Phantom Hand Menaces Red-Haired Woman – Weird Tales July 1932
A colossal spectral hand descends from above, casting its shadow over a terrified red-haired woman lying helpless as a serpent coils nearby — the unseen supernatural force of Victor Rousseau's 'The Phantom Hand' about to strike. Behind her, a wild-eyed figure in a red headscarf recoils in horror, arms raised in desperate warning. The warm amber and violet palette intensifies the dread, while the close-cropped composition pulls the viewer dangerously close to the moment of doom.
OH BUDDY — a disembodied giant ghost hand, a swooning redhead, a hissing snake, AND a screaming figure in the background?! This cover is firing on every single pulp cylinder at once, and I cannot believe I found a clean scan of this absolute treasure!
“Weird Tales July 1932 The Unique Magazine 25 Cents The Phantom Hand by Victor Rousseau HUGH B. CAVE · ARLTON EADIE SEABURY QUINN · ROBERT E. HOWARD PEARL NORTON SWET”
