Fever Lake

12/7/2024

**_“Sweet Sixteen” as a cabin-in-the-woods flick in southeast Wisconsin_** Three guys & three gals from Carthage College in Kenosha enjoy a getaway at a vacant house on the remote side of Fever Lake. A recluse Indian (Michael Wise) warns the sheriff (Bo Hopkins) of the spirit of the lake being unleashed, which means that the youths are in serious danger. Shot at the beginning of autumn in 1995, “Fever Lake” wasn’t released to video until two years later. My title blurb is a good succinct description of the movie since it includes elements of “Sweet Sixteen,” which was shot 13 years earlier. I’m talking about Hopkins and a key Indian character. There’s also something taken from “The Shining,” which is obvious from the outset, along with the climax borrowing from “Psycho.” While thi