TL;DR
- Bone Lake is an erotic horror‑thriller directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan and written by Joshua Friedlander.
- It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2024, and won a bronze Audience Award at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
- The newly released trailer teases a seductively twisted nightmare: two couples sharing a secluded lakeside estate, spinning into deadly manipulation and violent mayhem.
- Bone Lake is set for U.S. theatrical release on October 3, 2025 via Bleecker Street, with U.K. rights handled by Signature Entertainment.
The horror-thriller Bone Lake, written by Joshua Friedlander and directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, finally drops its tantalizing new trailer and confirms its U.S. theatrical release date: October 3, 2025.
First making waves on the festival circuit, Bone Lake premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2024 and earned a bronze Audience Award at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Its distribution was later picked up by Bleecker Street for the U.S., with Signature Entertainment handling U.K. and Irish rights.
A Romantic Retreat Turns into Carnage
The trailer plunges viewers into what begins as a dreamy vacation at a remote lakeside estate: “When Will saw this house on the app, he thought ‘Bone Lake’ was a euphemism,” one lover jokes—hinting at lurking danger beneath the surface. The seduction quickly sours. Drowned cars, lifeless bodies, and a chainsaw make appearances amid a game of sexual manipulation and bloody revenge.
The synopsis teases: a couple’s romantic escape spirals into a “nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation” when a seductive couple crashes their retreat—and survival becomes a deadly gamble.
Cast & Production
Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (known for Spoonful of Sugar), from a script by Joshua Friedlander (Holly Slept Over), Bone Lake invites comparisons to visually bold and violent classics—nicknamed “A Clockwork Orange meets Funny Games” for its stylistic flair and layered terror.
The film stars:
- Maddie Hasson (Malignant)
- Marco Pigossi (Gen V)
- Alex Roe (Rings)
- Andra Nechita (Fatal Attraction)
– alongside Eliane Reis and Clayton Spencer
Cinematographically driven by Nick Matthews, the production references A Clockwork Orange, Evil Dead II, and Funny Games as creative visual inspirations. The score comes from Roque Baños and Ben Cherney.
