The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

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The Crawling Hand

"Midnight Madness hosted by Elvira: Mistress of the Dark"

1991

1h 38m

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Science Fiction

Horror

Overview

The hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the living.

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4 members

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Cassandra Peterson

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Cassandra Peterson

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Peter Breck

Steve Curan

Peter Breck

Acting

Kent Taylor

Dr. Max Weitberg

Kent Taylor

Acting

Rod Lauren

Paul Lawrence

Rod Lauren

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