Lake of the Dead

Section: Focus nordic
Title: De dødes tjern
Director: Kåre Bergstrøm
Cast: Erling Lindahl, Bjørg Engh, Henny Moan, André Bjerke, Per Lillo-Stenberg
Duration: 1h 16m
Country: Norway
Language: no
Year: 1958

Several old friends arrive at a cabin in the woods to visit the owner, but the man is missing and his dog was apparently killed. As the strangeness of the circumstances settles in, one recalls the legend of the previous owner who killed his sister and her lover before drowning himself in the lake. Now, occupants are said to hear sinister cries in the night and feel compelled as by a siren song to the lake...