What does this film offer that all the numerous others don't? Honestly, not much. Well, I guess the basis for the story is somewhat different, this time around it's a couple of adorable little kids that unleash the man-beast on everyone. Beyond that, 'Lost Creek' looks like your typical Bigfoot on a killing spree film. Little Gary and Shelley live in a dismal world of poverty, trying to avoid their mother's abusive, drug- dealing boyfriend. Their mother, Susan, hesitates to seek help, afraid the state will take her children. Gary and Shelley escape into an innocent dream world, trekking into the woods to search for Gary's obsession – Bigfoot. Children say, if you hit a stick against a tree three times in the wilderness, Bigfoot will appear. In a moment of crisis, Gary calls forth a creature of rage, death and destruction. Is it a demon or avenging angel? Not even the children are safe from its wrath. At Lost Creek, the devil is on the loose. That sucks. Poor kids have a terrible home life, social services seem to be failing them, so they unleash a crazed Sasquatch on their town. The Devil at Lost Creek draws inspiration from 1970s low-budget Bigfoot movies such as The Legend of Boggy Creek and Creature from Black Lake. The film respects its antecedents, but resists wallowing in retro nostalgia. Lost Creek uses the Bigfoot horror sub genre as a milieu for assertive, contemporary storytelling.
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