The 25 Creepiest ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Illustrations That Gave Every ’90s Kid Nightmares

1. The Dead Hand

“The Dead Hand” is the epitome of Gammell’s WTF style of illustration. It’s a human-ish head, but it’s also a tree. And there are woods, and roots, and rotting flesh, and a nose that looks like it has two nostrils on a single side. And we’ll just go ahead and see ourselves out.