Creatures of the Dark

Tracking a stream, Challenger, Veronica, Malone and Marguerite run into a group of Vantu headhunters. There is nowhere to run or hide, except in what looks like an overgrown cave opening. They dash into it only to discover it is man-made, an old, crumbling mine shaft. There's a loud rumbling that leads to a cave-in. Veronica escapes, but the others are trapped inside. Near death from suffocation, they are saved by Garza, part of a group banished to the mine by a plague-like disease, and led by a blind little boy known as The Oracle. The boy decrees our group must remain underground forever, and is unswayed even by Challenger's discovery that the tremors are caused by a sleeping volcano waking up around them. On the outside, Veronica manages to get Roxton and Summerlee from the treehouse, but they meet up with the Vantu again, who are not easily persuaded to let them rescue the others from their mountain prison.

Writing:
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Catherine Millar
  • Colin Budds

Stars:
Release Date: 1999-04-03
Seasons: 1 2 3
TMDb: 7.2/10
  • Country: AU, CA, NZ, GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 44

Other episodes for this season

The Journey Begins
Episode 1 - The Journey Begins
Stranded
Episode 2 - Stranded
More Than Human
Episode 3 - More Than Human
Nectar
Episode 4 - Nectar
Cave of Fear
Episode 5 - Cave of Fear
Salvation
Episode 6 - Salvation
Blood Lust
Episode 7 - Blood Lust
Out of Time
Episode 8 - Out of Time
Paradise Found
Episode 9 - Paradise Found
The Beast Within
Episode 10 - The Beast Within
Creatures of the Dark
Episode 11 - Creatures of the Dark
Tribute
Episode 12 - Tribute
Absolute Power
Episode 13 - Absolute Power
Camelot
Episode 14 - Camelot
Unnatural Selection
Episode 15 - Unnatural Selection
Time After Time
Episode 16 - Time After Time
Prodigal Father
Episode 17 - Prodigal Father
Birthright
Episode 18 - Birthright
Resurrection
Episode 19 - Resurrection
Prophecy
Episode 20 - Prophecy
The Chosen One
Episode 21 - The Chosen One
Barbarians at the Gate
Episode 22 - Barbarians at the Gate