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Shock Waves

1977 · 85 min

A slow, eerie crawl through a haunted island where silent, goggle-wearing figures lurk in the water and the air feels thick with doom.

Directed by
Ken Wiederhorn
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, War
Starring
Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams
Tagline
The Deep End of Horror!
Overview
Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers.

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Directed by
Ken Wiederhorn
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, War
Starring
Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • war
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, science fiction, war
Directed by
Ken Wiederhorn
Written by
John Kent Harrison, Ken Pare, Ken Wiederhorn
Starring
Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch, Jack Davidson, Luke Halpin, D.J. Sidney, Don Stott
Music
Richard Einhorn
Cinematography
Reuben Trane
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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