The film centers on a group of survivors who wash up on the shores of a seemingly deserted island in 1920, after their ship capsizes. It stars Robert Nolfi, Julia Rust, Robert Lengyel, Lisa Pak, and Frank Murgalo. It's a very good guide, but nowhere near as good as "Psychotronic.Attack of the Beast Creatures (also known as Hell Island, and Beast Creatures) is a 1985 American independent horror film produced, and directed by Michael Stanley. Finally, Stanley is far more opinionated in his reviews than Mike Weldon, who generally finds something to love in almost every "bad" film, while Stanley often concurs with Ebert and other mainstream guides. Another thing is that Stanley's release dates are almost uniformly off by one year from what any other guide has listed. Second, unlike "Psychotronic," it has no standardized format for its data - Stanley gives directors, screenwriters, studios, stars, and other data, if at all, in the body of his review, making it impossible to scan. If you don't know the title (or at least an alternate title), you don't find the movie. First, it lacks cross-referencing and indexing of any kind. With all due respect to both John Stanley and Joe-Bob, there are reasons that it isn't. Joe-Bob Briggs, a horror host that I was able to watch on cable and fellow enthusiast, once opined that this, rather than the "Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film" ought to be the standard reference work for weird films. It does make an excellent supplement for horror and sci fi fans. There are tons of obscure movies here that you won't find in the standard reference works, and much better detail than the "Video Movie Guide" or Video Watchdog. It includes many great publicity stills from the movies, creative headers for each new letter of the alphabet, and some very witty writing. He compiled this guide as a result of his vast knowledge of "Creature Features" (which appears to be defined as movies which include a fantastic element, whether that be a monster, psychic powers, the use of magic, or fictional technology), and has received much justified praise for it. In that sense, John Stanley holds a place near to my heart, even though I was never able to watch his Bay Area local late night horror show. An earlier edition of this was, in fact, the first encyclopedic film guide I ever owned, from back when I was a kid just starting out in Psychotronic fandom.
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