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Be thankful, Father Artemis, that it was not necessary for you to pluck out your eye... and strive to use it to see beyond your own narrow concerns.

—Gabriel

Appearing in "Gabriel: Devil-Hunter"

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  • Gabriel (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

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Synopsis for "Gabriel: Devil-Hunter"

St. Benedict's Cathedral in Manhattan has been blasphemously vandalized, and Father Lazar is shocked to find that his colleague Father Artemis has become possessed by a demon (and is the cause of the vandalism) when he suddenly breaks off his sermon and speaks blasphemous words in a woman's tongue and jumps off the pew and seriously injures himself.

Father Lazar goes to the 13th floor of the Empire State Building, where Gabriel, one of the world's greatest exorcists operates. There, Lazar explains the situation, however, he suddenly becomes possessed and attacks Gabriel. Gabriel blocks the attack and exorcises the priest. When he has no recollection of the attack, Gabriel agrees to take the case.

Taken to the room inside the Cathedral where Father Artemis is being kept, Gabriel confronts the demon possessing his body. He's shocked to find that it is Catherine, the demon who possessed him and forced him to tear out one of his own eyes. In order to save himself he burnt a crucifix into his chest. The experience made him renounce his priesthood, but solidified his desire to fight evil.

When Catherine fails at keeping possession of Artemis, the creature tries to possess Gabriel but finds itself violently cast out of his body, and disappears. With the exorcism complete, Gabriel moodily departs the scene.

Appearing in "Something Wicked!"

  • A text article discussing real world characters or events, as such no conventional appearances.

Synopsis for "Something Wicked!"

An editorial featuring information related to the production of The Exorcist and those casted in it.

Appearing in "The Hint of Horror"

  • A text article discussing real world characters or events, as such no conventional appearances.

Synopsis for "The Hint of Horror"

Editorial piece, telling the reader all about Haunt of Horror.

Appearing in "The Exorcist Tapes"

  • A text article discussing real world characters or events, as such no conventional appearances.

Synopsis for "The Exorcist Tapes"

A transcription of the Marvel Bullpen discussing the film The Exorcist (in two parts).

Appearing in "Gran'ma Died Last Year"

Featured Characters:

  • Jimmy (First appearance; dies)

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  • Jimmy's Grandma (First appearance; dies)
  • Janet (Jimmy's Mother) (First appearance; dies)

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  • Jimmy's Father (First appearance; dies)

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Synopsis for "Gran'ma Died Last Year"

A troubled boy named Jimmy loses his grandma after she falls down the stairs and dies. His mother saddened by the events becomes closed off and quiet and his father becomes abusive. One night Jimmy retrieves his grandma's body from her grave and takes her home and talks to her just like he used to. That same night his father returns home and kills Jimmy's mother. Jimmy finding his mother dead shouts at his father that grandma is in his room and that she'll get him for this. Confused Jimmy's father enters Jimmy's room and is shocked to see the corpse of his mother-in-law staring back at him. Jimmy leaps from the shadows and kills his father with a clever.

Jimmy spends the next few days talking with his grandmother before his father's boss calls the house questioning where he's been. Sensing something strange when Jimmy answered the phone he called the police who discovered the scene and corpses. The police confident by the grim sight that the boy would most likely end up in an insane asylum. Before departing Jimmy asks to use the bathroom where he uses his father's razor to kill himself so that he could be with his grandma forever, leaving the police stunned.

Appearing in "A Fire in Hell"

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Synopsis for "A Fire in Hell"

After killing a would be suitor trying to pick her up at a singles bar, Satana sets her sights on Rich Corbette as a pawn to use against The Four and prevent them from sealing the doorway to Hell. She sends Corbette to assassinate Miles Gorney, the Four's human associate. As her pawn does so, Satana manages to cast a spell to spy on the Four, and learns that their spell isn't complete. The final component of the spell is a human sacrifice.

When Satana learns this she tries to stop Corbette, however she arrives too late. With Gorney dead, the spell was complete. Furious, Satana kills Corbette. continued in this issues next story...

Appearing in "Bloody is the Path to Hell!"

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  • The Four (First full appearance)
    • Raga (First appearance) (Name revealed)
    • Karath (First appearance; unnamed)
    • Ellin (First appearance; unnamed)
    • Trachos (First appearance as Trachos)
  • Nightbeast (First appearance; dies)
  • Numerous unnamed demons

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Synopsis for "Bloody is the Path to Hell!"

Still hoping to gain access to Hell, Satana travels to the Cave of the Seven Winds. There she coerces Zannarth into aiding her to reach the portal. However, The Four sends the Nightbeast to stop them. Satana is able to take control of the Nightbeast and make it do their bidding. However, they are ambushed by a group of demons and the Nightbeast is destroyed in the fight.

After the battle, Satana finds the body of Trachos, the leader of the Four, who had apparently been killed by his comrades after too many failures. With the battle over, Satana and Zannarth continue on their quest.

This story is continued in Haunt of Horror (Vol. 2) #4.

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Continuity Notes[]

  • "A Fire in Hell" depicts "the agents of the Four" with the "Four" appearing in the following story "Bloody is the Path to Hell!". In Haunt of Horror (Vol. 2) #4 it will be revealed that the Four and the agents were one and the same with "Miles Gorney" acting as their leader who wishes to rule Hell. Haunt of Horror (Vol. 2) #5 however will reveal that Miles Gorney was a disguise used by Satana's father, Satan, and that this whole plot was a test to prove she was truly Satan's Daughter.

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