The Pool (2014)

Director
Chris W. Mitchell

Main cast
Carine Crutzen; Gijs Scholten van Aschat; Katja Herbers; Jamie Grant; Bart Klever

Genres
Thriller, Horror

Description
Two families go camping illegally in a forest, and set up their tents near a beautiful pond, far away from the daily hubbub. However, they soon discover that the pond contains a mysterious force, which will not allow them to leave. Rot and decay strike, and madness follows.


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