Lake Dead

Lake Dead *1/2

Lake Dead is one of the films from "Horrorfest 2008", and unfortunately, one of the weaker ones. The film starts when a twenty-something girl is called by her estranged father who informs her that her grandfather has died. The girl soon learns that she, and her two sisters have inherited a motel in the country, near a lake. The girls take some other girls and guys on a road trip in an RV on a road trip so that they soon look like some 60-something retirees from Nebraska.

Upon arriving at the motel, everything seems great - the creepy old lady running the place, the suddenly missing sister - they all think this is great and celebrate by sunbathing by the lake. What we soon learn though is that the motel and lake are run by a incestuous family, bent on extending the family tree.

Other than the creepy looking make-up on inbred brother #1 shown above, there aren't many redeeming qualities to this film. The horror element in the first half gets side-tracked when one of the boys wants to cheat on one of the sun-bathing girls. The only purpose this extensive side-story has is hinting to us who will deservingly get attacked first. There are definitely some icky incest moments, but overall, this one is a let down. By the time the final climax comes around, the cast seems to be too tired to remember the techniques and methods from that one acting class they all took. If choosing among the "horrorfest" flicks from 2008, I recommend Crazy Eights or The Deaths of Ian Stone much more.