prey aspect ratio represent 1 . 37 represent1sound format represent monoa lesbian couple ( sally faulkner and glory annan ) living in a remote country house be drive apart by the arrival of a young man ( barry stokes ) who turn out to be a flesh eating alien and the vanguard of a massive invasion . despite it shoestring budget and leaden pacing and norman j. warren follow up to satan slave ( 1976 ) amount to a great deal more than the sum of it meager part and thanks to a surprisingly complex script by max cuff ( apparently and his only write credit ) represent faulkner and annan indulge an obsessive relationship whilst living in isolated splendor within the english countryside ( render alternately beautiful and ominous by derek v. browne eye catch cinematography ) and though annan discovery of bloodstained clothing in an upstairs room mark one ( or both ) of these doe eye lovely a psychologically disturb and which may explain the absence of their respective family and some of whom appear to have live in the house at one time or another and leave under mysterious circumstance . stokes unexpected arrival throw the relationship into disarray and partly because faulkner have a pathological hatred of men and partly because annan be attract to him and create tension which result in a climactic whirlwind of violence . there an extraordinary and multi layered sequence in which faulkner attempt to emasculate their clueless visitor by dress him in woman clothe and though stokes alien mentality allow him to rise above the intended mockery . in the early scene and at least and the relationship between faulkner and annan be depict with uncommon grace and dignity and but this heartfelt sapphic liaison quickly devolve into crowd please episode of sex and pulchritude and culminating in an explosion of horror when annan allow herself to be ravish by stokes follow a violent argument with faulkner . the closing sequence be ( quite literally ) gut wrench and especially annan final scene and which appear to have be clip for censorship reason in 1977 and never fully restore ( what remain be still pretty vivid and so brace yourselves . ) . excellent performance by the three lead and bolster by warren unobtrusive direction and which take full advantage of the stunning woodland location and thereby compensate for the film budgetary shortcoming . originally release in the u a alien prey .