About The Hand in the Lake: A village haunted, a question unspoken
The Hand in the Lake
A village haunted, a question unspoken
by Evelyn Hartmoor
A hand rises from the center of a dark, silent lake.
It doesn’t move. It doesn’t sink.
It only points.
When Gideon Ash arrives in the village of Merrow’s Hollow, the people are already whispering—about disappearances, about strange reflections, about the feeling that something ancient is watching. Gideon isn’t a stranger to this. He’s seen it before. And he knows the hand doesn’t simply appear. It chooses.
As the lake grows darker and the villagers begin to unravel, a deeper truth surfaces: the hand isn’t reaching out for answers. It’s waiting for one. And the longer they hesitate, the more the village begins to fracture—into silence, into fear, into something not quite human.
Perfect for readers of slow-burn psychological horror and atmospheric suspense, The Hand in the Lake is a chilling meditation on guilt, memory, and the selves we leave behind.
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Author Bio:
Evelyn Hartmoor is a writer and editor whose work explores psychological suspense, the fragility of memory, and the quiet tensions that shape ordinary lives. She is particularly drawn to stories that sit just beneath the surface of the everyday—those moments of stillness, discomfort, or recognition that change everything, even in silence.
With several years of experience in publishing and literary development, Evelyn has collaborated on a range of projects, helping to shape narratives from early drafts to final pages. Her professional background is rooted in storytelling, with a focus on atmosphere, emotion, and subtle unease.
A devoted nature lover, she often retreats into wild and quiet places to write. Her creative process is closely tied to the natural world—its rhythms, its solitude, and its honest way of showing what remains when all else fades. When not writing, she finds joy in hiking, camping, and wandering unfamiliar paths with no destination in mind.
The Hand Over the Lake is her debut novel.