As the season turns, Bone Lake arrives in cinemas nationwide this Friday, October 3rd. Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (Fixation, Spoonful of Sugar), this taut, atmospheric thriller dismantles the very notion of the idyllic lakeside retreat — turning a familiar fantasy into something you’ll hesitate to revisit.
Written by Joshua Friedlander, the film stars Maddie Hasson (Malignant, “Impulse”), Marco Pigossi (High Tide, “Gen V”), Alex Roe (Rings, The 5th Wave), alongside Andra Nechita, Eliane Reis, and Clayton Spencer. It follows a couple whose romantic retreat to a secluded lakeside mansion quickly unravels when they encounter a mysterious and unnervingly attractive pair. What starts as an idyllic getaway spirals into a tense and dangerous battle of manipulation, desire, and survival.
Produced by Jason Blumenfeld, Joshua Friedlander, Mickey Liddell, Peter Shilaimon, and Jacob Yakob, Bone Lake combines psychological horror with dark, suspenseful drama.
To mark the film’s theatrical release, CinemaChords’ Ashley Northey sat down with Mercedes Bryce Morgan to talk about the dark themes at the heart of Bone Lake—where toxic love and psychological tension meet, and horror is heightened through a blend of dark humour and the corrosive truths that emerge as trust begins to fray.
