What is the title of the movie? - I saw it at a drive-in between 1980-1984, about an evil hand. People throughout time try to hack it off the "host" person to get the power of it. I think the opening scene- a person wearing a hooded cloak is being pursued and is cornered, her cloak is pulled off, she is topless, and they try to hack her hand off with an ax. If I'm not mistaken, at the end of the move, a guy is knocked through a glass coffee table. I have tried question on the IMDB, with no luck.

Demonoid - Messenger of Death (1981) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWTq8QXSg)

Are you kidding me? Fantastic job Adolf! I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure this one out with no success (too many 'Evil Hand' movies to weed through!). Hope your suggestion is correct, well done!