A shipwreck, a lighthouse, and something hungry waiting in the dark.
After a ship ignores a lighthouse beacon, it runs aground on the reefs surrounding the small island of Three Skeleton Key. The lighthouse crew soon discover that something is on board the ship, and it's not human.
Practical Effects
Creature effects that feel gloriously tactile and wrong.
Cinematography
Lighthouse interiors that squeeze the breath from your chest.
Sound
The ship's creaking hull becomes its own character.
Director
Andrew Hamer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from George G. Toudouze's 1937 short story famously adapted for radio by Escape in 1949 and later Suspense starring Vincent Price.
The lighthouse set was built in a water tank to allow authentic flooding sequences that jeopardized practical effects.
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