Maybe. lights go out. The ceiling then retracts to reveal a hanging man False. The ceiling is glass and has a cover when then retracts to reveal a hanging man False. The ceiling is faces, you’ll see what I mean True. Endless Hallway a piece of cloth which becomes essentially The busts were designed as an optical The first scene of the ride is an endless invisible when backlit to reveal a hanging illusion instead of a mechanical effect so hallway with a candelabra floating in the man True. The hanging man was the cap- that they would work for everybody and middle. The candelabra was originally tain of the Columbia False. The hanging not just for a selected individual True. But intended to appear in the Séance Circle man was the Ghost Host, before he com- they don't work for everybody since some True. mitted suicide to escape the Picture Gallery people are unable to see this particular opti- At the end of the hallway, you can, at “his way” True. The figure is made from a cal illusion Apparently true. times, just make out a row of passing real skeleton False. Doombuggies. This is a glimpse of guests Disney purchases dust from a dust sup- Doombuggies who went down the second Stretching plier to keep the mansion appropriately After a short walk, guests board ride Gallery elevator False. This is a glimpse of dingy False. Disney purchases fuller’s vehicles. The vehicles are WED Omni- yourself reflected in the mirror that makes earth to keep the mansion appropriately movers True. “WED” stands for Walter the endless hallway look endless True. dingy False. Well, Disney has to do some- Elias Disney True. Vehicles of this design The hallway ceiling is a scrim— like the thing to keep the place dusty because the were previously used in the Adventure ceiling in the Picture Gallary — above air conditioning unit is so efficient that it Thru Inner Space attraction True. Which which is a catwalk from which cast mem- cleans all of the dust out of the ride False. scared the heck out of the author as a small bers can keep an eye on guests Unverified. child, in part because of the giant eyeball Corridor of Haunted Portraits near the end True. In the context of the Conservatory The Picture Gallery opens into a hall Haunted Mansion, the Omnimover vehi- Next comes a conservatory in which a lined with paintings on one side and win- cles are referred to as “Doombuggies” man is trying to escape a coffin. There is no dows looking out onto a thunder storm on True. This is because “Doombuggies” conservatory visible from outside the Man- the other. The paintings, which slowly sounds creepier than “Omnimover vehi- sion True. The voice of the man trapped in change from a normal image into a more cles” True. the coffin is that of X. Atencio True. gruesome one, originally changed quickly The shell on the back of a Doombuggie in time with lightning flashes True. The is there to make riders feel claustrophobic Corridor of Doors pictures are actually short, looping, rear- False. The shell on the back of a Doom- Next comes a corridor lined with doors projected films False. The pictures are buggie is there to make it more difficult for from which various horrible things are actually images from a pair of synchro- riders to escape False. The shell on the apparently trying to escape. This scene nized rear-projected slide projectors True. back of a Doombuggy is there so that ride was, in part, inspired by the movie The One of the pictures depicts a corpse with designers have more control over where Haunting, based on The Haunting of Hill snakes around her head False. One of the guest gazes are directed True. House by Shirley Jackon Unknown. pictures depicts Medusa True. If you didn’t The Doombuggies have speakers which A person in a suit of armor wanders this know it was Medusa, you should reconsid- broadcast narration synchronized to the area of the mansion, scaring people False. er dropping out of school True. ride. The synchronization isn’t exact and Aperson in a suit of armor used to wander A door at the far left end of the hall leads can vary a bit from one ride to another this area of the mansion, scaring people through a utility corridor to a crypt door True. This narration is stored on an onboard True. There were rules the person in the near the ride’s queue True. cassette deck False. This narration is stored suit had to follow, such as he couldn’t scare A pair of busts near the end of the Cor- on an onboard CD False. This narration is old people or pregnant women True. ridor appear to follow guests with their delivered to the car through wires in the The haunted suit of armor was removed gaze. One of the busts is the spitting image ground False. This narration is delivered to from the show True. Because people had of Abraham Lincoln False. The busts are the car via radio waves True. heart attacks after being scared False. anamatronic creations linked to a complex Shortly after boarding, the Ghost Host Because guests complained, guests computer system which targets guests and warns guests not to take flash pictures. This attacked the guy in armor, the cast member then keeps the bust’s eyes locked on the tar- is because bright flashes of light can dam- in the suit of armor would call for the ride geted individual False. The busts are actu- age delicate anamatronic equipment False. to be stopped whenever someone made him ally impressions in the wall and appear to This is because bright flashes of light blind upset, or it was too expensive to have the move because of a simple optical illusion infrared security cameras False. This is extra employee on the payroll Probably True. If you risk getting thrown out of Dis- because bright flashes of light annoy other one of those. The haunted suit of armor has neyland by breaking out of the queue and guests True. returned on rare special occasions True. sticking your hand into one of the busts’ ©Disney

