7/10
A period piece
30 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The population of an island finds itself threatened by mutated critters when feed on bones.

This is a typical - nay, rather superior - 1960s British sci-fi horror movie, filmed in dull autumn colours and starring Peter Cushing. Having said that it was rather superior, I must then go on to clarify that this is by reference to the standards of the time. By current standards, the critters leave something to be desired.

Actually, they leave a lot to be desired. Lump humps which trundle around rather slowly, and with a single dangly tentacle, puppeteered somewhat randomly on a couple of wires, the terror they induced in 1966 audiences is likely to be replaced by laughter these days.

Otherwise, this isn't too bad and, as always, Cushing delivers 110% whatever tosh he was in.
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