In the action sci-fi horror film "Cold Skin," a young Englishman is sent to a remote island in the South Atlantic to work as a meteorologist. Upon arrival, he finds the island deserted except for a signal technician named Gruner. As the days pass, the young man discovers that the island is inhabited by strange, reptilian creatures that attack at night. Gruner, who is revealed to be the former weather official, has been living on the island for years and has developed a twisted relationship with one of the creatures, Aneris.
As the story unfolds, the young man forms a bond with Aneris and begins to question Gruner's motives and actions. The two men devise a plan to scare away the creatures using dynamite, but their relationship becomes strained as Gruner's true nature is revealed.
In the end, Gruner's obsession with Aneris and his desire for control lead to a tragic confrontation with the creatures. The young man, who has come to understand the true nature of the island and its inhabitants, takes Gruner's place as the island's sole inhabitant, having found a twisted sense of peace and purpose in the midst of the monster-plagued inferno.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story is about a young Englishman who sets sail for a remote South Atlantic island in September 1914.
2. The young man is to work as a meteorologist on the island, replacing another meteorologist who had been stationed there.
3. The young man arrives on the island with Captain Axel, who helps him settle in.
4. The young man meets Gruner, the signal technician, who is the only other person on the island.
5. Gruner tells the young man that the previous meteorologist died from typhus.
6. The young man discovers the previous meteorologist's diary, which reveals his name as Aldor.
7. The young man finds strange rock circles on the sand and begins to suspect that something is amiss on the island.
8. The young man is attacked by reptilian creatures at night and takes refuge in the cabin.
9. Gruner helps the young man prepare for another attack, but the young man is overwhelmed and passes out.
10. The young man wakes up to find Gruner enraged at his ineffectiveness.
11. The young man discovers that Gruner is having a relationship with a female sea creature, whom he calls "Aeneris".
12. The young man begins to question Gruner's motives and wonders why he stayed on the island.
13. Gruner tells the young man that he will never return to the civilized world.
14. The young man contemplates leaving the island, but Gruner stops him.
15. The young man and Gruner prepare for another attack, but this time, the young man is more prepared.
16. The young man and Gruner devise a plan to entice the creatures into the lighthouse and then detonate dynamite to scare them away.
17. The plan works, but Gruner becomes impatient and wants to detonate more explosives.
18. The young man discovers that the creatures are more civilized than Gruner portrays them.
19. Gruner's past is revealed, showing that he was once a married man who lost his wife.
20. The young man realizes that Gruner is not entirely devoid of human compassion.
21. The young man and Gruner have a falling out, and Gruner fires a flare at a child sea creature, fatally wounding it.
22. The young man pursues Gruner and throws him to the ground, stabbing his leg.
23. Gruner gains the upper hand and tries to murder the young man with an axe, but the young man calls him by his real name, stopping him.
24. Gruner is killed by the sea creatures, and the young man is left alone on the island.
25. A few months later, a ship arrives to bring over the young man's replacement, and the young man leaves the island, taking Gruner's place.