A mutated monster terrorizes campers in the woods of 1950's Wisconsin.A mutated monster terrorizes campers in the woods of 1950's Wisconsin.A mutated monster terrorizes campers in the woods of 1950's Wisconsin.
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Michael Cook
- Gustav
- (as Mike Cook)
Michael G. Kaiser
- The Monster
- (as Michael Kaiser)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe character 'Elizabeth' is played by the same actress, Deanne McDonald, playing the same character 'Elizabeth' in the movie "It Came From Another World, another Christopher Mihm movie.
- GoofsAssuming that the 55 gallon barrels shown at the start of the movie are half full of nasty chemicals they would weigh over 200 pounds and would be impossible to be causally lifted by one person.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Schlocky Horror Picture Show: The Monster of Phantom Lake (2013)
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"This Is Getting More Interesting By The Minute!"... "Hey! You're Not Sven!"...
After some wonderfully plodding, creepy music, THE MONSTER OF PHANTOM LAKE begins.
When drums of "atomic waste" are heedlessly dumped into the titular body of water, there's more than mere pollution to worry about. Far more. The locals have no idea that horror beyond description awaits! Or, something like that.
Oh no!
A crazy hermit tumbles into the sludge, undergoing a terrible transformation! Soon, a hideous creature arises, spelling d-o-o-m!
TMOPL is Christopher R. Mihm's masterwork of intentionally silly, 1950's-style sci-fi cheeeze. The acting and dialogue are suitably clunky, and the characters- scientists, highly suspect "teens", the canoe patrol, etc. are fun. The bucket-headed monster is as absurd as it's supposed to be, paying homage to actual schlock gems like HORROR OF PARTY BEACH. Mihm loves the genre, and the result is a joy to watch.
EXTRA POINTS FOR: The musical interlude, complete with a theme song that just keeps a rockin', a rollin', and a ramblin'!... Oh yeah!...
When drums of "atomic waste" are heedlessly dumped into the titular body of water, there's more than mere pollution to worry about. Far more. The locals have no idea that horror beyond description awaits! Or, something like that.
Oh no!
A crazy hermit tumbles into the sludge, undergoing a terrible transformation! Soon, a hideous creature arises, spelling d-o-o-m!
TMOPL is Christopher R. Mihm's masterwork of intentionally silly, 1950's-style sci-fi cheeeze. The acting and dialogue are suitably clunky, and the characters- scientists, highly suspect "teens", the canoe patrol, etc. are fun. The bucket-headed monster is as absurd as it's supposed to be, paying homage to actual schlock gems like HORROR OF PARTY BEACH. Mihm loves the genre, and the result is a joy to watch.
EXTRA POINTS FOR: The musical interlude, complete with a theme song that just keeps a rockin', a rollin', and a ramblin'!... Oh yeah!...
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- azathothpwiggins
- Mar 17, 2019
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- Budget
- $3,500 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was The Monster of Phantom Lake (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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