Naming a film Bone Lake seems to give many a strong sense of, “This is going to be terrifying.” However, not all titles live up to their expectations… or are terrifying in a completely different way.
The title of talented Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan (known for the series Stargate Origins and 2022’s Spoonful of Sugar), Bone Lake, hit theaters on October 3, 2025, through Bleecker Street, before arriving on DVD and Blu-ray on November 25th, with substantial interest. Starring Maddie Hasson (Malignant 2021, Elevation 2024), Marco Pigossi (492: A Man Called Death 2017, Invisible City series), Alex Roe (The 5th Wave 2016, Billy The Kid series), and Andra Nechita (Bad Teacher 2011, The Tape Man 2024) Bone Lake is about a couples supposedly secluded estate vacation becoming the thing of nightmares when they are forced to share the secluded mansion with a mysterious couple. The film is an expectation with a title like Bone Lake, although halfway through, you might think you are in the middle of backwoods, incest, softcore porno…almost…
Digging more into the title, Bone Lake might have you thinking it is about some monstrous water beast in a lake at a house, or some fatal tragedy happened years ago, and now the lake is haunted. That being said, in reality, this film has nothing to do with the lake itself. However, if we look back in time, other films have also had misleading titles, and that made the viewing experience that much more of a surprise. Entering with an open mind, Bone Lake’s acting is decent, and the story is compelling (though a bit disturbing). Again, still watch out for that very misleading title.
Summarizing it, in Bone Lake, Diego (Pigossi) is taking his girlfriend, Sage (Hasson), to a secluded place to have a lovely, very intimate, and romantic getaway so that he can propose to her. The plan is spoiled when another couple, Will (Roe) and Cin (Nechita), show up claiming they have also booked the vacation house. And of course, an Airbnb would not be complete without some locked doors, which insinuates they must break in.
Once they begin opening doors, the first one being a literal sex chamber, and the other one containing old papers of missing couples, things become tense. Leaving the last room locked, the couples begin to experience some situations that could jeopardize their relationship. Needless to say, there is a murder spree of sex, torture, and mischief.
For an independent film, Bone Lake throws you for a very unexpected twist, given its misleading title and previews. Still very worth watching, Cryptic Rock gives the psychosexual Bone Lake 4 out of 5 stars.
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