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Sarah Kendall
Kay
Frederick Flynn
Eric
Carol Kottenbrook
Brooke
Alan McRae
David
Michael Holmes
Marsh
Sandy Simpson
Norman
Paul Gandolfo
Fisherman
Newell Alexander
Kay's Father
Ivy Jones
Kay's Mother
Jennifer Gaffin
Young Kay
Richard Van Brakel
Young Eric
Carl Kraines
The Slayer
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Review 1DiscussionA review by Wuchak
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Written by Wuchak on Mon Aug 05 2019
***Undeservedly obscure atmospheric coastal horror***
Two couples in their 30s take a vacation to a secluded isle off the coast when a storm hits and people mysteriously start dying one-by-one. Kay, a troubled artist (Sarah Kendall), says she sees everything in her nightmares before it happens.
I suppose “The Slayer” (1982), aka "Nightmare Island," could be classified as a slasher flick, but it’s more accurately a mystery-horror with haunting remote island ambiance, sort of like “The Shuttered Room” (1967), but mixed with elements of moody coastal horror, such as “The Fog” (1980). “I Stil...
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Keywords
- island
- beach
- dreams
- nightmare
- artist
- murder
- slasher
- fear
- death
- evil
- video nasty