Wicked Lake
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| writer = Adam Rockoff
Chris Sivertson
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Carlee Baker
- Eryn Joslyn
- Eve Mauro
- Robin Sydney
- Michael Esparza
- J.D. Brown
- Will Keenan
- Tim Thomerson
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| music = Al Jourgensen
| cinematography = Stephen Osborn
| editing = Kevin Ford
| studio = Fever Dreams
ZP Studios
| director = Zach Passero
| producer = John Carchietta
Carl Morano
Chris Siverton
| distributor = Eleven Arts
| released = {{Film date|2008|04|26|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Wicked Lake is a 2008 American slasher film directed by Michael Thomas Daniel, starring Carlee Baker, Eryn Joslyn, Eve Mauro, Robin Sydney, Michael Esparza, J.D. Brown, Will Keenan and Tim Thomerson.
Plot
Four seemingly innocent women take a trip to a lake house for the weekend. They are followed by deranged men who kidnap and sexually torture them. At the stroke of midnight it is revealed that the women are in fact witches and they begin to get their revenge on the men.
Cast
- Carlee Baker as Mary
- Eryn Joslyn as Helen
- Eve Mauro as Jill
- Robin Sydney as Ilene
- Michael Esparza as Ray
- J.D. Brown as Runt
- Will Keenan as Palmer
- Tim Thomerson as Jack
- Angela Bettis as The Mother
- Marc Senter as Caleb
- Luke Y. Thompson as Half-Idiot
- Justin Stone as Fred
- Mike McKee as Cyrus
- Phoenix Rae as The Daughter
- Al Jourgensen as The Art Teacher
- Frank Birney as Sir Jim
Reception
Johnny Butane of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and called the film "pretty damn fun".{{cite web |url= https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/7048/wicked-lake-2008/|title= Wicked Lake (2008)|last= Butane|first= Johnny|date= 8 May 2008|website= Dread Central|publisher= |access-date= 2 October 2023|quote=}}
Laura Kern of The New York Times called the film an "inept, nasty and absolutely irredeemable entry in the stale torture-porn subgenre of horror that more often than not features bloodthirsty clans residing in the backwoods."{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/movies/27wick.html|title= Cannibal Witches on the Prowl|last= Kern|first= Laura|date= 27 June 2008|website= The New York Times|publisher= |access-date= 2 October 2023|quote=}}
Joe Leydon of Variety called the film a "laughably inept mix of softcore sexploitation and full-bore torture porn".{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/wicked-lake-1200508109/|title= Wicked Lake|last= Leydon|first= Joe|date= 25 July 2008|website= Variety|publisher= |access-date= 2 October 2023|quote=}}
Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice wrote, "So unimaginatively cheapjack that a rapist has to be told of his vivisection in close-up since there wasn't the budget to actually show it, Wicked Lake proves that even Troma can outclass some."{{cite web |url= https://www.villagevoice.com/wicked-lake-attack-of-the-horny-horror-villians/|title= Wicked Lake: Attack of the Horny Horror Villians|last= Hillis|first= Aaron|date= 24 June 2008|website= The Village Voice|publisher= |access-date= 2 October 2023|quote=}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0907681|Wicked Lake}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|wicked_lake|Wicked Lake}}
Category:American slasher films
Category:Films with screenplays by Chris Sivertson