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is a widely acclaimed 2002 novel by Catalan author Albert Sánchez Piñol . It was later adapted into a 2017 science-fiction horror film directed by Xavier Gens . The Novel (2002)

: He discovers his predecessor is missing and the only other inhabitant is a half-mad lighthouse keeper named Gruner. Every night, the island is besieged by thousands of mysterious, amphibious humanoid creatures known as Sycautins . Cold Skin

The film adaptation stars Ray Stevenson as Gruner and David Oakes as the young weather official, referred to as "Friend". MOVIE REVIEW: MEN VIE FOR A MONSTER IN "COLD SKIN" is a widely acclaimed 2002 novel by Catalan