This is HOUSE OF MYSTERY #6 – 10 (2008) COMPLETE LOVE STORIES FOR DEAD PEOPLE SET.  Books are in VF condition except #10, which is in FN condition. 

Written by MATTHEW STURGES and BILL WILLINGHAM.  Art by LUCA ROSSI, JOSÉ MARZÁN JR., BERNIE WRIGHTSON, and KYLE BAKER.

Matthew Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated Jack of Fables, and co-writer the creator of Fables Bill Willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the House of Mystery, a new graphic novel series that reinvents the classic DC Comics concept. It focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're imprisoned there. Each one has a terrible past they'd like to forget, and with no books, newspapers or TV allowed in the House, they face an eternity of boredom. But stories become the new currency, and fortunately, the House attracts only the finest storytellers.

Monsters. Nightmares. Relationships.

The different styles of artwork found in these pages are incredible, each in their own way telling the story they were meant to tell while giving off the right vibes through the imagery. And the stories themselves all centered around the main theme of Love, but each had its own take on what Love means for the various story-tellers.

There was an interesting twist towards the end that I wasn't expecting and more questions that were presented that don't have answers. If you're looking for a comic-style story that doesn't fall into the DC or Marvel Universe, that has much more mature themes and wickedly amazing drawing styles, then definitely check out House of Mystery! 

The Wrightson story is an amazing, 6-page blast of horror-geek joy, with each panel featuring a different classic movie monster. Willingham's is a poetic parable and Baker's is a bittersweet ode to children's lit. The main story, though, is an eloquent meditation on love and fear. 

This collection combines a number of stories (penned and illustrated by several different writers and illustrators). There is Ann Preston’s origin story – she was once a pirate lass whose heart was broken by a musician she captured aboard her ship. Then there is Harry’s story of how he helped rid the House of Nightmares – assisting Abel, whose brother sent the nightmares to torment him. Miranda’s story of how she was lost in the bowels of the House when she and Ann and Harry ventured there before. And interspersed around these tales are scenes from Fig’s adventures in the basement of the House of Mystery, as she, Harry, and Ann attempt to find a way back to their own realities.

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