Overview
In 1919, W. F. Harvey published The Beast with Five Fingers, his classic tale of a disembodied hand with a murderous will of its own. Its reputation as one of the masterpieces of weird fiction was later cemented by the acclaimed 1946 film adaptation.
Tracing the origins of the haunted hand story back to the nineteenth century, and exploring its lasting influence on writers of weird fiction from the 1920s to the present day, horror expert Brian J. Showers has assembled a chilling anthology of supernatural tales. Featuring stories by masters of the genre—including Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Jean Ray, Mark Valentine, and many others—this collection celebrates one of horror's most enduring and unsettling motifs.
From ghostly hands and demonic possessions to inexplicable hands appearing where no hands should ever be, these uncanny stories invite readers into a world where the familiar becomes terrifying and the grip of horror refuses to let go.
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