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Gregorius Topper

Gregorius Topper in SCR DA 052.

**Love Interest(s)** . Annabelle Gracey

**Gregorius Archibald Topper**, or simply **Gregorius Topper**, is a male ghost who sometimes visits the Haunted Mansion.

## Description

Gregorius is the stern father of the Hatbox Ghost. Even more of an egomaniac bonehead than his son, Gregorius shares Hattie's love of "traditional haunting". He appears as a tall figure with darkened eyes, wearing a tattered version of his old suit, whose gimmick is to suddenly burst from inside the trunk where his corpse was stuffed by his murderer.

## Biography

### Early Life

The son of Randall Pace, Gregorius was orphaned at a young age, and decided forever to renounce his father's pirate ways. He came back to the old Topper haberdashery, learnt the trade, and became a hatter; he showed astounding talent for it and soon became one of the most popular haberdashers in New-Orleans.

### Marriage

In his thirties, Gregorius Topper had a chance meeting with Annabelle Gracey, the daughter of up-and-coming businessman Marc Gracey. Annabelle had had enough of the high-society lifestyle her paretns and siblings had begun straining for, and Gregorius's proposal was a welcome return to practical, down-to-earth, sensible thing. The two soon got married. The Graceys were initially lukewarm to the idea, but became firmly opposed when they discovered that Gregorius was the son of Randall Pace, who had been William Gracey's archenemy. They consequently disowned Annabelle.

### Children

Gregorius and Annabelle had two children: Horatio Ernest Topper, who would become the Hatbox Ghost, and Ebenezer Dobbins Topper, whom posterity knows as Ezra the Hitchhiking Ghost. Although Horatio was much closer to his father's wishes than Ezra, Gregorius was a very harsh father to them both, a grudge that both held until well into their afterlife.

### Death

As a result of unknown circumstances, Gregorius Topper was murdered by an unknown hoodlum and hastily stuffed into a trunk, which, buried as it was under hatboxes by the dozen, the police never even noticed. After the "mysterious disappearance" of his father, Thomas offered his brother to share ownership of the haberdashery with him. Ezra naturally refused, and Thomas took over the family business.

### Afterlife

In the afterlife, Gregorius Topper has returned as a ghost, bursting out of his trunk to scare the living daylights out of mortals. After initially making contact with his sons in Gracey Manor, he lost track of them in the 1950's, when Hattie neglected to tell him of the Mansion's relocation to Disneyland. Only in 2016 did Gregorius finally catch up to his son.

## Index

***Index of Stories Featuring Gregorius Topper***
## Origins

Gregorius Topper is an Original Character who was created by Scrooge MacDuck in 2016 in **SCR DA 016**.
EMM ASK 226

**EMM ASK 226** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**ANONYMOUS (1):** “Happy Hatbox Ghost Appreciation Day!!!!!!”

**ANONYMOUS (2):** “Happy HBG Appreciation Day!!!!!”

### Comic Description

The Hatbox Ghost, proud as a peacock, mockingly tells the mortals that all this appreciation might "go to his head".
EMM CPC 020

**EMM CPC 020** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier as part of the Color Palette Challenge.

## Description

Four "palette" portraits: Gunther, the Duelists, the Duke and the Duchess and the Coachman.

## Author's Comment

“Some offline requests from my friend disneyprincetimothy - Gunther (the li’l’ guy above the Ballroom fireplace), the Duelists, the picnicking English couple, and the Coachman.”
HAY DA 002

***Lillian Gracey*** (**HAY DA 002**) is a comic published in 2012 on DeviantArt by Hayley Kay.

## Description

The Ally Gal walking elegantly, holding her parasol.

## Author's Comment

“Some more Haunted Mansion fan art. This is Lillian Gracey, one of the stretching portraits in the Haunted Mansion. Maybe she's on her way to the tightrope- who knows!”
HOB CFG 001

***Museum of the Weird Design*** (**HOB CFG 001**) is a comic published in 2014 on the Creature Features Gallery (and later on his own website) by Clinton T. Hobart.

## Description

A painting of a room in the Museum of the Weird.

## Author's Comment

“A few months ago I received an email from Creature Features asking me if I would like to participate in a group show honoring Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump. I said of course! Above is my finished painting for the show. It is 20 x 26 Oil on Linen.”
EMM TU 034

**EMM TU 034** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

Realistic portraits of Melanie Ravenswood and the Phantom.

## Author's Comment

“[Places this down gently and then runs away] I'm so sorry and I don't plan to draw much if any ship art of them anymore… but I'd still like to draw spooky not-romantic-or-PotO-inspired stuff if that's okay. I really did miss them and I'm sorry for reacting so badly to the whole thing.”
EMM LOS 002

**EMM LOS 002** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

Sketches of various scenes of *The Phantom of the Opera* with Melanie Ravenswood and the Phantom as Christine and Erik.

## Author's Comment

“*Phantom of the Opera* starring Mel and Phanny. a.k.a. 'I try drawing PotO costumes and give up halfway through because of how intensely detailed they are.'”

## Behind the scenes

* For unknown reasons, Emma Mosier deleted this from tumblr at some point after having posted it. It was, however, fortunately saved through one of her tumblr followers' reblogging it.
EMM TU 022

**EMM TU 022** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

"Phantom" is, fundamentally, a synonym of "Ghost". Therefore, there's no reason calling himself 'the Ghost' rather than 'the Phantom' could have made the spirit of Henry Ravenswood any less terrifying. Or is there?

