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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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