Shriek of the Mutilated

9/26/2025

**_An early Bigfoot flick that’s entertaining enough_** An aged professor takes four graduate students on an expedition to the wilds of upstate New York to acquire evidence of a Yeti-like creature rumored to inhabit an island on the Hudson. They stay with a younger professor, who lives on the isle with a creepy mute Indian servant. "Shriek of the Mutilated" is copywritten 1972, but wasn’t released until two years later. I point this out because it definitely has a very early 70s’ vibe as opposed to mid-70s. Thankfully, it isn’t a turkey like “Bigfoot” from a few years earlier (shot in 1969 and released in 1970). Sure, it’s an indie Bigfoot flick, but the story is relatively interesting and features a nice surprise (no spoilers). In addition, the no-name actors are serviceable and th