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The Hand (1883) is a gruesome and creepy story about the mystery surrounding the death of an enigmatic Englishman named Sir John Rowell. The good sir, it seems, was fond of hunting. Quite fond. If scary campfire stories are your thing, you are going to enjoy this popular horror story.
