Ghost Lake

3/13/2025

**_Take a haunting trip to Rushford Lake in western New York_** After a tragedy, a young woman (Tatum Adair) goes to her family’s summer house to process things. A cool guy (Timothy Prindle) helps keep her from the abyss of depression, but there are spooky goings-on at the reservoir. “Ghost Lake” (2004) only cost $110,000 and was written, scored & directed by one man, Jay Woelfel. He evokes some haunting atmosphere and the special makeup effects are surprisingly good and horrific; the occasional CGI isn’t so bad either, all things considered. It’s basically a meshing of “Messiah of Evil” (and a little “Carnival of Souls”) with “Terror at Tenkiller.” Blonde Tatum does well as the protagonist, but since the entire (overlong) movie is focused on her, I would’ve preferred someone (fro