ANTROPOPHAGUS
It's not fear that tears you apart...it's him!
A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.
About This Film
A pair of Germans visiting a remote Greek island go to the beach, and are slaughtered by someone who emerges from the ocean. On the mainland, five travelers are preparing to tour the islands, and are joined by Julie, who asks for a ride to an island that some friends of hers live on. The only one who objects to this detour to the island (which Julie explains has only a few permanent residents, and only sees tourists a few months out of the year) is Carol, whose tarot cards convince her that something bad will happen if they go to the island. The group sails to the island anyway, and while disembarking the pregnant Maggie hurts her ankle, so she stays behind on the boat with its owner. A man attacks the boat, ripping the sailor's head off, and abducting Maggie.
The others explore the island's town, discovering it in disarray, and abandoned with the exception of an elusive woman in black, who writes "Go Away" on a dusty window. In a house, a rotting corpse which appears to have been cannibalized is uncovered, prompting everyone to rush back to the boat, which is adrift. With no other options, the group goes to the house owned by Julie's friends, where they find the family's blind daughter, Henriette. After wounding Daniel in a panic, Henriette is calmed down, and rants about there being a madman who smells of blood prowling the island.
To stop Daniel's wound from becoming infected, Andy and Arnold go into the town to search for antibiotics. Carol walks in on Daniel flirting with Julie, and goes into hysterics, running off into the night. Julie goes after Carol, but loses her, and meets up with Andy and Arnold. Back at the house, the disfigured killer breaks in and rips Daniel's throat out, but leaves Henriette alone and flees as the others return. In the morning, everyone treks through the island, and find a mansion belonging to Klaus Wortman. Julie mentions that she read that Klaus, his wife, and their child are assumed dead, having been shipwrecked, a tragedy which caused Klaus' sister Ruth to become unhinged. Ruth (the woman in black from earlier) watches the group enter the building, comforts the sleeping Carol, and hangs herself.
After waking Carol, Andy and Arnold look out a window, and see that the boat has drifted close to shore. The two men go to secure the vessel, and Julie finds a partially destroyed journal among the objects in the mansion, and it reveals that the killer is Klaus, and that the bodies of all of Klaus' victims are in a hidden room. Andy and Arnold split up, and the latter reaches an abandoned church, where he finds Maggie, and is confronted by Klaus. Klaus has a flashback that reveals he and his family were stranded in a raft after being shipwrecked, and that Klaus accidentally stabbed his wife while trying to convince her that they should eat the body of their dead son to survive. Klaus then ate his wife and son's corpses, driving him insane. Klaus regains his composure, stabs Arnold, then strangles Maggie to death. As Arnold slowly dies, he watches in horror as Klaus rips out and eats Maggie's unborn child.
At the mansion, Julie uncovers the room where Klaus' victims are, and skims another diary she finds in it. Carol stumbles into the chamber, and drops dead from a slit throat. Klaus then attacks Julie, who locks herself and Henriette in the attic after a short chase. Klaus breaks through the ceiling and kills Henriette, and is then knocked off the roof by Julie and falls into a well. When Julie peers down the well, Klaus attacks her, but she is saved when Andy appears and stabs Klaus in the stomach with a pickaxe, causing the cannibal's intestines to spill out. As a last dying act, Klaus gnaws on his own innards, staring at Andy, while Julie looks at Klaus in horror; Klaus then falls over and dies. The film ends with Andy and Julie standing over Klaus' body, staring at each other in shock.
The others explore the island's town, discovering it in disarray, and abandoned with the exception of an elusive woman in black, who writes "Go Away" on a dusty window. In a house, a rotting corpse which appears to have been cannibalized is uncovered, prompting everyone to rush back to the boat, which is adrift. With no other options, the group goes to the house owned by Julie's friends, where they find the family's blind daughter, Henriette. After wounding Daniel in a panic, Henriette is calmed down, and rants about there being a madman who smells of blood prowling the island.
To stop Daniel's wound from becoming infected, Andy and Arnold go into the town to search for antibiotics. Carol walks in on Daniel flirting with Julie, and goes into hysterics, running off into the night. Julie goes after Carol, but loses her, and meets up with Andy and Arnold. Back at the house, the disfigured killer breaks in and rips Daniel's throat out, but leaves Henriette alone and flees as the others return. In the morning, everyone treks through the island, and find a mansion belonging to Klaus Wortman. Julie mentions that she read that Klaus, his wife, and their child are assumed dead, having been shipwrecked, a tragedy which caused Klaus' sister Ruth to become unhinged. Ruth (the woman in black from earlier) watches the group enter the building, comforts the sleeping Carol, and hangs herself.
After waking Carol, Andy and Arnold look out a window, and see that the boat has drifted close to shore. The two men go to secure the vessel, and Julie finds a partially destroyed journal among the objects in the mansion, and it reveals that the killer is Klaus, and that the bodies of all of Klaus' victims are in a hidden room. Andy and Arnold split up, and the latter reaches an abandoned church, where he finds Maggie, and is confronted by Klaus. Klaus has a flashback that reveals he and his family were stranded in a raft after being shipwrecked, and that Klaus accidentally stabbed his wife while trying to convince her that they should eat the body of their dead son to survive. Klaus then ate his wife and son's corpses, driving him insane. Klaus regains his composure, stabs Arnold, then strangles Maggie to death. As Arnold slowly dies, he watches in horror as Klaus rips out and eats Maggie's unborn child.
