I Eat Your Skin

I Eat Your Skin

Year: 1971

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: English

Director: Del Tenney

HorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsChilling experiments and classic monster horrorSurvival horror and zombie carnageExtreme gory horror and cannibalism

A Caribbean zombie nightmare follows a cancer researcher stranded on a remote island who discovers that injecting the locals with snake venom transforms them into bug‑eyed, zombie‑like beings. Disinterested in the implications, he is coerced by his ruthless employer to build an army of the creatures for a plan to conquer the world.

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1

Plane crash-landing on Voodoo Island

Tom Harris departs Miami Beach for Voodoo Island with Duncan Fairchild and Coral. When the plane runs out of fuel, Tom takes the controls and lands on the island's beach. The group realizes they are stranded on a remote Caribbean outpost.

Voodoo Island beach
2

First zombie sighting and denial by Charles

Tom spots a young woman swimming in a pond and a zombie appears, then vanishes when Tom dives toward it. The zombie later attacks a fisherman and decapitates him. Tom shoots the zombie, but the shot has no effect, and it flees when armed men arrive; the leader, Charles Bentley, denies the existence of zombies.

Voodoo Island coast
3

Charles Bentley asserts control

Back at the plane, Duncan, Coral, and Enrico are frightened by ominous islanders. Charles Bentley orders them to secure the plane and introduces himself as the overseer of Voodoo Island. He explains that the islanders are simple and cannot comprehend such threats.

Plane on Voodoo Island
4

Tom meets Janine and uncovers cult hints

At Charles' home, Tom asks about voodoo drums and human sacrifice, but the housekeeper—who is part of the cult—feigns ignorance. He then meets Janine Biladeau, daughter of scientist Dr. Augustus Biladeau, who seems reluctant to discuss the island's dangers. The encounter hints at deeper cult connections.

Charles's home
5

Zombie attack and Janine’s sacrificial threat

Tom and Janine walk and are attacked by zombies attempting to abduct Janine. Charles warns that Janine risks sacrifice because she is a blonde virgin. Tom asks Janine to leave with him and the others the next day, but she refuses to abandon her father.

Voodoo Island terrain
6

Voodoo ceremony led by Papa Neybo

The cult performs a ceremony, presided over by the masked Papa Neybo. The ritual underscores the threat the cult poses and the islanders’ loyalty to their ways. The event marks a turning point in the island’s peril.

Ceremony site on Voodoo Island
7

Escape plans form; Janine joins; Augustus’s lab revealed

The next morning, Tom tells Duncan to gather everyone at the plane to escape. Janine decides to join them, and they visit Augustus's laboratory. Fernando warns that Janine could be kidnapped and sacrificed. Augustus is shown experimenting with irradiated snake venom and injects a man, who immediately transforms into a zombie.

Augustus's laboratory
8

Plane attack and escape by sea

As they prepare for take-off, a zombie carrying a box of explosives boards the plane, triggering a blast that destroys the aircraft and kills Enrico. Tom and Duncan dive into the sea to escape and soon encounter a motorboat in the open water.

Caribbean Sea/near Voodoo Island
9

Disguise and rescue attempt during ceremony

Tom and Duncan disguise themselves as voodoo cultists and head toward the ceremony to rescue Janine. Augustus watches from the shadows, and just as Neybo is about to behead Janine, Augustus throws a knife, killing Neybo and revealing Neybo to be Charles.

Ceremony site on Voodoo Island
10

Race back to the lab; Augustus sabotages the island

Tom, Janine, Coral, Duncan, and Augustus race back to the lab, pursued by cultists and zombies. Augustus rigs his equipment to blow up Voodoo Island, thwarting Charles's plan for world conquest. The group fights to reach safety as the island ticks toward disaster.

Augustus's laboratory
11

Augustus is killed; the truth about Charles revealed

Two cultists board the escaping group and stab Augustus, who dies after revealing that the zombies were an accidental byproduct of his experiments and that Charles intended to weaponize them for conquest. The revelation exposes the true plan behind the island's horrors.

Voodoo Island vicinity
12

Island explodes; survivors head to Miami

With Augustus dead, the island erupts in a cataclysmic blast. The survivors—Tom, Janine, Coral, and Duncan—flee by boat and watch the island explode behind them. They steer their course back toward Miami Beach, seeking safety and a return to normal life.

Voodoo Island and Caribbean Sea

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