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The Slayer is a american film of genre Horror directed by Joseph S. Cardone released in USA on 8 october 1982
The Slayer (1982)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 october 1982
Length 1h20
Directed by Joseph S. Cardone
OriginUSA
Themes Serial killer films
Rating52%
The Slayer (also known as Nightmare Island) is a 1982 horror film directed by J. S. Cardone. The film gained notoriety and was classified in the UK as a video nasty in the 1980s.
Synopsis
Siblings, Eric (Frederick Flynn) and his surreal abstract artist sister Kay (Sarah Kendall), her doctor husband David (Alan McRae), her sister-in-law Brooke (Carol Kottenbrook) along with pilot Marsh (Michael Holmes) become stranded on a rugged isle. For thirty-something Kay her current situation is her worst fears realised, for she has been troubled since her childhood by recurring prophetic nightmares in which she is stalked and slain in a burning room by figure known as The Slayer. Now it seems this place may be in fact its dwelling and she is sure somehow that this so-called entity is lurking close by, biding its time until nightfall, where it will be drawn to Kay who (for whatever reason) dreams of its killings. But, then again, what is real or make believe? Not everything is what it seems in this place.Comments
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