Directed by Joy N. Houck Jr.
Some fishermen are attacked in the Louisiana swamps. When the word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature, two researchers come to a small town to study and hopefully discover what the beast is. Their research from some farmers help the two men to learn that the creature may be a very angry and murderous missing link.
Существо из Черного озера, Le Monstre du lac noir, La criatura del Lago Negro, 黑湖妖异, Il mistero del lago nero, 검은 호수의 창조물, 黑湖妖異
USAPG USA 
Opening with some nice swampy scenery courtesy of Dean Cundey, this flips to a pair of city slicker college students... headed out to the Louisiana backwoods in search of Bigfoot and that is 100% what I crave in my laid back rural 70’s movies—plus Jack Elam is always a plus.
Other than some flashbacks and random nightstalking moments that really work, most of the Bigfoot action happen in the final fifteen minutes but the buildup kept me engaged—two likeable leads out of their element trying to dig up squatch info from the tight lipped townsfolk while seemingly putting themselves into more danger as the squatch turns up most places they go which was A-OK by me... a prime slice of the…
Nice little regional horror film with a great cast and the sense not to show much of said creature. I'd watch a film about Jack Elam's character.
this was really just a big psa about the dangers of trying to go out and hunt for bigfoot. but i honestly dug it.
the setting and atmosphere was really nice and the shots they took of all the nature and scenery was super beautiful. i loved the southern vibes with the music, and the small town and down to earth characters. pahoo (yes that was his name) was probably my favorite character. he was so likeable and i related to his strong love of hamburgers, fries and a coke. i also enjoyed dub taylor who played grandpaw bridges. he was a joy to watch. he made me smile so much. overall, the acting was really great in this.
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Film 14/31
Director's choice: Joy N. Houck Jr
I thought the film was okay but not necessarily a must-watch.
This was very wholesome for a movie about Big Foot, ngl.
Also, I appreciate the decision not to show too much of the creature throughout the runtime because at some point they showed Biggie real close and I felt that it definitely hurt the film. I'm sticking to the Neanderthal of The X-files!
"I was... looking for the... thing... and then he came out..."
A charming slice of regional monster fun. Two big city boys travel to the boonies to hunt down some bigfoot. They crack quips, try to pick up some ladies, and end up experiencing a hair raising night of furry terror. Shot by Dean Cundey!
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A deep-fried southern yarn about a yankee duo investigating a Sasquatch-like creature in a small southern town.
Totally cashing-in on the unexpected success of the much superior Legend of Boggy Creek and boy does it show. Nothing wrong with that of course and the movie does separate itself by being a more straight laced film as opposed to a fauxumentary like Boggy Creek. You still get that southern atmosphere, swamp b-roll, cautious and scared townsfolk, and the menacing roar (that sounds almost identical to Boggy Creeks).
Plus you’ve got Jack Elam being a drunkard hillbilly with a bone to pick with the creature, and he sells every scene he’s in.
It’s the sort of horror film you’d start your children on. Fun, occasionally spooky, and no graphic violence or nudity. A simply cozy good time.
Me and bro searching for the legendary creature that dwells behind the Arby's (it is a homeless man):
6/10
October Horror 2020, Day 15, challenge #8 - "creature" in the title
Sounds like they pulled people directly from the swamp - Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, Roger Pancake?? Ok sure movie. And a main character named "Pahoo." Pahoo?! scoffs the be-overalled coot indignantly. You ain't from around here, are you boy, we don't have stupid names 'round here, ain't that right Cooter?
Every bigfoot movie I've seen (this, Boggy Creek II, Night of the Demon, Curse of Bigfoot if that counts as a movie) opens with a... bigfoot professor? Was this a prestigious job in the 70s? Then a pair of bigfoot researchers (also a very important job) from the *gasp* NORTH go down to Louisiana for some good ol…
Hooptober IX, Part 24
One of the more tolerable regional horrors, maybe because what it lacks in follow-through as a monster movie, it at least offers back in a well-depicted laid back friendship between the two leads. Which sounds entirely beside the point for something titled "Creature from Black Lake", but if you've seen a thousand horror movies and your tastes have warped accordingly, you might appreciate this as a pretty okay hang-out picture. Just don't watch it if you're looking for a Creature from Black Lake, because it hardly ever appears and looks like shit anyway. There are some mild atmospherics in a couple scenes when people hear it lurking in the shadows, even/especially during midday. Plus the indispensably…
A movie I am glad to have revisited, this time in HD quality.
Back in the summer of '17 I saw this movie via a stream on Amazon. It was a fullscreen VHS rip and at the time I stated that I heard the rumor Synapse was going to put it out on Blu. Turns out, that release did eventually happen... a few weeks ago. How I saw this new remastered print: via a mutual reviewing this movie yesterday, it was alerted to me that an account on a certain streaming platform had this available for free. Considering some of the other films that channel has, I wouldn't be surprised if it was zapped one day. Whether or not it's…
Labeled a horror, exists as a comedic buddy mystery! What a cooky, fun time thanks to lots of comedic bits and infectious energy from the leads.
I wish it was the Black Lagoon. This Black Lake creature is pretty lame.
For HOOPTOBER 8, 2021 "2 folk horror".