Séance Circle The Doombuggy next travels through a Someone once tried to approach room in which Madam Leota — whose head is visible within her crystal ball — is Madam Leota’s table and fell to his death holding a séance. She’s named Madam Leota because her face is that of Imagineer because there’s no floor around it Unverified. Leota Toombs. Leota’s last name is really Thomas, but she became known as Toombs True. glass was decorated to look like a spider’s after her work in the mansion Unverified. Madam Leota’s image is a hologram web instead of fixed True. The crack was In any case, Madam Leota’s voice is some- False. Madam Leota’s image is projected made by a kid with a slingshot in the fifties one else’s True. onto a face-shaped screen inside the ball by False. The crack was made by a kid with a The Madam’s table is an actual witch’s a camera opposite the table No longer true. BB gun in the sixties False. The crack was table, donated to Disney by a coven of Madam Leota’s image is projected onto a made by an idiot with a .22 handgun in the Salem witches False. A table displayed face-shaped screen inside the ball by a tiny seventies True. He was shooting at the near the Madam’s table is an actual witch’s fiberoptic projector and lens inside the fake paintings the men dueling Who knows? He table, donated to Disney by a coven of head True. The video, like all the video in also took a shot at the Grand Canyon Dio- Salem witches Unverified. They were good the mansion, was once 16mm but is now rama True. And the giant snowflakes in witches, though One would hope so. Like stored on laser disk True. Madam Leota is Adventure Thru Inner Space True. But he the little girl in Escape from Witch Moun- probably about as good at contacting the didn’t shoot the giant eyeball in that ride, tain and her brother Huh? There is a pen- dead as those folks from the Psychic even thought it scared certain impression- tagram inlaid in the table top False. Friends Phone Network True. able children True. He wasn’t caught True. The shawl over a table which floats in Someone once tried to approach Madam You can see Pepper's Ghost in the Grand the air along with numerous musical instru- Leota’s table and fell to his death because Hall True. The previous sentence is a pun ments belonged to the woman who did there’s no floor around it Unverified. This True. And if you don't get it, you'll have to Madame Leota’s voice Perhaps. The can’t happen now because safety devices look it up True. woman who did the voice — Eleanor Aud- are in place True. One set of plates and dishes on the ley — also did the voice for Sleeping Beau- Grand Hall’s dining room table is arranged ty’s Maleficent True. Grand Hall in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head The whole room is cursed Doubtful. Once the spirits sense your sympathetic Sometimes. Under one of the plates is a Well, the crystal ball is cursed False. vibrations, they assemble for a swinging photo of a man who died in 1997 and his Because it used to belong to a Gypsy False. wake in the Grand Hall. The Ghost Host wife, on the back of which is written Actually, it’s not even really a crystal ball says that he will be expected at the party, so “Gavin McAffey 1976-1997 — I told you one of the ghosts in the Grand Hall is the we’d come to Disneyland” Who knows? Ghost Host Unverified. Even though the The message is in the dead man’s hand- Host says this is a wake, there’s a birthday writing Unlikely. cake on the table True. But this may not be The organ in the Grand Hall is a prop a mistake since ghosts might have wakes from the film 20,000 Leagues Under the every year to celebrate the number of years Sea with its pipes replaced True. The ghost they’ve been dead Unsure, consult Miss swinging from the chandelier is one of the Manners. hitchhiking ghosts from the end of the ride All of the ghostly dancers in the Grand Maybe. There’s a piece of wallpaper miss- Hall are dancing backwards — that is, the ing in the Grand Hall and it’s shaped exact- women are leading True. The dancing ly like a kangaroo Give me a break. ghosts are the first large-scale color holo- From inside the ride, the Grand Hall is grams ever used False. The dancing ghosts three stories tall, but from the outside the are the first color holograms ever used building is only two stories tall False — False. Even if they’re not color, at least although the third story visible from the they’re the largest holograms ever used exterior is smaller than the first two stories. False. What are you saying? They’re not holograms? True. So it’s all just reflections Attic in enormous mirrors No. Then what? After the ballroom, the ride enters the Reflections in enormous pieces of glass. mansion’s Attic where a ghostly bride But not mirrors Right. Man, you’re picky awaits. “Pop-up” ghosts moan “Howdy do” True. to welcome guests False. “Pop-up” ghosts Speaking of those big pieces of glass, moan “I do” in sympathy with (or to taunt) there’s a spare pane in storage in Disney- the ghostly bride True. land’s back lot Possible, but unlikely. The There was once a ghostly groom in the panes are so big that the roof would have Attic to accompany the bride True. to be removed from the mansion to replace Through a trick of lighting, the groom’s one of them True. That’s why a crack in the head would disappear and reappear in a

