There has never been a campfire tale that turned out well in horror films.
Whether it’s Jason’s origin in Friday the 13th Part 2 or Cropsey’s torching in The Burning, every camp is cursed with something.
This brings us to Forgotten Lake, where a 9-year-old has previously disappeared as new camp counsellors arrive for the summer. There are hints that the boy, coined ‘blueberry boy’, as he picking blueberries, was taken by an evil entity.
Suffice to say ‘Blueberry Boy’ makes a Voorhees-style combat and the bloody carnage begins, with a chainsaw being his weapon of choice.
Forgotten Lake tries to squeeze a slasher into 7 minutes, but gives it an even more schlocky hook than many you would have seen in the 1980s.
As much of a comedy as a slasher, Forgotten Lake attempts something unique with the tried and tested formula and largely gets away with it.
Forgotten Lake screens as part of Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2023.
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