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This film's alternate title is ''Island of the Burning Doomed''. It companion piece is generally considered to be [[1966]]'s ''[[Island of Terror]]''.

==Novel vs. the Film==

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|'''Book'''

|'''Film'''

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|Richard Callum

|Jeff Callum

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|Harsen (no first name is given) - Is killed shortly after Vernon Stone in the gravel pit

|Godfrey Hanson - Is killed at lighthouse, close to the end

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|Patricia Wells - Hides in an abandoned army bunker with Pearce, the air force radio man

|Angela Roberts - Hides in an abandoned army bunker with Ken Stanley, the man in charge of the radar station

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|Vernon Stone - A science fiction author

|Dr. Vernon Stone - The town doctor

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|Bob Hayward - Survives; is married to Bet Hayward

|Bob Hayward - Killed in the gravel pit; is married to Stella Hayward

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|Tinker Mason - Attempts to rape a woman named Beth; escapes his encounter with an alien in his house unharmed

|Tinker Mason - Attempts to rape Angela Roberts; is killed by an alien in his auto repair shop

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|The island has no given name

|Fara Island

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|Mr. and Mrs. Callum's pub is called the White Lion

|Mr. and Mrs. Callum's pub is called the Swan

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|The unnamed aliens resemble spiders

|The unnamed aliens resemble glowing globs of protoplasm

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