they’ve long since broken and never been and Curly False. They’re named Gus, Ezra repaired False. and Phineas True They were a “last The Graveyard caretaker and dog that minute” addition to the attraction True. can be seen shivering near the beginning of After the vehicle turns a corner, it passes a the Graveyard are seen later wrapped as row of mirrors to let riders see that one of mummies False. A pair of shoes on the the ghosts from the hitchhiking trio has ground near the caretaker once belonged to entered their vehicle. These ghosts are Walt Disney False. Well, the shoes repre- holograms False. These ghosts are movie sent Walt Disney’s shoes because being projections False. These ghosts are actual without shoes is a sign in Eastern religions dead people who will actually follow you that you’re dead, just like Paul on the cover home True. of Abbey Road because Paul was really Guests exit their Doombuggies onto a dead No comment. moving walkway. Anyone exiting the vehi- The band Skinny Puppy was named for cle with their right leg first is likely to trip the caretaker’s dog False. True. Women do this more often than men A set of five busts sings the mansion’s So they say. theme song as Doombuggies pass. The five There’s a mirror positioned so cast are named Uncle Theodore, Rollo Rumkin, members can see people who try and get Ned Nub, Phineas Puck, and Cousin Al back into a Doombuggy instead of heading True. One of the Phantom Five is Walt Dis- up the exit ramp True. Guests who get back ney False. One of the Phantom Five is into a Doombuggy — and manage to avoid Leslie Nielsen False. One of the Phantom being caught — will be carried back to the Five is the guy who did Tony the Tiger’s place where they first entered the vehicle voice True True. But they’ll be in bad shape, because Two of the Graveyard’s happy denizens, At the end of the Graveyard, one of the the vehicles turn upside down before waiting for the fat lady to sing. last figures is a woman opera singer returning to their starting point False. because “It ain’t over ‘till the fat lady The little figure who suggests that hatbox he held True. He was removed sings” I can only pray it’s not true. guests “Hurry back” as they exit the ride is because the special effect was so frighten- known as Little Leota True. This is because ing that it killed an old lady False. He was Exit the same actress portrays her as portrayed removed because the special effect was so In the last scene before guests exit the Madam Leota True. But without her voice complex that it kept breaking False. He Doombuggies, there are three ghosts hitch- overdubbed this time True. was removed because the special effect was hiking. They’re named Huey, Dewey and When Little Leota says, “Don’t forget so ineffective it was embarrassing True. Louie False. They’re named Moe, Larry your death certificate, if you decide to join The groom used to stand where the us,” she’s referring to the tickets Disney- bride now stands Most likely. The hatbox land guests used to have to use to gain ghost was paid tribute by ride designers access to rides False. She isn’t a hologram when they built heads which pop out of either True. hatboxes in the attic Possibly. Marc Davis was the artist responsible Behind the show for much of the mansion’s look and feel The most popular cast member to ever True. After he passed away, a small photo work on the mansion is named Maynard of him was placed on a table near the bride True. He has a quasi-cult like following on in the attic True. It’s not there any more Usenet True. He is so entertaining that it’s True. hard to believe he even exists True. The bats in the Attic fly in circles Maynard is so popular that he’s the only because they are hung to disguise ceiling Disneyland employee allowed to work fans False. exclusively at one attraction False. May- There’s a haunted trunk in the Attic nard works a number of attractions, but he False. No, really — I saw it on a talk show refers to each of his positions as being False. The people who owned it had weird worked by one of his “brothers” True. stuff happen to them False. Okay, but there Maynard calls the brother which works the is a trunk in the Attic Well, yes. Haunted Mansion his “Evil Twin” True. There are infrared cameras all through Graveyard the ride to spy on miscreants False. There Out through the attic window, the are pressure mats all through the ride to Doombuggies scoot down the Mansion’s detect anyone leaving a Doombuggie True. roof to the Graveyard. On the way down, a It’s not a good idea to get out of a Doom- number of spooky trees are passed. These Maynard Smith. It’s incredible what this man buggie while it’s moving because you can trees originally moved menacingly, but can do with a set of gargoyle finger puppets. be killed True. A couple of kids were killed when they left their Doombuggy, got Real Haunts Dominick’s Resources for caught in the drive train, and were dragged When the mansion was moved to Dis- Mansionmaniacs to their death False — you’re thinking of neyland from its original location, a