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Title: The fearsome touch of death
Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1930.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Fearsome Touch of Death" by Robert E. Howard is a horror short story written in the early 20th century, likely during the 1920s. The narrative explores themes of fear, death, and the psychological impact of solitude on the human mind. It delves into a man's experience as he confronts the corpse of a reclusive old man during a night watch, wrestling with his own fears and the eerie atmosphere that surrounds him. The story centers around Falred, who is tasked with sitting up with the body of the recently deceased Adam Farrel. As the night progresses, Falred's imagination takes over, and he becomes increasingly unnerved by the silent, oppressive darkness and the lifeless form before him. After falling asleep, he awakens in a terror-filled haze, convinced that Farrel has somehow risen from the dead. The tension escalates as Falred grapples with his horror and disbelief, ultimately leading to a tragic and ironic conclusion when he succumbs to his own fear, mistaking his own hand for the dead man’s. The story captures the primal fear of death and the unknown, underscored by the chilling twist at the end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936
EBook No.: 71139
Published: Jul 7, 2023
Downloads: 86
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Horror tales
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The fearsome touch of death
Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1930.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Fearsome Touch of Death" by Robert E. Howard is a horror short story written in the early 20th century, likely during the 1920s. The narrative explores themes of fear, death, and the psychological impact of solitude on the human mind. It delves into a man's experience as he confronts the corpse of a reclusive old man during a night watch, wrestling with his own fears and the eerie atmosphere that surrounds him. The story centers around Falred, who is tasked with sitting up with the body of the recently deceased Adam Farrel. As the night progresses, Falred's imagination takes over, and he becomes increasingly unnerved by the silent, oppressive darkness and the lifeless form before him. After falling asleep, he awakens in a terror-filled haze, convinced that Farrel has somehow risen from the dead. The tension escalates as Falred grapples with his horror and disbelief, ultimately leading to a tragic and ironic conclusion when he succumbs to his own fear, mistaking his own hand for the dead man’s. The story captures the primal fear of death and the unknown, underscored by the chilling twist at the end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936
EBook No.: 71139
Published: Jul 7, 2023
Downloads: 86
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Horror tales
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.