Sam practically dares her friends to go inside the house where the murders took place, and when they all venture in, a mysterious journal seems to fall out of nowhere and the gang takes it and runs. It turns out the journal is full of first-person account of the killings of the past, and the more they read, the scarier things get.
Sam’s Lake was filmed in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, and the scenery is breathtaking. It easily passes for wherever-in-the-woods the film is supposed to be set, and as 99 percent of the film is shot outside, the setting could even be considered another character in the film.
This film also stars Sandrine Holt (Showtime’s “The L Word”, Resident Evil: Apocalypse); Stephen Bishop (The Rundown, Hancock, Friday Night Lights); Megan Fahlenbock (The Death of Alice Blue); Salvatore Antonio (Paradise Falls); and William Gregory Lee (“Dark Angel”, Cruel Intentions 3) as Jesse, Sam’s old friend and current resident townie.
Sam’s Lake is presented in widescreen aspect ratio 16:9 with sound provided in 5.1 Dolby Digital Stereo. Extras are next to nothing--just a stills gallery, a few trailers, Spanish subtitles and closed captioning options. The film is rated R “for violence and language” and has quick 87-minute run time.
Fans of horror films with creative twists set in creepy woods should check out Sam’s Lake. It’s not the best out there, but it is entertaining, and I’ve seen plenty worse.
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