Island of Blood

6/29/2023

**_Little known slasher about, you guessed it, victims stuck on an island with a slayer_** A producer, director and seven cast members meet on a small isle off the coast of SoCal to make a movie, hosted by a curmudgeonly recluse. People immediately start dying in dubious ways. Who’s the killer and why is he or she murdering them? “Island of Blood” (1982), also known as “Whodunit” and “Scared Alive,” is an obscure early 80’s slasher that starts well enough with a little droll humor and Bari Suber being notable on the feminine front as BJ (her only role as an actress). Marie-Alise Recasner is also effective as Donna. Unfortunately, there’s not enough human interest to hold one’s attention as the characters are cardboard. Worse, the second half devolves into dull chase/assault seque