The Slayer (film)

The Slayer
Theatrical poster
Directed byJ. S. Cardone
Written byJ.S. Cardone
William R. Ewing
Produced byWilliam R. Ewing[1]
Eric Weston[1]
Anne Kimmel[1]
StarringSarah Kendall
Frederick Flynn
Carol Kottenbrook
Alan McRae
CinematographyKaren Grossman
Edited byM. Edward Salier
Music byRobert Folk
Production
company
International Picture Show Company
Distributed by21st Century Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)
Running time
80 minutes
86 minutes (uncut)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budgetc. $750,000[2]

The Slayer (also known as Nightmare Island)[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b c d Albright 2012, p. 205.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference making was invoked but never defined (see the help page).