
The Crater Lake Monster
A beast more frightening than your most terrifying nightmare!
Directed by William R. Stromberg
Produced by Crown International Pictures
A B-movie creature feature from the 1970s that pits a small community against a prehistoric lake monster awakened by cosmic accident.
The heat of a meteor crashing into the lake incubates a prehistoric egg, which grows into a plesiosaur-like monster that terrifies the community.
Clusters
Genres
Questions people ask
Is The Crater Lake Monster sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Crater Lake Monster easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Crater Lake Monster scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Crater Lake Monster end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Crater Lake Monster violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Crater Lake Monster
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Crater Lake Monster
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Crater Lake Monster, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Crater Lake Monster, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Crater Lake Monster, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































