Hand of Death (1962)

Directed by

Gene Nelson

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist accidentally exposes himself to a nerve gas he developed. He becomes a grotesque monster whose touch is lethal.

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What happens

Hand of Death is a low-budget 1962 American horror film directed by Gene Nelson and written and produced by Eugene Ling. The film stars John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne, and Joe Besser and Butch Patrick in cameos. The film was made in black and white CinemaScope. The narrative follows a scientist who develops a military nerve gas. After accidentally exposing himself to it, he not only turns into a grotesque monster, but anyone who touches him dies. It was Nelson's directorial debut and the last film produced by Ling. The film was released in March 1962. It played theatrically on a double feature with Cabinet of Caligari (1962). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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