Island Life

Tom, Dick and the doctor open the lighthouse in the morning when they hear the sound of a boat. The sole occupant is a Church of Scotland minister, called by Tom before he broke the radio. The minister is from the old "fire and brimstone" school and is determined to emulate St Columba and put the creatures back into the ground. The doctor refuses to have any part in it and leaves on the boat, taking the sheepdog with him.

Tom and the Minister set off for the mound, and Dick goes along begrudgingly, determined to do all he can to keep Tom out of trouble.

They come across Margaret, locked in the jeep and surrounded by the creatures. There is a short fight, but the creatures seem to have the upper hand, until the sun appears from behind a cloud and they slink away, unable to bear the power of its rays. The party is joined by an exhausted Duncan as they get closer to the mound and, all together for the first time, they go down into the cave system.

When they reach the cavern they find a ritual in progress - the creatures are using the meteorite to bolster their strength and gain power. The old Minister is appalled by the sacrilege and, helped by Tom, attacks the leader.

The leader laughs at the Minister, kills him with barely using any of his power, and fatally wounds Tom. Dick flies into a rage and attacks the creature.

At the same time, Duncan and Margaret have found Anne, but she is being held by the leader's magical spells and they cannot get her to move,

Dick manages to wound the leader by thrusting an emergency flare in its face, a move which also breaks the spell on Anne. Anne and Margaret together find that the power of a pregnant human female is what frightens the creatures, and, using the power of the meteorite themselves, manage to cow and finally destroy the creature's leader.

Old Tom dies in Dick's arms before the four survivors make their way out of the cavern, using the power of the meteorite to hold the remaining creatures at bay.

At the surface, Margaret and Anne summon all of the meteorite's power to smash the mound down, closing off the hole and sealing the creatures in.

The four of them ,exhausted and battered, finally relax as a rescue helicopter comes in over the island towards them.