## Author's Comment

“For some reason, I find it really funny that 'fantôme' (the French equivalent of 'phantom') translates to 'ghost'. It’s much less terrifying. Also, I don't regret anything about this stupid thing.”
FYF 002

**FYF 002** is a Disney-approved comic published on his website in 2015 by Bryan Fyffe and sold as a print in Walt Disney World.

## Description

A portrait of the Hatbox Ghost wearing a purple suit.

## Author's Comment

“I have a collection of new work coming this season for WonderGround Gallery and the Disney Merchandise Group. The first share in this collection is one of my favorites, The Haunted Mansion’s Hatbox Ghost. Stay tuned for more…”
Gus

Gus in KEL TU 016.

**Love Interest(s)** . Azalea

**Gus** is a male ghost currently haunting the Haunted Mansion.

## Description

Gus is a dwarfish, hairy man with a long white beard and hair, wearing rags and dragging a boulder. This old prisoner is the final member of the Hitchhiking Ghosts. Gus is quite the unpredictable oddball, often behaving like a child, so much so that Phineas looks after him as if he were one. But Gus is crafty when he needs to be, and a driving force behind the trio's relentless pranking.

## Biography

### Mortal Life

The details of **Gus**'s life are shrouded in mystery, as the Hitchhiking Ghosts are known for making up all manners of nonsense about their mortal existence. Deservedly or not, Gus was thrown in jail at some point and stayed there for several years by the look of it, before an anonymous Helpful Henchman helped him escape the old dungeons. When all of this took place is unclear; the Hitchhikers sometimes claim they were already friends in life, and even that Gus was a relative of the Graceys, but this is probably yet another tall tale. Whatever the case, Gus died, presumably shortly after his escape.

### Afterlife

In undeath, Gus met (or, depending, was rejoined by) his friends Phineas and Ezra, and the three soon began using their new abilities to prank mortals, spreading tales of ghostly hitchhikers throughout the United States in their endless travels. One day, however, they decided to return to Haunted Mansion, where Ezra had the unpleasant surprise of finding his long-forgotten brother the Hatbox Ghost. Since then, the three have been the designated pranksters of the Mansion, causing mayhem to the everlasting annoyance of the mortal Maids and Butlers.

### Azalea

In the Mansion, Gus met one of the "ghoulies from all over the world" who had retired there, namely a strange female goblin known as "Zany Azalea". The nearly-mute dwarf-like ghost somehow developped a crush on the bomb-happy goblin. No one quite knows what to make of it, least of all Azalea herself, but it does not look like Gus will give up any time soon.

## Origins

Ezra is a First-Level Canon Character, as he has been present in the ride since it opened in 1969.
ENT TU 007

**ENT TU 007** is a comic published in 2016 on tumblr by Entowol.

## Description

In a two-panel comic, Edgar the Raven attempts to convince the One-Eyed Black Cat that living in the Mansion isn't as fun as it looks.

## Behind the scenes

* This, like all of Entowol's 2016 pieces, was deleted from its original blog along with the blog itself, and only reposted later. The exact date of posting and original Author's Comment are thus lost.
EMM TU 005

***That's one lonely bride*** (**EMM TU 005**) is a comic published in 2014 simultaneously on DeviantArt and on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A painted portrait of the forlorn Beating Heart Bride.

## Author's Comment

“Fanart #12,459 of the Attic Bride. Values don't have as much contrast as I'd like; may go back and fix this in the future. I'm starting to realize I have a really painterly style.”
EMM ASK 180

**EMM ASK 180** is a comic and ask answer published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**ANONYMOUS:** “Hello I know it's been a bit for fusions, and I don't know if you are still doing them. But I would love to see your take on a Constance/Phantom fusion since those two look like they go together so well.”

### Emma's Answer

“I like to think that the male/female fusions are genderqueer.”
GAR TU 003

**GAR TU 003** is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Brianna Garcia.

## Crimsongypsy's Original Message

“I’m very upset there is no Club Skellington at Mickey’s Halloween Party this year (it’s pirates now or something like that). Mostly because I love the image of Jack at the old time-y microphone. I also still think someone with more artistic talent than me should draw him as a crooner… just sayin…”
EMM ASK 218

**EMM ASK 218** is a comic and ask answer published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Sidisney:** “Hey there. I have a question for my favorite ghost again; Hatty, if you wanted to get a pet, what would it be and what would you name him/her? By the way, tell Emily I said hi.”

### Comic Description

Hattie answers that he'd probably get a one-eyed black cat so he could prank other thanks to the hypothetical feline's resemblance to *the* One-Eyed Black Cat. (He would name it Fred.)
EMM ASK 217

**EMM ASK 217** is a comic and ask answer published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Jvirgin7:** “A question to Emily. You seem to be mostly lonely. Would you care for a hug? (if it's okay with the Hatbox Ghost as well. Just in case.)”

### Comic Description

Although he gives his permission, Hattie still seems a little put off by the hug.

## Author's Comment

“Hatty’s a touch hawkish about having Emily back in his afterlife again.”
GAR TU 005

**GAR TU 005** is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

On the day after Halloween, Jack Skellington becomes depressed when he realizes it's a full year until next time.

## Author's Comment

“Another thing Jack talked about at Disneyland - what’s he like the day after Halloween? He said he would probably come out all depressed now that he has to wait another year.”
EMM TU 059

**EMM TU 059** is a comic by Emma Mosier published in 2016 on tumblr by user Theshadowsofevil, who had commisionned it and was the source of the idea.

