Eh? What’s that? Never heard of a Glory Hand? No no no, it’s not the same thing as a glory hole… I say now old boy, have you ever seen The Wickerman movie? No, not the Nicholas Cage version, I mean the ORIGINAL Christopher Lee version of course!! The Hand of Glory, well it’s a… oh good god man, just read the story already, gor!
From the March 1953 issue of Forbidden Worlds #15
There is another great Hand of Glory Story in Chilling Tales #13 by Matt Fox.
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ReplyDeleteGREAT STORY.....LOVE ALL THE CREEPY MONSTER FACES MIXED INTO THE TREES!
ReplyDeleteI'VE NEVER SEEN THE ORIGINAL WICKERMAN BUT THE NEW ONE SUCKED! SO THE CHRIS LEE VERSION IS GOOD?
ha your introduction is priceless
ReplyDeleteThe original Wicker Man is great, the remake is not.
ReplyDeleteThe original Wickerman has some terrifying moments and despite it having been remade recently into a laughable hunk of shit, the original still seems to be somewhat underrated and overlooked by many.
ReplyDeleteWalt Kelly meets H.P Lovecraft and Jack Davis-like art,hmmmm,the results aren't perfect,but they are fun...
ReplyDeleteHa ha, yeah that was POGO's severed mit used for the hand of glory.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Bela
ReplyDelete"Hand of Glory" movie in production: http://www.horrorsociety.com/2011/06/22/hand-of-glory/
ReplyDeleteSeems like they were screwed either way; the flame's got to go out sometime.
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