At the mansion, Julie uncovers the room where Klaus' victims are, and skims another diary she finds in it. Carol stumbles into the chamber, and drops dead from a slit throat. Klaus then attacks Julie, who locks herself and Henriette in the attic after a short chase. Klaus breaks through the ceiling and kills Henriette, and is then knocked off the roof by Julie and falls into a well. When Julie peers down the well, Klaus attacks her, but she is saved when Andy appears and stabs Klaus in the stomach with a pickaxe, causing the cannibal's intestines to spill out. As a last dying act, Klaus gnaws on his own innards, staring at Andy, while Julie looks at Klaus in horror; Klaus then falls over and dies. The film ends with Andy and Julie standing over Klaus' body, staring at each other in shock.
Film Details
Director
Joe D'Amato
Writers
George Eastman, Joe D'Amato
Tags
Keywords
Independent Film
Murder
Psychotronic Film
Violence
Blood
Death
Cult Film
Gore
Grindhouse Film
Sadism
Cigarette Smoking
Slasher
Flashback
Corpse
Serial Killer
Husband Wife Relationship
B Movie
Knife
Psychopath
Blood Splatter
Stabbed To Death
Low Budget Film
Stabbing
Fear
Brutality
Suicide
Insanity
Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship
Cruelty
Nightmare
Beach
Strangulation
Screaming
Photograph
Dog
Bikini
Cemetery
Evil
Severed Head
Serial Murder
Forest
Rampage
Maniac
Killer
One Word Title
Friend
Woods
Brother Sister Relationship
Throat Slit
Falling From Height
Boat
Electronic Music Score
Night
Video Nasty
Evil Man
Mansion
Stabbed In The Back
Villain
Hotel
1980s
Mutilation
Skeleton
Island
Group
Cat
Stabbed In The Chest
Slasher Horror
Ghost
House
Panic
Terror
Cannibalism
Suspense
Subjective Camera
Disfigurement
Threatened With A Knife
Mercilessness
Psycho Killer
Rat
Candle
Hanging
Homicidal Maniac
Missing Person
Machete
Disembowelment
Stabbed In The Stomach
Vomiting
Murder Spree
Strangled To Death
Thunderstorm
Torch
Italian Horror
Mass Murder
Blood Spatter
Victim
Murder Of A Child
Darkness
Slasher Killer
Graveyard
Covered In Blood
Body Count
Pregnancy
Mysterious Man
Europe
Human Monster
Characters Murdered One By One
Skull
Bloodbath
Insane Man
Intestines
Running
Murdered With A Knife
Woman Wears A Bikini
Old Dark House
Controversy
Gothic
Sadistic Psychopath
Dripping Blood
Slashing
Vacation
Bad Guy
Disposing Of A Dead Body
Disturbed Person
Death Of Wife
Killing
Disappearance
Independent Horror
Anthropophagus
Backwoods Slasher
Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue
Revelation
Piano
Stairs
Sadistic Violence
Mysterious Woman
Bat
Vacation Gone Wrong
Tourist
Eating Human Flesh
Mutilated Body
Self Mutilation
Butchery
Mysterious Killer
Stranded
Sea
Power Outage
Horror B Movie
Horror Movie Remade
Death Of Child
Bitten In The Neck
Attic
Bleeding To Death
Psycho Terror
Sadistic Murderer
Greece
Murder Attempt
Mysterious Villain
Meat Cleaver
Infamy
Abandoned House
Slasher Murderer
Husband Murders His Wife
Diary
Pickaxe
Human Flesh
Abortion
Bitten In The Throat
Body Torn Apart
Headphones
Extreme Violence
Macabre
University Student
Video Camera
Trail Of Blood
Stabbed In The Leg
Suicide By Hanging
Ends With Death
Head Ripped Off
Candlelight
Guts
Uxoricide
Hanged Woman
Sailboat
Summer Vacation
Clairvoyant
Hair Pulling
Evisceration
Murder Of A Pregnant Woman
Extreme Gore
Dragging A Body
Cut Hand
Schoolgirl Uniform
Bowels
Disturbing
Tarot Card
Unwed Pregnancy
Falling Off A Roof
German
Child Eaten
Slaughtered
American Tourist
Greek
Medical Student
Loss Of Family
Bones
Athens Greece
Compass
Knife In The Chest
Stabbed In The Forehead
Ancient Ruins
Blind Girl
Seizure
Sleeping On A Couch
Falling Into A Well
Bucket
Killed By A Serial Killer
Pregnant Woman In Jeopardy
Scare Involving Cat
Deserted Town
Writing On A Wall
Murder Of An Unborn Child
Southern Europe
Twisted Ankle
Catacombs
Extreme
Choking To Death
Sandcastle
Death Of Expectant Mother
Death Of Pregnant Woman
Boat Trip
Guitar Player
Ferry Boat
Falling From A Boat
Cable Car
Greek Island
Desert Island
Dragged By A Rope
Hole In The Roof
Volkswagen Van
Heavy Breathing
Gondola Lift
Bucket Of Blood
Tranquility
Womb
Scratch On Back
High Heel
Hiding In An Attic
Kerosene Lantern
Hypothesis
Self Cannibalism
Also Known As
The Grim Ripper, O Antropófago, L'anthropophage, Antropofagia, L'anthropophage, Ο ανθρωποφάγος, Antropófagos, Antropófago, O Antropófago, Антропофагус, Gomia, terror en el Mar Egeo, Anthropophagous: The Beast, The Beast, The Grim Reaper, The Zombie's Rage, The Grim Reaper, Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper, Der Menschenfresser, Man Eater - Der Menschenfresser, Man-Eater, Antropophagus, Lidožrout