## Description

The Horned King's dramatic reading of *Grim Grinning Ghosts* is interrupted by the ever-snarky Ezra.

## Theshadowsofevil's Comment

“Here is a commission that whatwouldwaltdo, a.k.a. Emma Mosier, did for me. It’s based on a video that shows Rowlf the Dog and a muppet ghost doing a dramatic reading of *Grim Grinning Ghosts* from the Haunted Mansion at Disney Parks. But here, we have the Horned King from *The Black Cauldron* doing the reading and Ezra, one of the Hitchhiking Ghosts, joining him in the reading and interacting with him. Methinks my friends and/or I might do an animatic for this video based on the picture. So, I hope you like this as much as Emma and I do. It’s quite amazing, and spooky, too.”

## Emma's Comment

“Always a pleasure! They were great, spooky fun to draw.”
EMM TU 055

***Haunted Mansion Valentines — Part 2*** (**EMM TU 055**) is a comic published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

Four Valentine's Day cards featuring some of the Happy Haunts:

* The Ghost Host's hanging corpse (with the caption "Don't leave me hanging")
* Dorian Gracey in his ghoulish skeletal form (with the caption "Grow old with me")
* The Floating Candleabra (with the caption "You light up my life")
* The Hitchhiking Ghosts (with the caption "Wanna get hitched?")
EMM DA 001

***40th Birthday*** (**EMM DA 001**) is a comic published in 2009 on DeviantArt by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A large group of happy haunts form the Haunted Mansion surround a birthday cake meant to celebrate the Haunted Mansion ride's 40th birthday.

## Author's Comment

“Forty years ago today, the Haunted Mansion opened at Disneyland. Happy birthday to the ultimate haunted house! (So many things I'd like to change about this…)”

## Behind the scenes

* Due to this comic being Emma Mosier's oldest surviving Haunted Mansion art (with the possible exception of **EMM ASK 000**), its art style is rather different from Mosier's other comics, both in general style and in the characters' designs. For instance, Emily is drawn with her traditional darkened face, where later uses of the character in Emma Mosier's comics would have her face perfectly visible.
EMM TU 058

**EMM TU 058** is a comic published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier in honor of Kelly Green's birthday.

## Description

A portrait of the Birthday Girl blowing the candles on her cake, with the inscription "Happy Birthday, Kelly!".

## Author's Comment

“A very Happy Haunted Birthday to the always lovely officialhappyhaunt! I hope you have a frightfully good time!”
EMM TU 033

**EMM TU 033** is a comic published in 2015 on DeviantArt by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored portrait of a Mansion Maid in a seductive pose.

## Author's Comment

“At the great phantomgaga‘s request. Is it obvious that I’ve drawn a lot of Jessica Rabbit in my past? And I don’t know whether or not this will lead to other CM pinups. I almost can't believe I drew this but I do love drawing pinup girls so there it is!”
ENT TU 003

**ENT TU 003** is a comic published in 2016 on tumblr by Entowol.

## Description

Two hilariously bad but well-colored drawings of the Hattie.

## Behind the scenes

* This, like all of Entowol's 2016 pieces, was deleted from its original blog along with the blog itself, and only reposted later. The exact date of posting and original Author's Comment are thus lost.
EMM ASK 203

**EMM ASK 203** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**Scienceghostgirl:** “Happy Valentine's Day, my sweet Organist!” \*hands him giant box of chocolates\* “((And a happy Valentine's Day to you too!))”

### Comic Description

The Organist seems unimpressed with Athena's gift, though he says he assumes "it's the thought that counts".

### Emma's Answer

“(Thank you! I hope you’re having a spooktacular day yourself! …Am I considered a RPer? I’m cool with it if I am!)”
EMM ASK 205

**EMM ASK 205** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**ANONYMOUS:** “My dear happy haunts, I'm at the end of my rope and losing hope rapidly. Can I have a hug?”

### Comic Description

Many of the Mansion's spooks lovingly hugging the mortal.

## Author's Comment

“(But seriously, if you need an open ear, I’m here. Please take care of yourself.)”
EMM TU 002

**EMM TU 002** is a comic published in 2014 on DeviantArt by Emma Mosier.

## Description

An art dump featuring seven sketches of the Ghost Host.

* The first one shows him standing up and bowing ghoulishly.
* The second one illustrates his expression during the line “Oh! I didn't mean to grighten you… prematurely…”
* The third one shows his face from the left side.
* The fourth one shows him looking diabolical and scheming.
* The fifth one shows his expression during the line “Of course, there's always… *my* way…”
* The sixth one shows him looking slightly smug.
* The seventh one shows him petting the Raven.

## Author's Comment

“Ghost Host design idea dump. Honestly, for the longest time I thought he only had one eye. :-P Now I see, in the original portrait(s), he’s got a Quasimodo growth over one eye, or something, but I sort of like the one-eye idea, myself. Anyway, I think my figure drawing’s getting a lot better, but still needs some work. And thanks, Puck from *Gargoyles*, for the evil grin pose on the right!

(Apologies if this somehow looks derivative of a certain someone’s GH design… I stuck to the Marc Davis portraits!)”
GAR TU 008

***Christmas Hijackers*** (**GAR TU 008**) is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

Jack Skellington and the Grinch riding a Christmas sleigh together.