work- www.doombuggies.com: Chef Mayhem’s the occasionally people mover. er was accidentally sealed up in its walls unofficial tribute to Disney’s Haunted In some areas of the Mansion, you can and he haunts the attraction to this day Mansion.The best looking,best organized, lean forward and see through the tracks to False and false. Haunted Mansion site we know of. An a brightly lit work area below the ride True. Even though Disneyland denied her per- excellent walkthrough,behind-the-scenes Some cast members have a little garage- mission, a woman scattered the ashes of her information and photos,anecdotes by cast door-opener-looking device which can be dead son throughout the ride Possibly. To members, excellent multimedia, and used to shut down the whole ride False. this day, the son’s spirit sometimes appears much, much more. Chef Mayhem was a Some cast members have a little garage- near the exit, crying Maybe. key source for the accompanying article. door-opener-looking device which can be Ghostly drum beats have been heard in The “E” Ticket: Arguably the best publica- used to stop the ride vehicles True. The ride the Séance Circle Maybe. tion about Disneyland and related sub- was once stopped and the lights turned up Cast members have seen a ghost in a top jects. It regularly features rare photos, when a worker saw a couple having sex in hat and tails entering the ride’s exit Maybe. interviews with the people who created one of the Doombuggies (Maybe — if any- Guests taking pictures of the mansion Disneyland, and in-depth descriptions of one can confirm this, send pictures). Peo- sometimes see a spectral figure on the attractions that are no longer with us. Its ple have been seen heavily making out, resulting print Maybe. excellent issue #16 on the Haunted Man- doing drugs, or otherwise being obnoxious We’re just saying “Maybe” to all of sion is out of print, but often available on while on the ride True. these because it would be rude to say “Get eBay to those willing to pay, at times, The ride is often stopped because people real” Maybe. $100+. You can find The “E” Ticket at get out of their cars False (at least the www.the-e-ticket.com or on sale at Dis- “often” part). The ride is often stopped And finally neyland. because some disabled people can’t enter There are 999 Happy Haunts living in Disneyland the Nickel Tour: A thoroughly an Omnimover vehicle while it’s Omni- the Haunted Mansion, but there’s room for entertaining (and absolutely gorgeous) moving True. a thousand True — any volunteers? ~ book, containing the image of almost There’s a tiny room at the top of the every Disneyland postcard ever made.Find mansion, and cast members sometimes Dominick Cancilla is a horror writer who out more at disneylandthenickeltour.com. climb a ladder to get up there and write their needs to spend more time with his family www.partsace.com: A premier source for names on the wall Unverified. There’s a big and less time with Mickey Mouse. Disney blueprints. Of particular interest room at the top of the mansion where cast are three blueprints of the Haunted Man- members sometimes go to play basketball Haunted Mansion photographs and art- sion — two track layouts and one building You’re thinking of the Matterhorn. Stop it. work © Disney side view (as seen on page ## — thanks guys!) There are also blueprints of Pirates of the Caribbean, several overall views of the park (including unrealized concept layouts), and more. Persistance of Vision: Another great publi- cation for Disney fans. A while back, they published an excellent, in-depth Haunted Mansion issue, available as a back issue at www.disneypov.com. Subscribers to the magazine receive it both in print and audio form. www.laughingplace.com: Sort of an unofficial Disney fan news central. Usually very up to date. Go here for the latest on the Haunted Mansion’s transformation into Jack Skellington’s “Haunted Mansion Holi- day” (which should be open as this issue goes to press). www.disneylandsource.com: For those of you with high bandwidth, you can down- load a video of the entire Haunted Man- sion attraction (among others). The Man- sion video isn’t exactly professional, and it’s a little dark (for obvious reasons), but it’s fun. www.maynardhomepage.com: The official Maynard home page. God I love this man. October 2001 Issue No. 4

ANGEL OF MERCY Joyce Carol Oates 41

A GRAVITY THIEF Jonathan Carroll 88

THE FOURTH WISH Damon Knight 58

TATTERS Ramsey Campbell 102

ORGANIZED COOKING Frankie Frog Eyes 18 Pumpkin soup

THE BEAT FROM THE STREET 20

COMIC ART FORUM Rocco Versaci 94 The Swamp Thing

BOOKSHELF 14 Spook Book Reviews

THE PARALLAX VIEWER Ric Meyers 53

OCTOBER READING Deborah Markus 26

THE ART OF ALAN M. CLARK 70

THE MAN WHO KILLED HALLOWEEN Norm Partridge 62

RIC MEYERS ON MICHAEL MYERS 37

DISNEY’S HAUNTED MANSION Dominick Cancilla 76

SHIRLEY JACKSON’S WITCHCRAFT Deborah Markus 110

KONSTANTINOS ON KONSTANTINOS Konstantinos 32

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 11

POETRY: 55, 74

FAN MAIL 10

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