Blood Lake
A 2006 pornographic horror film about a summoned preacher's spirit.
Blood Lake is a 2006 American pornographic horror film directed by C.L. Gregory and written by Erin Gilmer. A sequel, tentatively titled *The Foundation: Blood Lake 2*, was announced in 2005.
The plot follows seven friends—Andy, Roger, Tricia, Max, Nell, Charlotte, and Nicole—who travel to a lakeside cabin complex. They discover a "blood book" detailing the story of Preacher Jacob, a priest who took over a local congregation in 1896 and convinced his followers to commit mass suicide, promising to resurrect them as an enlightened new race. When Max and Nell go off to have sex, Max reads an incantation from the book aloud, summoning Preacher Jacob's homicidal spirit. Jacob kills Roger with an axe, then captures and hacks Nicole to death. He garrotes Sam with a rope and slits Nell's throat in the shower. Tricia tries to warn Andy and Charlotte, but they are trapped in their cabin by a supernatural force until Tricia flees. Andy and Charlotte barricade themselves inside and have sex. Later, Charlotte finds Jacob in Andy's bed; Jacob kills her, then pursues the wounded Andy and Tricia. Jacob strangles Andy on a dock, but Tricia sets the blood book on fire, seemingly destroying Jacob. As Tricia drives away, Jacob appears in the vehicle and attacks her.
The cast includes C.J. Summers as Charlotte, Tyler Houston as Tricia, Sandy Simmers as Nicole, India Summer as Nell, Johnny Depth as Roger, Dick Chibbles as Max, Bobby Banger as Andy, and Dan Holmes as Preacher Jacob.
Critical reception was overwhelmingly negative. Max Schwartz of AVN rated it 3/5, calling the sex scenes passable but noting an incoherent script, sloppy editing, painful acting, and dull dialogue. X Critic gave it 0.5 out of 5, calling it "one of the worst hardcore releases in recent years" and feeling it was "half completed, over edited and devoid of anything that makes terror and twat the least bit interesting." Adult DVD Talk also awarded 0.5 out of 5, condemning it as a "tedious viewing experience" with terrible photography, laughably inept editing, and nonexistent acting and gore. [re]Search my Trash's Mike Haberfelner similarly criticized the film, writing that while combining hardcore porn and slasher elements seemed promising on paper, the sex scenes were not properly integrated into the plot, were self-serving and run-of-the-mill, and broke narrative tension rather than contributing to it.
- type
- Film
- release_year
- 2006
- country
- United States
- director
- C.L. Gregory
- writer
- Erin Gilmer
- genre
- Pornographic horror
Lore & Background
After Max reads an incantation from the blood book, Preacher Jacob's spirit is summoned and begins killing the group. Victims include Roger (axed in the back), Nicole (tied to a tree and hacked with an axe), Sam (garroted), and Nell (throat slit in the shower). Tricia attempts to warn Andy and Charlotte, but they are trapped in a cabin by a supernatural force until Tricia flees. Andy and Charlotte barricade themselves and have sex; later, Charlotte finds Preacher Jacob in Andy's bed and is killed. Jacob chases the wounded Andy and Tricia to a dock, strangles Andy, and is seemingly destroyed when Tricia sets the blood book on fire. However, as Tricia drives away, Preacher Jacob appears in the vehicle and attacks her.
Reader's Guide
Blood Lake is notable as an attempt to merge hardcore pornography with slasher horror, a hybrid genre that has seen occasional experimentation. However, critical reception was almost universally negative. Max Schwartz of AVN gave it a 3/5, noting passable sex scenes but criticizing an incoherent script, sloppy editing, painful acting, and dull dialogue. X Critic awarded 0.5 out of 5, calling it 'one of the worst hardcore releases in recent years' and feeling it was 'half completed, over edited and devoid of anything that makes terror and twat the least bit interesting.' Adult DVD Talk also gave 0.5 out of 5, condemning it as a 'tedious viewing experience' with terrible photography, laughably inept editing, and nonexistent acting and gore. Mike Haberfelner of [re]Search my Trash similarly condemned the film, arguing that while the concept of combining porn and slasher seemed promising, the sex scenes were not integrated into the plot, were self-serving and run-of-the-mill, and broke narrative tension. He noted the film was full of non-sequiturs and characters lacking depth or distinction. The film's legacy is primarily as a cautionary example of failed genre fusion.
Did You Know?
- A sequel, tentatively titled The Foundation: Blood Lake 2, was announced in 2005, before the original film's release.
- The film's plot involves a 'blood book' that tells the story of Preacher Jacob, who led a mass suicide in 1896.
- The cast includes actors with pseudonyms such as Johnny Depth, Dick Chibbles, and Bobby Banger.
- X Critic and Adult DVD Talk both gave the film a score of 0.5 out of 5.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Blood Lake?
Blood Lake is a 2006 American direct-to-video pornographic horror film. It was directed by C.L. Gregory and written by Erin Gilmer.
What is the plot of Blood Lake?
Seven friends rent a lakeside cabin and uncover a "blood book" chronicling the dark deeds of a 19th-century preacher. When one of them reads from it, they inadvertently summon his vengeful spirit, turning their getaway into a lethal ordeal.
Who is Preacher Jacob?
Preacher Jacob is the film's central antagonist, a priest from 1896 who manipulated his congregation into a mass suicide ritual. He told his followers they would be resurrected as some elevated new race, and his restless spirit is the force the cabin group must survive.
Who are the main characters in Blood Lake?
The story centers on a group of seven friends—Andy, Roger, Tricia, Max, Nell, Charlotte, and Nicole—who travel together to a cabin complex by a lake. Their discovery and reading of the blood book sets the entire horror sequence in motion.
Was a Blood Lake sequel ever produced?
A follow-up tentatively titled *The Foundation: Blood Lake 2* was announced in 2005, even before the original film's 2006 release. As of available information, that sequel never materialized into a finished product.
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