## Author's Comment

“Just once, I want to see them team up for a year, and take over Christmas together. Oh the adventures they would have.”
EMM ASK 211

**EMM ASK 211** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**ANONYMOUS:** “Any thoughts on the Ghost Post? (Besides 'NOOOO! WHY, DISNEY?!? WHY!!?')”

### Emma's Answer

“I kinda like it? I guess? I think it’s odd that they'd only work for iPhones and that they’re already sold out. Maybe they’ll offer it again in the future?” \*shrug\* Also, “(When I first read about it, all I could imagine was some kind of spooky mailman ghost.)”
Evil Hatbox Ghost

The Evil Hatbox Ghost in SCR DA 026-B.

**Rictus Pace**, better known as the **Evil Hatbox Ghost**, is a male Mirror Ghost.

## Description

The Mirror Ghost and evil counterpart of the friendly if self-centered Hatbox Ghost, Rictus Pace (who also goes by "Hatbox Ghost") is an unhinged murderer.

## Index

***Index of Stories Featuring the Evil Hatbox Ghost***
## Origins

The Evil Hatbox Ghost is an Original Character created by Scrooge MacDuck in **SCR DA 026-B**.
EMM ASK 222

**EMM ASK 222** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Askthehatboxghost:** “Would it be okay to ask for a hug from the spooks? Just if you have time and wouldn't mind (and thanks for all the encouragement and kind words- I really do appreciate it!).”

### Emma's Answer

“I never mind drawing ghostly group hugs.”

### Comic Description

Some of the Happy Haunts hugging the mortal.

## Behind the scenes

* Ezra is depicted as his original bald her, rather than with his toupee. This is unusual in Emma Mosier's art.
HS DIS 001

***Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas*** (**HS DIS 001**), also known as ***The Nightmare Before Christmas***, is an official animated stop-motion feature film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1993.

## Description

Jack Skellington, the very king of Halloween Town, has become bored with his job after so many centuries of doing nothing but preparing his holiday of fright and fear. After doing a bit of wandering, Jack accidentally discovers Christmas and Christmas Town itself. Finding this the perfect opportunity, Jack decides to force Santa Claus into retirement so as to take his place. But between the Bogeyman who'd love to get rid of Santa for good, Sally, the creature of Doctor Finklestein, who has a crush on Jack, and the Halloween monsters who don't quite graps this whole "doing good" thing, Jack's Christmas may not be as grand as he hopes it will be…

## Behind the scenes

Released in 1993, this feature film is an adaptation of Tim Burton's illustrated poem *The Nightmare Before Christmas*; Burton served as producer on the film itself. Interestingly, few people know the film was based on the poem, as it had not yet been widely released at the time the movie was made.
GAR TU 016

***Wreck the Halls*** (**GAR TU 016**) is a comic published in 2011 on DeviantArt (and later on tumblr) by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

Sally and Jack dressed as Mansion Servants.

## Behind the scenes

### DeviantArt

“Another Jack and Sally picture left over from the past holiday season. At Disneyland the idea is that Jack Skellington took over the Haunted Mansion for Christmas and decked the halls in a Nightmarish theme. So here are Jack and Sally in the Haunted Mansion costumes that the cast members wear. They're some of my favorite CM costumes at the park.”

### Tumblr

“My Grim Grinning Jack and Sally were selected for the Pumpkin King Collection. ”
EMM CPC 006

***Warholian Phantoms*** (**EMM CPC 006**) is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Emma Mosier as part of the Color Palette Challenge.

## Description

The same picture of the Phantom in six different color palettes.

## Author's Comment

### DeviantArt

“I was trying out some color palettes (which I'm still obsessed with) on a Phantom drawing and realized they reminded me of a Warhol painting after I put them all together, heehee.”
EMM TU 011

**EMM TU 011** is a comic published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

In this five-panels-long comic, the Ghost Host struggles to make himself heard in the Stretching Room as the teenage mortal guests loudly chatter away without paying him the slightest attention.

## Author's Comment

“Grad Night at Disneyland is *the worst*. Seriously. I couldn’t hear a word the poor Ghost Host said because there were at least a million high school kids talking (imagine this comic times a thousand). The whole park was completely swamped; I guess it might be the equivalent of the WDW tour groups in July. I felt bad for the Cast Member in the stretchroom, too, almost-shouting at the top of his lungs (I mean, I felt bad for all the CMs, too).

In short, don’t go to Disneyland in June. I have no idea why Disney decided to have Grad Nights during regular Guest hours because there’s really no upside.”
EMM ASK 224

**EMM ASK 224** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Sidisney:** “Hey, Hatty! May 9 is coming close so that made me wonder, when you first appeared in front of the mortals again after four decades, were you nervous? What was that like for you, first walking onto the balcony knowing you were making your grand reappearance?”

### Comic Description

The Hatbox Ghost answers that he was, quite the opposite, quite happy with the circumstances of his "triumphant return".

### Emma's Answer

“I feel like Hatty has a library’s worth of stories to share since his return.”

## Author's Comment

“Yay! Newish HBG design! (I guess. This was totally on accdient.)”
EMM ASK 228

**EMM ASK 228** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**Dazzlem:** “OK, so, on Amazon there's a listing for a (chapter?) book coming out in July, called *Tales from the Haunted Mansion: The Fearsome Foursome*, and it's supposedly chronicled narrated, in a Snickety-esque manner, by Amicus Arcane, the Mansion's librarian. He introduces himself to four kids as the Ghost Host. The character description is quite like our beloved Hatchet Man, so we may have an semi-official name for our handsome Host (much like the names for the HHG).”

