Island of Terror

Island of Terror

How could they stop the devouring death...that lived by sucking on living human bones!

Directed by Terence Fisher

Produced by Planet Film Productions, Protelco

196689 min5.9 / 10

A creature-feature horror film where an isolated community faces off against grotesque, bone-devouring monsters in a fog-shrouded setting.

A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.

Questions people ask

  • Is Island of Terror easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Island of Terror scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Island of Terror violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Island of Terror sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Island of Terror end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Island of Terror, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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