The makers of this film were inspired by the town of Trona, California, at the entrance of Death Valley. The location is rather haunting, but little is done with it. The story of two young fiances who come to help the bride-to-be's eccentric ghost hunter uncle is trite and most of the film is depressing rather than scary or suspenseful. The ghosts in the town make very little of an appearance and most of the film is people fleeing from a serial killer in a ghost town. The actors are OK. But the story is tiresome and the ending so dreary, you'll be sorry if you watched until the end.

TERROR AT LOST LAKE is a derivative thriller-cum-slasher movie with just four cast members and a predictable script to boast of. The best thing about it is the setting of a remote desert ghost town, long abandoned and full of dust, tumbleweed, and decay. It's a pity that the writers couldn't have concocted a more exciting story to take place in these splendidly atmospheric surroundings.The essence of the story is that a couple of youthful characters (an annoying girl and her boyfriend) go searching for her missing uncle, only to discover that he's up to his neck in paranormal research. What transpires around the halfway mark I didn't buy for a second, with the ghost and psycho genres failing to gel very well. The film's denouement is pretty routine: WOLF CREEK is an obvious inspiration here, but the film-makers can't hope to hold a candle to that masterpiece.

This was a great thriller. It did not take long for this story to get real creepy. I had fun watching this and really enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie. I enjoyed it so much that I Googled Trona to see if the city really exists. The set designers must of went all out for this one because they made everything seem so old and weathered. The acting was pretty good and the lead actress is very easy on the eyes. I think they cast this movie perfectly! The uncle was super creepy and he kept me wondering what next, what next ?!?! I also jumped a few times in the movie (I wont spoil anything for you) and really enjoyed the ending. I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys thrillers, spooky scenes, snakes and hot girls.

Jeff takes his girlfriend Tricia to Lost Lake, a ghost town in the middle of the desert, to find her eccentric occult-hunting Uncle, after she has an ominous dream about him. Once there the three go ghost-hunting to appease the old coot, little realizing the true nature of the town.I would say that the movie was all style and no substance, but that would hardly be true as this film had no style either. It was akin to watching a particularly long and excruciatingly bad episode of Ghost Hunters (but thankfully not in the hand-held faux- documentary style) turned crappy possession film. Furthermore I've seen some bad acting before and this is up amongst the worst in that aspect as well.Where I saw it: Redbox Instant