The Matinee Monster

A resident of Hyde Street, put to work collecting souls for the Scorekeeper

Name:

The Matinee Monster

Publisher:

Image

Real name:

Oscar Oddman

Aliases:

Birth date:

None

Gender:

Male

Powers:

Postcognition
Super Strength

First issue:

Ghost Machine #1

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Origin

At 22 years old, Oscar Oddman left Iowa for Hollywood, chasing his dream of being in showbusiness. His big break came when he was hired to play the monster in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein's Monster. His insecurities would get the best of him when he mistook a stand-in for a replacement. Their confrontation led to a large light coming loose and crushing the stand-in. After production was shutdown, Oscar's career was dead. Soon after, he woke up on Hyde Street and was made into a resident. However, he refused to play the Scorekeeper's game. He has never delivered a single soul. As punishment, the Scorekeeper hammered nails into his eyes and ripped out his tongue. This failed to persuade Oscar into playing. Instead, he would occasionally foil other residents' attempts to deliver souls.

Creation

The Matinee Monster first appeared in a "Hyde Street" preview in Ghost Machine #1 by Geoff Johns and Iva Reis.

Major Story Arc

Butcher of Hyde Street

Oscar was visited by Sister Hood, whose tarot cards revealed to her that The Butcher of Hyde Street was planning an escape. Oscar was essential to Butcher's imprisonment in the 1950s. When she went to the sales office of Mr. X-Ray to confront him about his daughter's attempts to break into Hyde Street, weakening the magic that kept Butcher locked up, Oddman was attacked by Pranky, who Butcher psychically convinced to open the door, releasing him back on to the street.