There have been no shortage of camp slashers over the past 40 years. Even films that aren’t called Friday the 13th have tapped into the zeitgeist and delivered horror in a setting that is supposed to be all about fun. From Sleepaway Camp to The Burning to You Might Be the Killer, if there is one thing that we know as horror nerds, it’s that bad things happen at camp, and you should steer clear.
This is most definitely the case with Thomas Walton’s new camp-based slasher Camp Pleasant Lake. It’s a film that seems to try to reinvent the camp slasher film, but doesn’t really succeed in filling it with life. It tries to do several things, in fact, and doesn’t really succeed in any of them.
But let’s start at the beginning. The Very beginning. 20 years ago, in the midst of their parents’ divorce,...
This is most definitely the case with Thomas Walton’s new camp-based slasher Camp Pleasant Lake. It’s a film that seems to try to reinvent the camp slasher film, but doesn’t really succeed in filling it with life. It tries to do several things, in fact, and doesn’t really succeed in any of them.
But let’s start at the beginning. The Very beginning. 20 years ago, in the midst of their parents’ divorce,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
The classless practice of traumatic profiteering is alive and well in Thomas Walton’s micro-budget slasher Camp Pleasant Lake. We’ve become a society obsessed with gnarly true crime documentaries and podcasts, lifting infamous serial killers to celebrity status. As superfans once wrote letters to Charles Manson in prison, studios now churn out streaming programs about despicable icons like Bundy and Dahmer to capitalize on trending viewership. Camp Pleasant Lake is an intriguing commentary on selling someone else’s grief and loss for your next payday, but at no point does Walton’s execution do his “Horror LARPing” concept justice.
The film takes place at Camp Echo Lake, where new owners Rick (Michael Paré) and Darlene Rutherford (Maritza Brikisak) have reopened as an immersive Halloween experience. For $10,000, attendees are treated to “Camp of Terror,” an all-inclusive murder party that ties back to a horrible crime committed on the grounds 20 years prior.
The film takes place at Camp Echo Lake, where new owners Rick (Michael Paré) and Darlene Rutherford (Maritza Brikisak) have reopened as an immersive Halloween experience. For $10,000, attendees are treated to “Camp of Terror,” an all-inclusive murder party that ties back to a horrible crime committed on the grounds 20 years prior.
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Donato
- bloody-disgusting.com
Camp Pleasant Lake screen shots featuring Greg Tally (Burmuda Island) and Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising).
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior.
“I’m really thrilled to be a part of this trailer with Robert Lasardo, Michael Paré and so many other accomplished actors,” says Tally.
“Whoever edited this trailer, did a dynamite job telling a captivating story in a succinct way.” – Greg Tally
“Family is forever.
I’m stoked to be amongst these movie legends.” – Mike Ferguson
Camp Pleasant Lake stars Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, and Michael Pare along with Andrew Divoff, Robert Lasardo, Christopher Sky, Devanny Pinn, Leila Almas Rose, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Di Giacomo, Lacey Burdine, Maritza Brikisak, Mike Ferguson and Greg Tally.
Produced By: Jared Safier,...
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior.
“I’m really thrilled to be a part of this trailer with Robert Lasardo, Michael Paré and so many other accomplished actors,” says Tally.
“Whoever edited this trailer, did a dynamite job telling a captivating story in a succinct way.” – Greg Tally
“Family is forever.
I’m stoked to be amongst these movie legends.” – Mike Ferguson
Camp Pleasant Lake stars Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, and Michael Pare along with Andrew Divoff, Robert Lasardo, Christopher Sky, Devanny Pinn, Leila Almas Rose, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Di Giacomo, Lacey Burdine, Maritza Brikisak, Mike Ferguson and Greg Tally.
Produced By: Jared Safier,...
- 10/16/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Official Trailer release for Thomas Walton’s “Camp Pleasant Lake” starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, and Greg Tally.
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior.
Camp Pleasant Lake also stars Andrew Divoff, Robert Lasardo, Christopher Sky, Devanny Pinn, Mike Ferguson, Leila Almas Rose, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Di Giacomo, Lacey Burdine, Maritza Brikisak, and Michael Pare.
Produced By: Jared Safier, Thomas Walton, David M. Parks
Written/Directed by:
Thomas Walton
Executive Producer
Jackson Everest
Associate Producer
Michael Joy
Production companies
Safier Entertainment
PhilaDreams Films
Lux Angeles Studios
Stag Mountain Films
Rmr Productions
Mahal Empire
Director of photography
David M. Parks
Editor
George Lambriodes
The post Official Trailer: Camp Pleasant Lake starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, Greg Tally appeared first on Horror Asylum.
An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young girl ‘Echo Meadows’ was kidnapped, and her parents were brutally murdered 20 years prior.
Camp Pleasant Lake also stars Andrew Divoff, Robert Lasardo, Christopher Sky, Devanny Pinn, Mike Ferguson, Leila Almas Rose, Kelly Lynn Reiter, James Di Giacomo, Lacey Burdine, Maritza Brikisak, and Michael Pare.
Produced By: Jared Safier, Thomas Walton, David M. Parks
Written/Directed by:
Thomas Walton
Executive Producer
Jackson Everest
Associate Producer
Michael Joy
Production companies
Safier Entertainment
PhilaDreams Films
Lux Angeles Studios
Stag Mountain Films
Rmr Productions
Mahal Empire
Director of photography
David M. Parks
Editor
George Lambriodes
The post Official Trailer: Camp Pleasant Lake starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, Greg Tally appeared first on Horror Asylum.
- 10/2/2022
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
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