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The story centers around a group of people that arrive at Hart Island, which has recently been purchased by real estate tycoon Rupert King to build what he calls Hope City, supposedly to help the poor and homeless of the city. The only problem is that the City of New York has been burying their unknown and unclaimed dead there since 1869.
Island of the Dead may refer to: Île des Morts, an island whose name translates as Island of the Dead; Island of the Dead, a German drama film; Island of the Dead, a West German drama film; Island of the Dead, a film directed by Tim Southam and starring Malcolm McDowell and Talisa Soto
Isle of the Dead is a 1945 American horror film directed by Mark Robson and made for RKO Radio Pictures by producer Val Lewton. The film's script was inspired by the painting Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin , which appears behind the title credits, though the film was originally titled Camilla during production.
Isle of the Dead is a science fiction novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, published in 1969 with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1969, [ 1 ] and won the French Prix Apollo in 1972.
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Isle of the Dead may refer to: Isle of the Dead (mythology), a theme associated with pre-Christian Celtic mythology; Isle of the Dead (Tasmania), is a cemetery on an island adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania; Isle of the Dead, a 1945 horror film; Isle of the Dead (Zelazny novel), a 1969 science fiction novel by Roger Zelazny
English Cemetery, Florence Greek island Pontikonisi, near Corfu, was a possible inspiration for the painting Montenegrin island Saint George near Perast, is another likely contender as the inspiration for the painting. Isle of the Dead evokes, in part, the English Cemetery in Florence, Italy, where the first three versions were painted. The ...
Isle of the Dead as imagined in 1880 by Arnold Böcklin. The Isle of the Dead is a concept from pre-Christian Europe of an island to the west where souls went after death. It is reported as being part of Celtic belief by several Roman historians, and evidence for this belief is also found in Welsh folklore.