Terror at Tenkiller

8/14/2023

Sleep-inducing horror-thriller that lacks any mystery since the killer's identity is shown in the opening scene. Some okay gore effects at least given the budget. Still, even though it's only 88-minutes, feels so much longer as the bulk of the film was filled with boring dialogue and bad acting. **1.75/5**

3/25/2024

**_Down home slasher in northeastern Oklahoma_** A college girl in Tulsa escapes her toxic boyfriend by going to a girlfriend’s cabin at Tenkiller Lake southeast of there. Their vacation turns to horror as people mysteriously end-up dead. "Terror at Tenkiller" (1986) is a slasher of the cabin-in-the-woods variety, but it’s more laid-back than most since the drama focuses on the two friends seeking quiet sanctuary at the remote lake. The two protagonists are attractive in a girl-next-door way (Stacey Logan as Leslie and Michele Merchant as Janna), along with the waitress at the restaurant (Debbie Killian), and the director tastefully captures their beauty. Critics call it “Tedium at Tenkiller,” but I appreciate how it’s a non-Hollywood slasher that only cost about $40,000. The set-