Tower of Evil
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| Directed by | Jim O'Connolly |
| Produced by | Richard Gordon |
| Written by |
George Baxt (novel) Jim O'Connolly |
| Starring |
Bryant Haliday Jill Haworth Mark Edwards Anna Palk |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
Release dates | May 19, 1972 (US release) |
Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000 est. |
Tower of Evil, also known by the title Beyond the Fog in the United States and Horror of Snape Island and Horror on Snape Island in Canada, is a 1972 British horror film. The film is regarded by horror fans as being ahead of its time, as it crosses old world Gothic themes (dark setting, mythical superstitions, gloomy atmosphere) with many elements of the modern slasher film (elusive killer, bloody murders, sexually active characters as victims). The film was shot at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, Surrey, England in 1971.
Plot
On Snape Island, a small isolated point off the English coast, a series of bizarre brutal murders have taken place. A team of archeologists decide to head to the island to uncover a possible Phoenician treasure, but instead they find a horrific mystery when someone, or something, begins to kill off the curious trespassers.[1]
Cast
- Bryant Haliday as Evan Brent
- Jill Haworth[2] as Rose Mason
- Anna Palk as Nora Winthrop
- William Lucas as Superintendent Hawk
- Anthony Valentine as Dr. Simpson
- Jack Watson as Hamp Gurney
- Mark Edwards as Adam
- Derek Fowlds as Dan Winthrop
- John Hamill as Gary
- Gary Hamilton as Brom
- Candace Glendenning as Penny Read
- Dennis Price as Laurence Bakewell
- George Coulouris as John Gurney
- Robin Askwith as Des
- Fredric Abbott as Saul Gurney
- Mark McBride as Michael Gurney
- Marianne Stone as Nurse
Critical reaction
The film was dismissed as mere exploitation fodder by many critics. Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a BOMB rating and mockingly said "One of the Horrors of Snape Island is the film itself".
However, over the years, the film has been embraced as something of an underground classic by the horror community. The Terror Trap horror review rated the film positively and said "Think the Brits are uptight, watch 'this' fun slasher flick...". Elite Entertainment released Tower of Evil on DVD for the first time in 1999. On December 12, 2008, Turner Classic Movies showed the film as part of their late night TCM Underground series.
References
- ↑ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. pp. 11–. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Tom Lisanti (November 2000). Fantasy femmes of sixties cinema: interviews with 20 actresses from biker, beach and Elvis movies. McFarland. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-7864-0868-9. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
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