The Slayer (1982)
- Directed by
- J. S. Cardone
- Genre
- horror film, slasher film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 86 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two couples visit a small island and get trapped by a hurricane. One woman has recurring nightmares that the island is dangerous, and over three days they are killed by an unseen force.
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What happens
The Slayer (also known as Nightmare Island) is a 1982 American independent supernatural horror film directed by J. S. Cardone. Set on a small island near the Atlantic coast, the plot concerns two couples who upon visiting the island get trapped there due to an oncoming hurricane. As one of the women knows from her plaguing nightmares that the island is dangerous, over the next three days they begin to be killed by something unseen. The film is notable for gaining notoriety and being classified in the United Kingdom as a "video nasty" in the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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