Wuchak
Undeservedly obscure atmospheric coastal horror
Two couples in their 30s take a vacation to a secluded isle off the coast when a storm hits and people mysteriously start dying one-by-one. Kay, a troubled artist (Sarah Kendall), says she sees everything in her nightmares before it happens.
I suppose The Slayer (1982), aka "Nightmare Island," could be classified as a slasher flick, but its more accurately a mystery-horror with haunting remote island ambiance, sort of like The Shuttered Room (1967), but mixed with elements of moody coastal horror, such as The Fog (1980). I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) took the stormy island setting to forge a more conventional slasher.
The filmmaking is top-notch for the time perio...