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Island of Terror

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5.8/10 • 103

1966-06-201h 29m

HorrorScience Fiction

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

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.

Directors
Terence Fisher
Editors
Thelma Connell

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  1. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

    Dr. Brian Stanley

  2. Edward Judd

    Edward Judd

    Dr. David West

  3. Carole Gray

    Carole Gray

    Toni Merrill

  4. Eddie Byrne

    Eddie Byrne

    Dr. Reginald Landers

  5. Sam Kydd

    Sam Kydd

    Constable John Harris

  6. Niall MacGinnis

    Niall MacGinnis

    Mr. Roger Campbell

  7. James Caffrey

    James Caffrey

    Peter Argyle

  8. Liam Gaffney

    Liam Gaffney

    Ian Bellows

  9. Keith Bell

    Keith Bell

    Halsey

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John Chard

Apr 25, 2016

6/10

Day of the Silicates! The island of the title is under threat from silicate creatures who were born out of experiments to cure cancer. The creatures feed off of bones, animal or human, so this tiny island community is in grave danger. It's as bonkers as it sounds, a sci-fi horror of such ridiculous notions, it can't fail to entertain genre loving fans. Terence Fisher directs and Peter Cushing stars, in what was a break from Hammer Films for the both of them. The creatures are rubbery blobs with one deadly tentacle weaving their deadly damage, they also bleed noodle soup. They move at a snails pace, which makes you wonder why the humans holed up in one Rio Bravo type situation, actually don't just out-run the damn beasties. But wait! These things can somehow climb up buildings and trees, the scientific possibility is really too nutty to comprehend! But it's so much fun, and there's Cushing (was he ever bad in anything?) holding court whilst others around him act at a level befitting the material. It's no hidden gem or anything, but if you like the likes of Day of the Triffids and The Monster That Challenged the World, then this should punch your joy joy genre buttons. 6.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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