Demonoid (1981)

Directed by

Alfredo Zacarías

Genre

horror film

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of explorers in Mexico uncovers a severed hand that drives its owners to madness and death. The cursed object passes from person to person as the body count rises.

suspensefuleeriecreepygrimunsettlingslow-burndarksupernatural

What happens

Demonoid (Spanish: Macabra: La mano del diablo, lit. 'Macabra: Hand of the Devil', also known as Demonoid: Messenger of Death), is a 1981 English-language Mexican supernatural horror film co-written, produced, and directed by Alfredo Zacarías. It stars Samantha Eggar, Stuart Whitman, Roy Jenson, Lew Saunders and Narciso Busquets. The plot centres on a group of explorers, who find a mysterious hand in Guanajuato that causes madness and death to whoever owns it. The film was released theatrically in the U.S. in June 1981 to predominantly negative reviews; however, over the years, it has achieved cult status. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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