Isle of the Dead - 1945

I needed something on the shorter side to watch, and I saw this movie starring the Grinch. I mean, Boris Karloff. It's an hour and 15 minutes and listed as a horror movie.

In Greece, there's a legend of the vorvolaka, a malevolent spirit in human form. The beginning of the movie takes us to the battlefield where the general, known as the Watchdog (Karloff) is telling one of his subordinates they should take their own life for dishonor on the battlefield. An American journalist is witness to the event and talks to the general. They end up taking a trip to the island where the general's wife is buried.

While there, they meet a man living on the island. He has some interesting people staying with him, but by morning, there's one less. A plague has taken the life of the man, and now everyone is commanded to stay on the island until the wind shifts. A superstitious woman singles out Thea as the cause of the troubles and poisons the mind of the general. The woman believes her to be the dreaded vorvolaka, and some of her evidence lies in the fact that the woman Thea's traveling with is ill.

I probably shouldn't have watched this movie before bed, but being sick with a cold, I didn't have nightmares or anything. I'm a sensitive soul, so most people would probably laugh at me for being scared at the end. The premature burial was terrifying, and with that being the woman's greatest fear, it was so sad.

I wanted to point out this film was inspired by a painting. That was a cool detail I learned when doing my research, and the painting was cool as well. The movie was entertaining and easily earns a Good Movie! review.