FilmNRGhosts & Haunting Folk Horror Gothic

The Isle2019

Name: The Isle
Genre: Ghosts & Haunting, Folk Horror, Gothic, Survival
Released: 2019-02-08
Rating: 5.7

“Their song will haunt you”

Directed by Matthew Butler-Hart

5.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 5.5Rotten Tomatoes 67%TMDB 4.8

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Year

2019

Runtime

96 min

Box Office

🏆 5 wins & 8 nominations total

The premise

1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.

Horror Vault's take

When three sailors wash ashore a remote Scottish island in 1840, they find themselves stranded among a dwindling handful of locals who seem to carry the weight of some long-buried secret. As they wait for rescue, the island's eerie stillness and its inhabitants' guarded manner make it clear that something is deeply wrong with this place. Steeped in grey mists and Celtic folklore, the film unravels a dark history that refuses to stay buried. What begins as a tale of survival quietly transforms into something far more unsettling.

Content: Themes Of Death And Tragedy, Unsettling Atmosphere And Dread