Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake
Directed by Joy N. Houck Jr.
Produced by Jim McCullough Jr.
Jim McCullough Sr.
Screenplay by Joy N. Houck Jr.
Starring Jack Elam
Dub Taylor
Dennis Fimple
John David Carson
Bill Thurman
Music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Cinematography Dean Cundey
Edited by Robert Gordon
Production
company
Jim McCullough Productions
Distributed by Howco International Pictures
Cinema Shares International Distribution
Release date
 March 1976 (United States)
Running time
 91 minutes (Original cut)
95 minutes (DVD release)
Country United States
Language English


Creature from Black Lake is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Joy N. Houck Jr. and starringJack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, John David Carson, and Bill Thurman.

Plot

Two men exploring the Louisiana swamps encounter a Bigfoot-type creature.

Cast

  • Roy Tatum as Fred/Creature

Release

Home media

Creature from Black Lake was released for the first time on DVD by Boulevard on July 5, 2005. It was later released by Tango Entertainment on May 4, 2006. 2015 saw the film's release by VFN and Education 2000 on July 10th, and July 16th respectively.[1]

Reception

TV Guide awarded the film one out of four stars, writing, "Despite its obvious handicaps, this ultra-low-budget Bigfoot movie--a subgenre that always seem to suffer from a lack of production funds--is fairly watchable."[2] Terror Trap.com gave the film three out of four stars, calling it " an above average creature feature".[3] George R. Reis from DVD Drive-in gave the film a negative review, calling it "dull and talky".[4] Brett H. from Oh, the Horror! criticizing the film's screenplay, which lacked any sense of action or suspense.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Creature from Black Lake (1976) - Joy N. Houck, Jr". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Creature From Black Lake - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Creature from Black Lake (1976)". Terror Trap.com. Terror Trap. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Reis, George. "Creature from Black Lake". DVD Drive-In.com. George R. Reis. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ H, Brett. "Horror Review - Creature from Black Lake (1976)". Oh the Horror.com. Brett H. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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