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'Island of Terror' (1966) (B-Movie Review) -- Part Four
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'Island of Terror' (1966) (B-Movie Review) -- Part Four

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Debbi Mack
Jan 04, 2025
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After taking a sort of break for the holidays, we have now reached the Final Part of this movie review!

And here’s where we left off last time.

Okay, so none of the bombs, bullets, or explosives have an effect on the creepy silicate bastards buggers beasties. But one of them dies, apparently from accidentally ingesting the rare isotope Strontium-90, which according to Dr. Wikipedia is “a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by nuclear fission, with a half-life of 28.8 years.” So, you’d die, too, if you ingested that. Of course, the bombs, bullets, etc., would get you first.

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