Soon after, the good doctor comes into contact with a former young patient (Carson) who seems to have a link to the world of the supernatural...and could be the key to the mysterious deaths involving newcomers to the village.

Raging thunderstorms, Indian ghosts, lots of silly melodrama, and a lack of overall subtlety sink this one. Duffy (slumming from Dallas?) sleepwalks through his role, child actor Carson is completely unconvincing, and Brian Keith - who should have known better - is reduced to Kabuki histrionics by the film's ludicrous end.

It would have been wise for director Medak to go back and re-watch his earlier The Changeling for a quick study on how to properly handle this kind of subject matter. Even the nice beach community setting can't save this misfire.