
The Crawling Hand
Astronaut Ordered Blown Up!!!
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Produced by Joseph F. Robertson Productions
A low-budget 1960s sci-fi horror about an alien-possessed severed arm that blends B-movie strangeness with paranoia and body-horror dread.
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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Does The Crawling Hand end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Crawling Hand scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Crawling Hand easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Crawling Hand sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Crawling Hand violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Like The Crawling Hand
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Crawling Hand
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Crawling Hand, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Crawling Hand, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Crawling Hand, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































