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3.7/10
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A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time.A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time.A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time.
Jeff Kelsey
- Deputy Dodd
- (as Jeffrey R. Kelsey)
Skylar Collins
- Danny
- (as Sky Collins)
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Horror "comedy" about four friends visiting a lake near Stephen King's (as in the real world famous author's) house in Maine, one of which - a creepy male virgin - is a super-fan. There is also a token black dude (no prizes for guessing who gets killed first), an ex soldier who suffers with PTSD and a mixed bunch of chicks (yes, buxom flirty one included). They are terrorised by an unknown killer. I don't claim to be an expert on Stephen King but I have read a number of his books and have seen most of the film adaptations, I was expecting a lot more "King" in this movie but in fact it plays out more like a poor Friday the 13th/Scream clone. It is meant to be funny but is devoid of laughs, the characters are an unlikable bunch too. One guy gets his throat cut, very gory, and one of the women is bludgeoned to death by a hammer, otherwise there's not much else in the way of gore. The lake location does look very nice, as do the girls in their swimming costumes, but I found this to be a poor movie overall and a definite failure as both a comedy and as a love letter to the great author.
This movie in no way shape or form has ANYTHING to do with actual horror or a Stephen King book/movie! Reviewing it negatively because you do not understand that is unfair. It's a goofy, campy, supposed to be lame movie. Do people really not understand that? Ugh. It was a good movie for what it was supposed to be. Not liking it because you thought it was an actual Stephen King film is your own fault. Heres a hint to help in the future. If Stephen King does not have a book called You can't kill Stephen King then its probably not his movie/book!
This movie seemed promising but it is just stupid, awful acting and an awful script and awful movie production but not in the fun, funny way you would want in a movie like this. Too bad, it could have been great with a fun premise like this.
This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was boring, and stuff like that. Sure there were some characters from his books, but playing the sound that you hear when Jason Voorhee's shows up It was there that i shut off the movie. I was like, Ok, none of Stehpen Kings books or movies had anything to do with the Friday The 13th movies.
O.K.the acting leaves something to be desired but what do you expect from a B-grade? I have paid to see worse movies that claimed to be A-grade.
I was pleasantly surprised to find it was not only Stephen King's famous stories getting the nod, but some of his lesser known stories as well.
If you are looking for a serious horror, do not watch this. If you are looking for an A-grade spoof along the lines of the Scary Movie franchise, again do not watch this.
If you are a King fan with a dark and slightly odd sense of humour as many of his fans do, this is right up your alley. How many stories can you find inside the story? I bet this was fun to make.,
I was pleasantly surprised to find it was not only Stephen King's famous stories getting the nod, but some of his lesser known stories as well.
If you are looking for a serious horror, do not watch this. If you are looking for an A-grade spoof along the lines of the Scary Movie franchise, again do not watch this.
If you are a King fan with a dark and slightly odd sense of humour as many of his fans do, this is right up your alley. How many stories can you find inside the story? I bet this was fun to make.,
Did you know
- TriviaSheriff Pangborn and Deputy Dodd are both recurring characters in Stephen King novels. Verrill is an eponymous character in a Stephen King short story, played by Stephen King himself in the movie Creepshow.
- GoofsWhen the kids pull up to the lake the first time, the radio is on 88.1 FM and they are listening to hip-hop. The only 88.1 FM in Maine plays Contemporary Christian music.
- Crazy credits"No Stephen Kings were harmed in the making of this film."
- ConnectionsReferences Friday the 13th (1980)
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Details
- Runtime
- 1h 26m(86 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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