Lake Dead

This is yet another movie from the 8 Films to Die for After Dark Horrorfest. The follows a group of teenagers who inherit a motel on a lake, only to uncover a series of dark and frightening family secrets.

This is another movie in the seemingly endless parade of horror films about family incest and deformities. Wrong Turn anyone? But while the plot is still stale, the movie is quite enjoyable. The movie is not what you would watch if you wanted a serious, dark horror film. But if you are looking for an entertaining little movie with tits for no reason, bong hits for fuck's sake, and some good ole' family incest, then watch Lake Dead.

The acting in this movie ranges from subpar to average. It's not so bad that you want to turn the film off, but its not gonna win any Emmy's either. There is little character development, which is average for such horror movies as this. But, the characters are not completely unlikable. Nothing gives a good movie a boner kill as when you want the characters to die.

The blood and gore in this movie is relegated to being shown after the action has occurred, which is a pet peeve of mine. If you are going to have the violence, then show us. Don't just show us the foot after its been bashed in. Had this movie had the guts to show the gore that horror movie fans crave, then it would have received another star from me. So much of the killing was done off screen that I was unsure if some of the characters had been killed or not. But after not seeing them for a while, I realised that they must be dead. What a waste of a good death!

The dialogue is as is to be expected from a movie like this. It's laughable, cheesy, but if you know that's what to expect, then its not too bad. The best line was when the one individual who is related to the one he shoots, he says "This is how you fuck family" as the character is shot, off screen of course. Some movie reviewers have belittled this line, but I think it was a witty reference to the incest that destroyed the family. Kudos to whomever put that line in the script.

So, all in all, I will give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars. It's not amazing, but its not unwatchable. The blood and gore are lacking from this movie, but that seems to be the tendency in horror movies anyway.