Attack of the Killer Mermaid: Mermaid: Lake of the Dead (Russia, 2018)
Imported Horror
English - January 23, 2020 07:11 - 57 minutes - 59.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film TV Reviews international television foreign horror movies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Thanks to Disney, many Americans stereotype mermaids as mute and charming redheads. In Russia, though, the rusalka isn't sweet - she's got claws and a taste for blood. Marcus and Melissa dive in to Slavic folklore, spectacularly creepy makeup and a vintage campy monster movie. Also, would you rather die to spare your friends a horror death, or run for the hills and leave everyone to fend for themselves?
Motion Picture Terror Scale: 2. Quality: 4. Personal enjoyment: 5 (Marcus) / 4 (Melissa)
Articles mentioned in this episode:
"Rusalka: The Mythical Slavic Mermaid," by Kerry Sullivan in Ancient Origins
"Do You Love Me? The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead Review," by Frank Fulci in Repulsive Reviews
"Infamous Horror had an interview with The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead’s director," in Infamous Horror