### Comic Description

The Ghost Host refuses to confirm or deny his identity as Amicus Arcane, liking to keep an air of mystery about himself.

## Author's Comment

“It felt really good to return to these. I missed them and I missed you guys. (I mean, if it's canon, who am I to argue with the Mouse?)”
EMM LOS 001

**EMM LOS 001** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A drawing of Melanie Ravenswood and the Phantom in a bright-colored, cartoonish style.

## Author's Comment

“Woohoo, I finally drew this thing!
Toony Mel and the Phantom. So, I guess they put their differences aside and now they look like they’re a wisecracking ghost team, or something. Idk. But I have so many ideas for these two.
(Still trying to figure out cartoon/cel shading to make it look niceish.)”

## Behind the scenes

* For unknown reasons, Emma Mosier deleted this from tumblr at some point after having posted it. It was, however, fortunately saved through one of her tumblr followers' reblogging it.
EMM TU 026

***The Ghost Host doesn't like flash*** (**EMM TU 026**) is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Emma Mosier.

## Description

The Ghost Host is always soft-spoken and restrained… except when flash pictures are concerned.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“I’ve been listening to a lot of HM ridethroughs on my walks lately, and this version of the 'no flash photography' advisory always makes me laugh. He sounds so ticked off about it. "If I see *one* flash from that camera, so help me, you will be ***so*** unavoidably detained by prankish spirits. No, really, you are going to sit in that Doombuggy until one of *your* eyes falls out." (Also, I hadn’t drawn him in a while and wanted an excuse. Made his nose a little more hooked than the first few times I drew him.)”

### DeviantArt

“Quickie. et another character that's just really, really fun to draw. This version of the 'no flash photography' advisory is kinda funny, to me. He just sounds so ticked off about it. So...don't do it. (Boring title, I know! Maybe I'll think of something clever later.)”
GAR TU 004

**GAR TU 004** is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

During a meet'n'greet event in Disneyland, Jack Skellington keeps losing Sally in the crowd, eventually forcing the stitch-girl to actually hold Jack on a *leash*.

## Author's Comment

“Inspired by Jack in this video I recorded last year. He kept losing Sally in the crowds all day and was constantly calling for her. At one point he said he should “just wear one of those monkey leashes” (it happens at 6:51). And yes, Jack had a horrible habit of being distracted by everything around in New Orleans Square.”
GAR TU 001

**GAR TU 001** is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

A drunken Jack Skellington bragging to a random Disneyland child about being the Pumpkin King.

## Author's Comment

“One of those conversations that took place backstage at Disneyland. My roomie was hosting Jack one day and they started talking about what it would be like if someone spiked Jack’s eggnog and he went out on set drunk. Oh the hilarity.”
EMM TU 006

***Your chains are still mine*** (**EMM TU 006**) is a comic published in 2014 simultaneously on tumblr and DeviantArt by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored illustration showing Melanie Ravenswood's veil turning into the Phantom's cape.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“*Your chains are still mine; you will sing for me.* Been playing around with this concept for a while before I finally nailed down an idea that I liked.”

### DeviantArt

“Another Tumblr sketch - I kinda like to think of this as a poster design. I have soooo many sketches of Mel's veil turning into the Phantom's cape and vise-versa.”
GAR TU 009

**GAR TU 009** is a comic published in 2011 on tumblr by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

Jack Skellington in his Sandy Claws costume riding a very fast polar bear.

## Author's Comment

“So when I went to Disneyland, Jack Skellington saw I had my sketchbook. He came up to me and said “I have a request! Draw me… riding a POLAR BEAR!”

So I did.

He liked it, and said he will call him “Poly Beary.””
ENT TU 004

**ENT TU 004** is a comic published in 2016 on tumblr by Entowol.

## Description

Two hilariously bad but well-colored drawings of the Hatbox Ghost (including one of him riding a bike), as well as a more normal colored sketch of Hattie.

## Behind the scenes

* This, like all of Entowol's 2016 pieces, was deleted from its original blog along with the blog itself, and only reposted later. The exact date of posting and original Author's Comment are thus lost.
EMM TU 003

**EMM TU 003** is a comic published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

Two colored sketches of Melanie Ravenswood and the Phantom, with the costumes altered to look less anachronistic.

## Author's Comment

“(More) historically accurate Phantom Manor costumes based on my ramblings from a while back over here. Mel took a couple hours; the Phantom was maybe one.”
EMM ASK 233

**EMM ASK 233** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**Decepticondanceparty:** “I rode the Haunted Mansion twice today and thought about your art the both times. Also, to the cast of the HM, you guys were on point today!”

### Comic Description

The Ally Gal, the Ghost Host and Master Gracey thank the mortal profusely for the compliments.
EMM TU 058-B

**EMM TU 058-B** is a comic by Emma Mosier published in 2016 on tumblr by user Grim-Grinning Gwen, who had commisionned it.

## Description

A black-and-white portrait of Gwen Hatchaway.

## Grim-Grinning-Gwen's Comment

“This is my beautiful sketch that whatwouldwaltdo drew of the lovely Gwen! Isn’t she perfect? All credit to the wonderfully talented whatwouldwaltdo.”
EMM ASK 212

**EMM ASK 212** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**ANONYMOUS:** “You are NOT allowed to give me a crush on the GHOST HOST of all people. I have a sibling who is going to TEASE me mercilessly so how DARE YOU.”

