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Island of Death (1976)

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Horror Queers

Film Reviews, Lgbt Horror, Gay, Gay Horror, Queer Horror, Lgbt, Queer, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8854 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Vacation Month continues with a trip to beautiful - and exceedingly queer - Mykonos and Nico Mastorakis' notorious exploitation/video nasty film, Island of Death. This is the Stefon of horror films because it has EVERYTHING: bestiality, incest, targeted homophobic violence, misogyny, rape and so much more (please pay attention to the content warning!) After the film's lengthy production history and categorization in the UK's notorious list of video nasties (thanks for the background info, Anya Stanley!), we compare our readings of the film. Trace says it's merely shock value while Joe argues it's a comedy about religious hypocrisy (Mastorakis himself would say it's nothing more than an opportunity to make money!) Plus: comparisons to Silent Night, Deadly Night 2, Haneke, and Last House on the Left; Trace's forgetful history with onscreen bestiality; and logistical advice for water sports. Finally, we make a special request for Greek listeners: is your name Nico and did you work on this film? Anya's Doin' The Nasties column: https://www.anyawrites.com/column Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Come to me.

0:01.4

Focus features invites you to succumb to the darkness.

0:05.2

Osferatu.

0:06.1

From director Robert Eggers comes a masterpiece of horror.

0:10.1

He is coming.

0:14.0

This creature is a force more powerful than evil.

0:18.5

It is death itself.

0:22.2

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0:58.6

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1:00.8

This is the bloody disgusting podcast network. And Alice, out of the door, please!

1:20.6

Elsie, Jesus Christ, hurry!

1:22.6

Please! And welcome back to horror queers.

1:33.1

We're talking about tourism Mikonos.

1:36.1

We're talking the original Mickey and Mallory.

1:39.0

And we're talking proper 70s exploitation.

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