I’m a sucker for horror films in general, and when you throw in creepy woods and little stick figures (hello, Blair Witch!), I’m pretty much sold. Then add a nod to Twilight and the upcoming New Moon, and I’m a happy girl.
Sam’s Lake is produced by Mark Morgan and Guy Oseary (Twilight, New Moon, Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), along with Madonna’s Maverick Films. It’s also supposedly “inspired by a true murder mystery” (that part I have yet to substantiate).
This film, written and directed by Andrew C. Erin, doesn’t necessarily break new ground, as there are echoes of both The Blair Witch Project and Wrong Turn at play. But it does bring a mystical element to the story, which is a refreshing addition to the run-of-the-mill horror tale. There’s also a big plot twist, and then another twist within that twist.
Sam’s Lake stars Fay Masterson (Eyes Wide Shut, Paparazzi) as Sam, a city girl who brings her friends along when she visits the family cottage where she summered by the lake after which she is named. Along the way to the lake, the group stops at the closest gas station, the last symbol of “civilization” for an hour, and is warned by the creepy clerk to “stay away” in effect, a warning that the group laughs off (which you know will come back to bite them in the butt).
When the gang arrives at the cottage, they swim and play. And when the sun goes down, they sit around the campfire and tell scary stories. Sam tells the scariest tale of all when she shares a little story about a local boy who killed his whole family and then disappeared into the woods never to be seen again. And it just so happens that the house where the gruesome murders took place is right nearby where they are staying. What a coincidence!
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