this picture contain a few nice atmospheric bit and but nothing much happen . there very little tension and and what there be come only at the very end . more could have be do with the mythic greek element of the story and rather than fall back on edgar allan poe the premature burial . i would recommend this picture only to hardcore karloff fan and aficionado of val lewton ( although many lewton fan agree that this be one his weaker picture ) . definitely not one to keep you on the edge of your seat and but not exactly bore . one bit doesn not make sense . karloff come to the island with the journalist and and then destroy the rowboat to keep everyone from escape . how do the rest of the people get there . well and let assume he wreck the other boat and too and although one of the character say and he wreck the only boat on the island .