### Comic Description

The Ghost Host decides to embarass the fan even further by behaving in a ridiculously seductive manner.
George Hightower

Germaine in SCR DA 114.

**Love Interest(s)** . Constance Hatchaway

**George Hightower** is a male ghost currently haunting the Haunted Mansion.

## Description and Biography

### In life

This portly, jovial 19th century wealthy businessman had the misfortune of catching the eye of psychotic black widow Constance Hatchaway when they met in Pleasant Lake, California. Smitten with Constance, George quickly married her, only to be killed by Connie during the wedding night, his forehead cleaved right through with an axe. He holds the distinction of being the only one Constance murdered in this manner, as she had missed with her initial swing at his neck.

### Post-Mortem

Like all of Constance's husbands' ghosts, since 2006, George usually haunts his wedding photograph in the Attic, and also drops by the portrait showing a bust of him in the Stretching Room. Although still infatuated with Constance, Hightower is not blind to Constance's madness anymore and occasionally teases her about it.

## Index

***Index of Stories Featuring George Hightower***

## Origins

Hightower is a First-Level Canon Character, appearing first in "Widow" Stretching Portrait in the ride and (after 2006) as a haunted photograph in the Attic scene.
EMM TU 010

**EMM TU 010** is a comoc published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored portrait of the living Madame Leota, with a raven perched on her shoulder.

## Author's Comment

“Quick Leota, again. (Ugh, crappy anatomy is crappy.) The dress is based on that one at the Met.”

## Trivia

* It's unknown whether the raven is meant to be the same raven repeatedly seen throughout the ride; while it does seem likely, the raven in **EMM TU 010** does not share Edgar's characteristic red eyes. However, it may be the same raven before he came to be possessed by the spirit of Edgar.
GAR TU 012

***Jack and Sally*** (**GAR TU 012**) is a comic published in 2012 on tumblr (and later on DevianArt) by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

Jack Skellington and Sally enjoying a romantic moment in the moonlight.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“Photoshop sketch for Monroe. I had to add a dash of color since I can’t draw Sally without *some* red.”

### DeviantArt

“Sketch of Jack and Sally in the graveyard.”
EMM ASK 216

**EMM ASK 162** is a comic based on a Tumblr Continuity ask answer published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Emma Mosier:** “Happy Happy Easter, my dear Hosty, Dori, and Eulalie! Any exciting plans for today?”

### Asktheghosthost's Answer

“We had an Easter egg hunt in the cemetery. It was dielightful. Dorian found the most. He… eh… gets a little competitive when it comes to games… He threatened to skewer the executioner and attacked the hitchhikers with Phineas’ own bag. Currently, he’s sitting in time out and pouting.”

### Emma's Answer

“Haha, I wouldn’t expect anything less out of him!”

### Comic Description

Dorian Gracey, still dressed as the Easter Bunny, pouting.

## Author's Comment

“I just had to draw it. I couldn't help it!”
EMM ASK 242

**EMM ASK 242** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**ANONYMOUS:** “Hey, are you guys excited for the opening of Shanghai Disneyland next month?”

### Comic Description

The Ally Gal thinks the whole place looks lovely, while Dorian Gracey is more pleased by the fact that, being devoid of happy haunts, the park has no rivals for the Mansion ghpsts.

### Emma's Answer

“Aaaah, and this is late, too! I'm so very sorry!”
Ghost Post

The Ghost Post in EMM ASK 211.

**Eugene Ghast**, better known as the **Ghost Post**, is a male ghost currently haunting Gracey Manor.

## Description

A tall, slender man with pale blue skin and medieum-length white hair, the Ghost Post serves as a mailman for the Haunted Mansion spook, handling the transportation of all written messages and parcels from and to Gracey Manor, which he achieves thanks to his remarkable knack for teleporting. He is loyal to a fault and on good terms with basically everyone in the Haunted Mansion.

## Biography

### Early Life

Eugene Ghast was the nephew of Abigail Ghast, making him a first cousin to the Ghost Host. However, as the 'poor' relatives of the Graceys, the Ghasts rarely had a chance to meet their Gracey relatives.

### Mailman

Unable to rely on a family fortune like his cousins, Eugene took up the honorable if low-paying occupation of postman, delivering letters and parcels throughout the New-Orleans area, either on foot or on horseback. He rarely dared, however, venture into the swamps surrounding Gracey Manor, which he seldom had to do, as Vincent Beauregard Gracey had his footmen and butler take care of most of his errands and deliveries.

### Death

Eugene Ghast met his end in the mid-1800's, when Madame Leota's umpteenth attempt at cursing Vincent backfired on him. She had mailed him a cursed letter that would bring him deadly bad luck. The curse was set to begin after a day, which she found sufficient time for the delivery of a letter from one place in New-Orleans to another. Unfortunately, Eugene had been sick with a flu, and when he carried the letter to the Mansion the day after, the jinx had kicked in. His horse got unexplainely mad on the way and dived into the swamps, wherein Ghast prompty drowned, weighed down by his heavy satchel of letters.

### Afterlife

After his death, Eugene's ghost returned to the Mansion, where he learnt the ins and outs of ghosting from his cousin. He decided to stay a mailman and became the entitled messenger of the Happy Haunts of Gracey Manor. As a result, he immediately became a part of the Ghost Relations Department when it was founded in the 1950's.

