On “Fantasy Island,” the weird-wonderful ABC series that aired from 1977 to 1984, fantasies were to die for. In the new horror film “Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island,” fantasies are to die in.

First, a look back. On the series, guests traveled to the bucolic Pacific Ocean location to find a lost love, be a playboy or live out some elaborately produced dreamscape that ended in an uplifting life lesson. They were welcomed by the island’s mysterious overseer, Mr. Roarke (played by the dashing actor Ricardo Montalbán), who had godlike powers to predict outcomes and turn back time. His sidekick, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize), provided aggressively sexist comic relief.

“Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island,” directed by Jeff Wadlow and now in theaters, reimagines the lush title isle as a playground of terrors. The place is again overseen by Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña), but this time he has more nefarious plans for his guests, including fantasies of torture and revenge from the grave.