Underplayed Gems

The Severed Arm (1973)

The Severed Arm poster
Directed by
Tom Alderman
Genre
horror film, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of men who survived being trapped in a cave years earlier find themselves being killed one by one. Someone has sent them a severed arm as a warning.

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What happens

The Severed Arm is a 1973 horror film co-written and directed by Thomas S. Alderman. The film is noteworthy for containing the first on-screen role of Angus Scrimm. The film also stars Paul Carr and John Crawford. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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