Lake Eerie

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Lake Eerie
Directed byChris Majors
Written byMeredith Majors
Produced byChris Majors
Meredith Majors
James Morales
Starring Lance Henriksen
Betsy Baker
Meredith Majors
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Anne Leigh Cooper
Al Snow
CinematographyDavid M. Brewer
Music by Harry Manfredini
Production
companies
Savage Beast Films
Solid Weld Productions
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
January 15, 2016
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lake Eerie is a 2016 horror film, directed by Chris Majors, starring Lance Henriksen, Betsy Baker, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Tavares Jamal Cherry, Anne Leigh Cooper, Meredith Majors and Al Snow. [1]

Contents

The movie had its world premiere at the HorrorHound Film Festival in September 2015 and was officially released on January 15, 2016 through Gravitas Venytgyhbhbjntures. [2] [3]

Plot

A young widow moves into an old house on Lake Erie to recover from the sudden loss of her husband; however, she soon discovers a dark secret and that she is not alone. [4]

Cast

Reception

Horrornews.net reviewed Lake Eerie, stating that "There’s the potential for a good movie that sometimes managed to shine through. For the most part, it was an entirely forgettable experience that wasted a good idea." [5] DVD Talk panned the movie and stated that it was "insultingly poor and a complete waste of time". [6]

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