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Movie poster: The Crawling Hand (1963)
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The Crawling Hand

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1963 · 89 min Horror Science Fiction
3.0 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Year 1963
Country United States of America
Genre Horror, Science Fiction
Director Herbert L. Strock
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.0/10 (30 votes)

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The film constructs its horror on an absurd premise, relying on the typical tropes of low-budget 60s schlock—from the crawling limb to the alien mind control. It explores paranoia through minimal effects, where the threat emerges from a mundane household object.

What lingers after the viewing is not genuine dread, but a peculiar charm of an era when a simple rubber prop could be the ultimate monster. It’s a time capsule of genre simplicity. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Herbert L. Strock

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