Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell
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Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell (also known as Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake) is a 1982 horror film
directed by Bill Rebane
. The plot of Croaked involves a group of campers terrorized by a vicious half-man/half-frog creature. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment
.
In his book All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
, Troma president Lloyd Kaufman
lists this film as one of the five worst Troma films ever made (along with The Capture of Bigfoot
, also directed by Bill Rebane).
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Bill Rebane
Bill Rebane
"Ito" Rebane is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for low budget horror movies such as Twist Craze] and The Giant Spider Invasion....
. The plot of Croaked involves a group of campers terrorized by a vicious half-man/half-frog creature. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
.
In his book All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger
All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger is the autobiography of Lloyd Kaufman, published by Berkely Boulevard, a subsidiary of Penguin Putnam, in 1998. Kaufman is the co-founder of B-movie company Troma Entertainment and the director of such films as The Toxic Avenger,...
, Troma president Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
lists this film as one of the five worst Troma films ever made (along with The Capture of Bigfoot
The Capture of Bigfoot
The Capture of Bigfoot is a 1979 horror film from Bill Rebane, the director of Monster A-Go-Go. The plot revolves around a man trying to catch a bigfoot...
, also directed by Bill Rebane).