The Left-Hand of Horror (also referred to as Horror's Hand) is the dismembered hand of Horror the Ancient and an Underworld Object of Power. The 'Hand of Horror' serves as the central plot device in the Billy & Mandy TV animated movie; Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure.
Properties[]
The Left-Hand of Horror is capable of making anyone's worst nightmare a reality (unless, as revealed by Grim, their worst nightmare is already a reality) in order to test those who approach it. When someone passes the test, they may turn it off or on, and control its powers.
It is known that in an alternate future, the hand was retreived by someone who became known as The Lord of Horror.
History[]
The origin of the 'Left-Hand of Horror' occured centuries or millennia before the events of the movie. Horror the Ancient, wanting to rid himself of his fears, got it into his head that in order to do so, he would have to confine all of his fears into a lone body part and then cut it off--and literaly cut himself off from fear. And so, Horror went forward with his plan, magically channeled all of his 'fear' into his own left hand and then cut it off at the wrist.
This, however, did not work out as Horror had planned, the act of magicaly channeling so much power in the form of 'fear' into one place, into his left-hand, rendered the hand into an object of awesome power, the 'Left-Hand of Horror' was literally able to bring into life the things that people who would approach the hand fear the most.
On Horror's end of his predicament, the act had not only not rid him of his fears, but had also deprived him of his left-hand--he was a "leftie", and now couldn't even sign his own name--and could not even reclaim it. Since then, now residing on The Isle of Peril, (an island situated in a dangerous section of The River Styx,) Horror was left to stand watch over his 'Object of Power'.
The Trial[]
When Billy, Irwin, Grim and Mandy approached Horror's hand, Grim reminded them when they come close enough to it, it will reveal their biggest fears. Billy attempted to be the first one, who claims to not be afraid of anything, until Irwn, Mandy and Grim mention Clowns, Spiders and the Mailman, which Horror's hand created a giant clown spider mailman, who grabbed Billy's nose and turned it into a balloon pony. Mandy attempts to shoot the creature but her blaster seems to be unaffected by it as Grim explains that only Billy can overcome his fear, which seems unlikely.
Next Irwin (by force) to face the hand, only to reveal his fear, telling jokes in a house full of bears. As he tried to make a joke, all the bears started to attack him. Mandy then went next but before she could touch the hand, the hand revealed her fear, which had her opened a door to a nice house where she encounters a fat and happy, yet deluded and demented adult version of herself. As Mandy tried convincing herself that the large adult isn't her, her large adult self tells her about nothing is more important than friendship except for love. Just then a muscular adult version of Irwin is shown as it was revealed that this Irwin is her husband and as both were about to share a kiss (off screen) Mandy gave a huge scream and escape the house, only to be attacked by the same bears.
As it was Grim's turn, he revealed that he's immune to the hand because being with Billy and Mandy for a long time was his worst fear and he manage to get over it. Later, it was revealed that this weapon has an on/off switch.
Trivia[]
- It's one of the few things that defeated Mandy, and one of the few things to cause her to show fear.
- If something or someone destroys either accidentally or on purpose, then the Left Hand of Horror will permanently infect its victims with their fears and phobias, similar to mosquitoes.
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Video[]
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure - Biggest Fears