The Crawling Hand1963
“Astronaut Ordered Blown Up!!!”
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
The premise
After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, with the astronaut begging to be killed, a teenager couple finds a severed arm on a remote beach. The boy takes the arm home, where it becomes animate and the alien force which animates it soon possesses his mind as well.
Horror Vault's take
When a doomed space mission ends in catastrophe, a curious teenager stumbles upon a grisly relic washed ashore — a severed astronaut's arm that refuses to stay dead. What begins as a strange and morbid curiosity quickly spirals into something far more sinister, as an unearthly force sets its sights on the young man who brought it home. This low-budget early-sixties chiller blends space-age anxieties with classic monster-movie thrills, delivering the kind of drive-in fare that defined a generation of horror fans.
Content: Mild Violence, Scenes Of Possession And Loss Of Bodily Autonomy
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Cast
Rod Lauren
Paul Lawrence
Sirry Steffen
Marta Farnstrom
Peter Breck
Steve Curan
Kent Taylor
Dr. Max Weitzberg
Alan Hale Jr.
Sheriff Townsend
Ross Elliott
Deputy Earl Harrison
Beverly Lunsford
Patsy Townsend
Allison Hayes
Donna
Ed Werner
Prof. Farnstrom
Arline Judge
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Richard Arlen
Lee Barrenger
Syd Saylor
Soda Shop Owner
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