
Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.... (Full plot summary below)
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Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where several murders have taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
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| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumPeter Lorre in one of his best, and one of director Robert Florey's visual and psychological best. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesLorre literally steals the show with a masterfully bravura performance in a superior slice of psychological horror. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussAs it torments Lorre, the hand becomes a manifestation of the metaphorical notion of a hand tugging us toward our destiny or reaching from the past to punish us; an alternate, utterly appropriate title might be 'The Hand of Fate.' |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesThis is fairly spooky despite its silly story and modest budget |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonGiven the tenuous state of horror in 1946, it acquits itself beautifully. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanThis is one of those semi-classic horror films which contains unforgettably creepy sequences and one or two great performances along with a great deal of fudged plotting. |
| User ReviewChuck TThis movie is kind of cheesy but Lorre's so good in it you don't care. He's absolutely mesmerizing as he gets more and more mentally unbalanced as the movie progresses. Definitely one of the best movies about creeping hands out there. |
| User ReviewHeidi ZThis is the hand that lived under my bed and haunted me as a child. Love Peter Lorre in this. |
| User ReviewSteve GSuch a good movie. Gorgeous cinematography for one thing, but great performances, well-told story, everything you could ever want. One of the best 40's horror movies I've ever seen. |
| User ReviewKevin SThe top of the crawling, severed hand genre. |