Lake Mungo (Horrorfest ’10)

2524-poster
release date January 29 2010
studio After Dark Films
director Joel Anderson
writer Joel Anderson
starring Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her. The family then experiences a series of strange and inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Profoundly unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of psychic and parapsychologist, Ray Kemeny. Ray discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. A series of clues lead the family to Lake Mungo where Alice's secret past emerges.

Official Review

Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker) drowned while on an afternoon picnic with her family. Soon after burying their daughter, the Palmers return home to an unsettling and mysterious presence. This documentary examines the strange case of Alice Palmer and the apparent haunting of the Palmer home. Is Alice trying to communicate from beyond the grave and what secrets lay buried in her untimely death? The more the family discovers, the less they realize they knew about a daughter who had one life for her family, one life for her friends and one secret life no one ever knew about. …Read More

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Official Score: 2.5 / 5