The Crawling Hand (1963)

''The Crawling Hand is an American horror film of the science fiction subgenre. It was directed by Hebert L. Strock and written by Bill Idelson and Strock based on a story concept by Joseph Cranston, Malcolm Young and Idelson. It was produced by Joseph R. Robertson Productions and released theatrically in the United by Donald J. Hansen Enterprises on September 4th, 1963. The film stars Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Rod Lauren, Alan Hale, Jr. and Allison Hayes. The premise of the movie involves the severed hand of a dead astronaut that is discovered by a college student after it washes up on the shore. It takes possession of him and begins slowly killing the residents of a small town.