Creature with the Blue Hand
- Year: 1967
- Country of origin: West Germany
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Alfred Vohrer, Samuel M. Sherman
- Length: 87 min
Fear will grip you by the throat when the evil hand kills… kills… kills…
Film Synopsis
Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) centers on a man confined to a psychiatric institution for murder who escapes and returns to his family’s estate, only to find himself linked to a new wave of killings. As a hooded murderer armed with a blue clawed gauntlet stalks the grounds, members of the aristocratic Emerson family come under suspicion while Scotland Yard uncovers a web of deception involving twins, hidden identities, and long-buried secrets. This West German krimi horror film examines madness and corruption within a gothic world of family intrigue, as suspicion falls on every suspect, with murder, mistaken identity, and criminal conspiracy.
Creature with the Blue Hand Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Film Masters BD-A/US 2024 | Image DVD-0/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Samuel M. Sherman for “The Bloody Dead” | ||
| Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman | ||
| Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations - With C. Courtney Joyner | ||
| A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace - Interview with Pete Atkins | ||
| “The Bloody Dead” Added Scenes Raw Footage | ||
| Re-Cut Trailer | ||
| US Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Film Masters’ “Special Edition” Blu-ray also includes Web of the Spider (1971). It includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Nick Clark (“‘Creature with the Blue Hand’ and Germany’s Undersung Branch of Genre Cinema”) and Christopher Stewardson (“Cobwebs and Castles: Comparing Antonio Margheriti’s ‘Castle of Blood’ and ‘Web of the Spider’”).
- Image’s “Double Feature” DVD includes liner notes by Jim Arena.
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Collector’s guide
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Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations (17:42) -
A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace (13:34)
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Film Masters BD 2024
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Samuel M. Sherman for “The Bloody Dead” Film Masters BD |
| Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Film Masters BD | |
| Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations - With C. Courtney Joyner Film Masters BD | |
| A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace - Interview with Pete Atkins Film Masters BD | |
| “The Bloody Dead” Added Scenes Raw Footage Film Masters BD | |
| Re-Cut Trailer Film Masters BD | |
| US Theatrical Trailer Film Masters BD |