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‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar’ by Edgar Allan Poe is one of his shortest stories but is also one of his most effective.
The unidentified narrator is summoned to the deathbed of an old acquaintance, whom he had mesmerized in the past. The acquaintance, one M. Valdemar, expressed his desire to be placed in a mesmeric trance just before death.
Two stories involving puppets this week, one in the colloquial sense and one in the literal sense.
So says the advertisements for “The She-Creature”, a 1956 film from American International Pictures, a low-budget production company that takes shameless advantage of the Bridey Murphy phenomenon and the increased interest in the subject of reincarnation in the American public in producing this movie.
In “Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spder-Man” # 24 (November, 1978) the Hypno-Hustler is out to score big, and the management and the audience at the Beyond Forever Disco are just the first to hear and feel the power of mesmerizing music. Unfortunately for him, Spider-Man is in the audience, and he has experience in fighting mind-controlling foes before. He has very little trouble against a rookie like the Hypno-Hustler.
“James West uncovers a deadly conspiracy that grips New Orleans in a hypnotic spell!”
So says the cover blurb for issue #2 (Novemer, 1966) of “The Wild, Wild West” comic by Gold Key, one of the minor comic book publishers during the Silver Age, primarily known for their ‘kid’s’ books and TV tie-ins.
Accidental exposure to an youth-restoring treatment has turned Superman into Superbaby, and Lois Lane and Lana Lang, rivals in seeking to win the heart (and hand in marriage) of Superman, see an opportunity to finally get the (Super)man of their dreams, albeit with a little hypnotic help.
Capsule Description: A secret organization, dedicated to protecting Earth against an alien foe, is targeted by the aliens by transforming ordinary people into “psycho-bombs”.
A collection of three romantic short stories involving hypnosis published by Ellora’s Cave publishing company. Each of the three have a lovely, lonely lady paired with a seductive, sexy man though some use of hypnosis, whether it be a stage hypnosis show, a demonstration of mesmerism or in pursuit of a notorious criminal.
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