According to old European folktale, a candle made out of a dried, severed hand — known as the Hand of Glory — had supernatural powers. It was used by burglars to send the sleeping victims in a house into a coma from which they were unable to wake.

There were a couple versions of the Hand on Glory – in one interpretation, a clenched hand is used as a candleholder, with the candle held between the bent fingers. In another version, such as the hand at the Whitby Museum in England, all five fingers of an outstretched hand were lit. If one of the fingers did not light, the burglars saw it as a sign that someone in the house was still awake.

Once you light it and each finger begins to burn, blood-colored wax oozes down them.

The whole process is undeniably gruesome, but it’s not nearly as upsetting as some of the noxious, overly scented candles floating around out there.

Halloween is coming.If you’re someone who wants to scare visitors as much as possible when they come looking for candy, then these could be some good accessories. With a convenient placement, you’ll have people terrified pretty quickly!

Specification:

• Materials: Beeswax
• Size:17*17cm
• Weight:220g