The horrible rape of a wealthy woman trying to resist a drunken male killed by her pet dog sets in motion the later plot where a group of college kids become stranded on a seemingly deserted island thanks to the troubled Nick(John Wildman)who is incredibly jealous of his more responsible, likable brother Eric(David Wallace)who seems to get the most attention of the lovely ladies than he does. Eric is also a more heady, trustworthy type and so Nick wishes to take controls of the boat and, in a scuffle with his older brother, accidentally crashes it setting it on fire with everyone on board narrowly escaping(..including a shipwrecked passenger they take on board who boat was damaged by treacherous rock, played by Layne Coleman). On the shore, Eric calls out for his sister Carla(Janit Baldwin)with only silence answering back. Brother Nick, ashamed at the destruction and situation he caused, goes to search for help..it's told to them by their passenger that the rape victim from the start of the film, Ida Parsons(Shay Garner), has a place up on the hill from the shore, run down and decrepit, where she lived in seclusion with her dogs. What Nick encounters is something of a man who growls like a beast. Soon the others will run into this type of deformed man-monster who hunts with rage. Eric and his lover, model Sandy(Janet Julian)will have to find a way to stop him while also learning about the secrets regarding Ida while searching her home..but, even more important is that she had given birth to a child with a photo, found in an album, showing her holding it with the dog, who saved her from the man raping her, by Ida's side. Had Ida given birth to the thing hunting them on the island? Mysteries may be solved within the house as they find Ida's corpse, her diary(..or mad scribblings), and a special place where the monster lives.
Interesting, gore-less slasher undermined by certain scenes at night & darkened places(such as Ida's cellar where the monster is known to lurk)where the low-quality lighting doesn't capture images or action on screen very well. Some scenes, such as the monster's chasing Nick into a desecrated boat-house, are incomprehensible..you just wish someone with excellent skill at providing decent lighting(such as perhaps Dean Cundy)could've worked in the film because the plot is quite interesting. I mean my eyes begin to hurt I was straining so. But, the unnerving music accompaniment can be quite effective and Ida's depreciating abode creates a spooky setting so not all is bad regarding this flick. And, some of the night-time sequences are quite genuinely eerie. The flick is certainly better than it's 2.1 IMDb rating.
Joy Boushel portrays the object of lust(and she's quite easy on the eyes), Donna who carries a torch for Eric and envies Sandy. One thing's definitely for certain..this flick needs a different title.
Interesting, gore-less slasher undermined by certain scenes at night & darkened places(such as Ida's cellar where the monster is known to lurk)where the low-quality lighting doesn't capture images or action on screen very well. Some scenes, such as the monster's chasing Nick into a desecrated boat-house, are incomprehensible..you just wish someone with excellent skill at providing decent lighting(such as perhaps Dean Cundy)could've worked in the film because the plot is quite interesting. I mean my eyes begin to hurt I was straining so. But, the unnerving music accompaniment can be quite effective and Ida's depreciating abode creates a spooky setting so not all is bad regarding this flick. And, some of the night-time sequences are quite genuinely eerie. The flick is certainly better than it's 2.1 IMDb rating.
Joy Boushel portrays the object of lust(and she's quite easy on the eyes), Donna who carries a torch for Eric and envies Sandy. One thing's definitely for certain..this flick needs a different title.