{"product_id":"book-vq1i","title":"The Flayed Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Flayed Hand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guy de Maupassant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Dunne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1875\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Domain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Placement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Number 25 in the \u003cem\u003eTimeless Terrors\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Flayed Hand\u003c\/em\u003e by Guy de Maupassant is a macabre tale of obsession, vengeance, and the supernatural - a chilling exploration of how the dead may reach back to punish the living. When a collector acquires a mummified human hand, said to have belonged to a murderer, he regards it as a mere curiosity. But when the relic's gruesome history begins to manifest in reality, terror takes hold, and reason gives way to horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaupassant's sharp realism and psychological insight lend the story a disturbing plausibility, transforming a simple ghost tale into a meditation on guilt, possession, and the price of curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the story's eerie tension and mounting dread - the quiet unease of an ordinary setting pierced by the inexplicable. While the text itself resides in the public domain, this narration is an original work and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook is part of \u003cem\u003eTimeless Terrors\u003c\/em\u003e, a series devoted to reviving the dark classics of horror and the uncanny - timeless stories that still chill the blood, rendered in haunting new performances for a modern audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners should prepare for a tale where curiosity becomes curse, where relics of the past refuse to rest, and where the hand of the dead may yet reach for the living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50246501040432,"sku":"BDvq1i","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/vq1i-cover.jpg?v=1761378766","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-vq1i","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}