What was this movie about a humanoid mud monster on an island?

September 28, 2023 8:55 PM

There was a movie I saw when I was a kid, sometime in the 1970s or 1980s. It may have been a made for TV movie. It involved a group of young people who go to a tropical remote island where a mad scientist used to live -- maybe they were his grad students? -- and there they get chased by the scientist's creation, a humanoid monster made of mud. At one point in the movie the monster's hand gets cut off when they close a door on it and the hand moves on its own and comes after them. I remember scenes of running down wide jungly paths at dusk. Does this ring any bells? For a long time I thought it had been called "The Golem", but neither of the movies with that name I found match my memories.
posted by slappy_pinchbottom to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Best answer: The World Beyond?
posted by the webmistress at 9:14 PM on September 28, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Here's a Youtube link to the full show.
posted by lulu68 at 9:18 PM on September 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: That had to be it! Several of the reviews on IMDB mention that hand thing. Thanks tw (and lulu!). 19 minutes to an answer, and on a Thursday night!
posted by slappy_pinchbottom at 9:19 PM on September 28, 2023 [3 favorites]