## Index

***Index of Stories Featuring the Ghost Host***

## Origins

The Ghost Post is an Original Character who was created by Emma Mosier in **EMM ASK 211**. His name is taken from the *Ghost Post* game, but in this context, the phrase didn't refer to a character.
EMM TU 049

**EMM TU 049** is a comic published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A Christmas card of sorts featuring the Ghost Host in Christmas garments and the caption "Scary Christmas and a Haunted New Year".

## Author's Comment

“Hosty wishes you all Season’s Screamings! By dressing up as Jack… or Sandy Claws… or both. I dunno.”
GAR DA 007

***Jack and Sally Sketches*** (**GAR DA 007**) is a comic published in 2010 on DeviantArt by Brianna Garcia.

## Description

Several sketches of Jack Skellington and Sally.

## Author's Comment

“A series of doodles done while watching Jack and Sally at Disneyland. A few of them (like the Phantom of the Opera and Thanksgiving sketches) were Jack's idea. And I actually DID see a little girl latch on to Jack's legs. The strangest thing about these characters - kids don't seem to be afraid of them. I mean I've seen kids cry at the sight of the Mad Hatter, but they almost always love Jack and Sally. Weird.”
Emma Gohst

**Emma Gohst** is a female ghost currently haunting the Haunted Mansion.

## Biography

Little is known about Emma Gohst. An orphan, she was among the distant relatives of the Graceys who flocked to Gracey Manor when word of Vincent Gracey's formidable wealthiness reached them. Temporarily a friend of the then-still-living Little Leota, she died young in unknown circumstances. Her ghost now haunts the Haunted Mansion.

## Index

***Index of Stories Featuring Emma Gohst***
## Origins

Emma Gohst is an Original Character who was created by Sollosol.
Ezra

Ezra in KEL TU 030.

**Ezra Dobbin Topper**, better known as simply **Ezra**, is a male ghost currently haunting the Haunted Mansion.

## Description

A tall skeletal man in traveling clothes with a bald skull for a head, Ezra is the selfish and insensitive leader of the Hitchhiking Ghosts. Ezra has a history of rivalry with his brother Hattie. He is generally a hot-headed troublemaker who likes to prank ghosts and mortals alike.

## Biography

### Early Life

The son of Gregorius Topper and Annabelle Gracey in New-Orleans. While his older brother Horatio was a lonely, studious, hard-working child, Ezra was an infernal troublemaker who kept trying to hitchhike his way out of town to escape the harsh education of Gregorius and the "dullness" of hat-making.

### Later Life

After the mysterious disappearance of his father, Horatio offered his brother to share ownership of the haberdashery with him. Ezra naturally refused and left the very same day. The rest of his life, a rocambolesque series of shenanigans, is very badly known, as Ezra is as unreliable a narrator as you can get. It seems that he met Phineas and Gus at some point even before his death, but that is as far as one can venture about his mortal life. He appears to have died in his late 40's.

### Afterlife

In undeath, Ezra was rejoined with his friends Phineas and Gus, and the three soon began using their new abilities to prank mortals, spreading tales of ghostly hitchhikers throughout the United States in their endless travels. One day, however, they decided to return to Haunted Mansion, where Ezra had the unpleasant surprise of finding his long-forgotten brother the Hatbox Ghost. Since then, the three have been the designated pranksters of the Mansion, causing mayhem to the everlasting annoyance of the mortal Maids and Butlers. In recent years, amusingly, Ezra has become sensitive about his bald skull and has begun wearing an altogether rather unconvincing wig. Him and Phineas have also had a long spooky marriage together

## Origins

Ezra is a First-Level Canon Character, as he has been present in the ride since it opened in 1969.
EMM TU 035

**EMM TU 035** is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored portrait of the Hitchhiking Ghosts in two different versions: one with white, black-pupiled eyes, and one with their "ghostly eyes" where the white is black and the pupil is glowing white.

## Author's Comment

“Playing around with my HHG designs. Not sure which eyes I like better. Since Ezra and Hattie are brothers, I tried to make their designs more similar.”
Ectoplasm

**Ectoplasm** is a type of magical matter.

## Description

Unknown to mortal science, ectoplasm is an eldritch material best described as magic made solid. Magic can easily be concentrated into tangible ectoplasm, and in turn ectoplasm is effortlessly converted back into magical energy. Tangible ectoplasm is generally "conductive" of magical energy. However, ectoplasm's interactions with non-magical elements such as fire and electricity are wildly unpredictable and sometimes dangerous. For instance, bright lights destabilize ectoplasm's constitution, making it harmful for an item made out of ectoplasm to be exposed to such lighting for extende periods of time.

Ectoplasm is almost always visible in the ghostly plane, but it takes additional magic to make it visible to physical beings like mortals. When visible, it usually appears as translucent and sometimes emitting a faint light of its own. Even when it is invisible, ectoplasm is tangible both on the ghostly and mortal planes, though it can also phase through matter if the entity controlling it wills it so.

Complex organisms can be formed from ectoplasm; they are known spirits.
EMM ASK 243

**EMM ASK 243** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**ANONYMOUS:** “Hey, tell Hattie there are some rumors that the Disney Imagineers will try to bring back Emily and get rid of Constance. Just don't let Constance get word of this, or she will have heads rolling.”

### Comic Description

The Hatbox Ghost seems about to cry of joy at the news, although he is interrupted by Constance Hatchaway in the background, who has heard it all.

