At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Sunday 24 May 2015

CAPTAIN HOOK'S MISSING HAND

A question that has long puzzled me is why, in Disney-related adaptations of Peter Pan, Captain Hook's left hand is shown as the missing one, replaced by a hook.  The play states quite clearly that the crocodile bit off his right hand.  Not alone in the Disney cartoon but in the series Once Upon a Time, Hook is shown having his left hand missing.  Maybe cartoon art found a missing left hand easier to deal with in making combat scenes.  I daresay this must remain an enigma.


Hook with correct hand missing

Could the photograph below give some clue to the change of hands? Here we have Boris Karloff, who played Hook on the New York stage, with a hook on the left hand.



However, the change of hands remains a mystery.  Perhaps someone out there knows the answer.

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