Mr. Hands: The Cedar Hill Series - Paperback

Mr. Hands: The Cedar Hill Series by Gary A. Braunbeck

A disheveled stranger enters The Hangman's Tavern outside Cedar Hill, Ohio, and begins a chilling tale: "His full name was Ronald James Williamson, and he killed his first child when he was still a child himself..."

This is the third novel in Gary A. Braunbeck's Cedar Hill Series, presented here in the author's preferred text with new and expanded scenes. The story weaves together the fates of a little girl named Sarah Thompson, her mother Lucy, and Ronald James Williamson in a narrative that explores how tragedy can birth something mythological and terrifying.

The Story of Mr. Hands

At the center of this dark fiction novel is Mr. Hands, a Golem of vengeance born from unspeakable tragedy. Braunbeck crafts a creature feature that goes beyond traditional horror tropes, grounding the supernatural in deeply human emotions and consequences. The tavern setting serves as the perfect framing device for this tale of small-town darkness, where ordinary people confront extraordinary evil.

Award-Winning Bonus Content

This edition includes Kiss of the Mudman, Braunbeck's International Horror Guild Award-winning novella. This additional story expands the Cedar Hill mythology and showcases the author's skill at blending psychological depth with visceral horror.

Author's Preferred Edition

For the first time, readers can experience Mr. Hands as the author originally intended. The new and expanded scenes deepen character development and enhance the atmospheric dread that permeates Cedar Hill, Ohio. This definitive version represents Braunbeck's complete vision for this creature of myth and the people whose lives intersect with its terrible purpose.

Cedar Hill Series Continuation

As the third installment in the Cedar Hill Series, this novel builds upon the foundation of small-town horror that Braunbeck has carefully constructed. The Ohio setting becomes a character itself, with The Hangman's Tavern serving as a gathering place where dark stories are shared and darker truths are revealed.

This paperback edition delivers both the main novel and the award-winning novella, offering substantial reading for fans of psychological horror, creature features, and dark fiction that examines the monsters we create and the ones that create us.