TY  - BOOK
AU  - Howard,Robert E.
AU  - Rankin,Hugh
TI  - The fearsome touch of death
T2  - Produced from Weird Tales February 1930
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Horror tales
N1  - Release date is 2023-07-07; Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Originally published; United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1930
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71139
ER  -