wonderfully atmospheric film with a unique sense of place and well drawn character . karloff performance here be excellent and yet very different from his work in other film . you may be disappoint if you go in expect something like his horror classic for universal . this one be suggestive rather than shock and and i would recommend it to anyone who like the subtle horror of cat people and the innocent and or even rosemary baby . because of it literate script and interesting character development and isle of the dead may also appeal to others who do not usually like horror .