Creature with the Blue Hand

aka Die blaue Hand; The Bloody Dead; The Blue Hand

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Fear will grip you by the throat when the evil hand kills… kills… kills…

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.

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Film Masters BD-A/US 2024
Image box art
Image DVD-0/US/OOP 2003
Audio Commentary by Samuel M. Sherman for “The Bloody Dead” (46:01)
Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations - With C. Courtney Joyner (17:42)
A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace - Interview with Pete Atkins (13:34)
“The Bloody Dead” Added Scenes Raw Footage (9:21)
Re-Cut Trailer (1:48)
US Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
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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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  • Screen shot for Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations
    Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations (17:42)
  • Screen shot for A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace
    A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace (13:34)
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Film Masters box art
Film Masters BD 2024
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 34.83 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:14:18.454
      • 19.94 GiB
      • US Version
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 31.86 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:20:13.517
      • 17.98 GiB
      • Video Version (“The Bloody Dead”)
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1565 kbps
      • 24-bit
      • US Version
      • English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 192 kbps
      • 16-bit
      • US Version/Video Version (“The Bloody Dead”)
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Samuel M. Sherman for “The Bloody Dead” (46:01) 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 (17:42, 1080p) Film Masters BD
A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace - Interview with Pete Atkins (13:34, 1080p) Film Masters BD
“The Bloody Dead” Added Scenes Raw Footage (9:21, 1080p) Film Masters BD
Re-Cut Trailer (1:48, 1080p) Film Masters BD
US Theatrical Trailer (1:49, 1080p) Film Masters BD

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