History[]
The House of Mystery is usually connected to the House of Secrets by a graveyard. It exists simultaneously in reality and in The Dreaming. Very little is known about the House of Mystery in general. The architecture is indeterminate and changes periodically, much like the House of Secrets.
Cain is not the only person to have resided within the House; in addition to its cosmically powered boarders, including Mister Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, and Philly, it is rumored that the place is a safe haven for any and all "vorpal muses." Though the House of Mystery possesses sentience, along with mystic powers, it seems to also have multiple personalities: three to be exact. As the House of Mystery, the house is creepy but harmless. As the House of Murderers, the house is dastardly and evil. As the House of Weirdness, the house is playful, silly, though still dangerous to some (especially those deserving a good comeuppance). The House can also possess people and on at least one occasion, it merged with the House of Secrets.
The House may also be connected to many other "houses of mystery" (note the lower-case spelling), as many people who think they have entered the House of Mystery only come to find out they had wandered into a more common house of mystery and were unable to find the right sequence of passageways to traverse to the real House of Mystery.
The House of Mystery also hosts the team of detectives called the Croatoan Society, which counts both Detective Chimp and Ralph Dibny as members. Once every three months, the House of Mystery arrives at a secret location to allow the Croatoan Society to conduct their meeting. Cain claims he is honor-bound to fulfill the role of the gracious host during these meetings due to some potent pact.[1]
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- In the comics the House also had other residents. In Earth-27 they are connected to the Sinister House.
Links and References[]
- Appearances of the House of Mystery
- Location Gallery: House of Mystery