### Emma's Answer

“This genuinely makes me giddy! Here in the WDW Mansion, there's a hatstand directly across from Connie. Hmmmmmmm…”
EMM TU 043

***Dear, sweet Leota*** (**EMM TU 043**) is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored lineless portrait of the mortal Madame Leota, the Raven perched on her shoulder.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“Had an itch to draw my living Leota design again. Very clearly Susan Sto Helit-inspired, I'm sorry.”
EMM TU 041

**EMM TU 041** is a comic published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

Numerous colored scenes from Melanie Ravenswood's turbulent youth.

## Author's Comment

“And now, some of themistressofphantommanor‘s young Mel headcanons, including drawing all the time and getting charcoal everywhere, knowing how to shoot, and hanging out with dangerous animals. (I probably still need practice drawing weapons.)”
EMM ASK 215

**EMM ASK 215** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**Askthehatboxghost:** “I have a question out of pure curiosity. Your ghostly mailman — is he technically the Ghost Host? Or his he another character altogether? Either way, he is a very good character and I like him. If he's a new character, I'm dubbing him Eugene until you say otherwise.”

### Emma's Answer

“Haha, I like it! Eugene it is. (And no, but maybe he’s a relative of GH’s?)”

### Comic Description

The Ghost Post grinning and introducing himself.
EMM ASK 201

**EMM ASK 201** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Ask

**ANONYMOUS:** “(Hitchhiking Ghosts' Google Plus account speaking.) Okay, so I have 3 new characters on the account for now until April 1. I feel stupid for the characters I picked which are Clopin, Papyrus and (why did I pick this one!?) the Snow Miser. So now the only thing I can imagine is those three characters doing silly faces behind the three main stars of the account. Would you mind drawing that for me? If you do, Ezra'll say you're awesome.”

### Comic Description

The Hitchhiking Ghosts annoyed by the three other characters being silly right behind them, stealing their spotlight.

## Author's Comment

“I continue to be confused — but somehow, amused.”
EMM ASK 238

**EMM ASK 238** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**Ask-the-hatbox-ghost:** “Has your couple of OCs ever me the HM cast before?”

### Comic Description

The Ghost Host greets Norman and Elsa, thinking they look somewhat familiar without quite placing them.

### Emma's Answer

“They have, in fact, just in another life when they weren't my OCs and were part of the HM cast.”

## Behind the scenes

* Here, Emma Mosier references the fact that her Norman and Elsa characters were developped as substitutes for AU versions of the Phantom and Melanie Ravenswood, the shipping of which had unexpectedly offended so many that she has since abandoned them.
EMM CPC 007

***A Ghastly Invitation*** (**EMM CPC 007'**) is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Emma Mosier.

## Description

The Phantom (in his corpselike form) in #68.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“I'm a little iffy on the cape holes?… But otherwise, I forgot how much I love drawing him!”

### DeviantArt

“I forgot how much I love drawing my favorite Disney-approved rotting corpse. From a color palette challenge I did on Tumblr.”
EMM TU 009

**EMM TU 009** is a comic published in 2014 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A colored sketch of the living Henry Ravenswood holding his young daughter Melanie Ravenswood.

## Author's Comment

“Awww, daddy-daughter time. Mel with freckles? Yay! For some reason, I kept thinking of Rhett Butler and Bonnie Blue as I was drawing this. And again, I don’t know if it’s because I really value my relationship with my dad, but I just can’t see why this guy would want to ruin his daughter’s life just because she wanted to get married. (Then again, it’s MY Henry design, so never mind.)”
EMM TU 030

***Morbid Maid*** (**EMM TU 030**) is a comic published in 2015 on tumblr (and later on DeviantArt) by Emma Mosier.

## Description

A portrait of a Mansion Maid in shades of green.

## Author's Comment

### Tumblr

“Is it obvious yet that I love these costumes? Because I do. I really, really do. And now I kinda want to do a whole series of Cast Members.”

### DeviantArt

“I adore these costumes. They're super-cute and I want one. This may or may not but probably will be part of a series of CM costumes.”
EMM TU 040

**EMM TU 040** is a comic and ask answer published in 2015 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

In a multi-panel comic, the Ghost Host sees Constance Hatchaway packing because of the upcoming Holiday Overlay in which she has no part. This greatly confuses Hattie until he is told about the Haunted Mansion Holidays by the Ghost Host, at which point be turns angry about one more needless change to his beloved old Mansion.

## Author's Comment

“Although Disney’s already confirmed Hatty will be sticking around for the holidays, I can imagine it was still a bit surprising for the old ghoul to hear. A prequel to this and this, I think. (Finally finished! [collapses] Man, these guys change every time I draw them, I swear!)”
EMM ASK 227

**EMM ASK 227** is a comic and ask answer published in 2016 on tumblr by Emma Mosier.

## Description

### Original Asks

**Mermaidpiratevampire:** “It's my birthday! Do you think maybe the happy haunts would let me join their swinging wake for one night?”

### Comic Description

The Ghost Host wishes the mortal a happy birthday while holding a birthday cake. Meanwhile, Constance remarks that there is a very easy way for the mortal to stay for more than one night in the Swinging Wake, and Dorian Gracey, lampshade of his head, dances.

### Emma's Answer

“(Aaah, I’m so sorry this was a day late! I hope you had a spooktacular birthday all the same! \*hugs\*)”

## Author's Comment

“Lampshade over the head is default party mode for Dori.”