Uneasiness thrilled through"" her and ""like a doe in flight,"" Joanna escapes after the crucifixion of her brother in the Mexican jungle. But worse things are peering through the frangipani: El Tigre--he's an animal; El Animal--he's a tribal jefe; Mesalina--she's a trollop; and assorted terrors and wonders in an old island fortress, including The Phantom. El awful.