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Blood Beach (1980)

Blood Beach poster
Directed by
Jeffrey Bloom
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A hidden creature terrorizes people on a California beach by pulling them under the sand. Local authorities and a lifeguard try to figure out what is attacking and how to stop it.

tension-filledcreepysuspensefulgrittydarkly humorousominousunsettlingslow-paced

What happens

Blood Beach is a 1980 American independent horror film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Huffman, John Saxon, and Burt Young. The premise, conceived by Steven Nalevansky, involves a creature lurking beneath the sand of Santa Monica Beach that attacks locals and vacationers. The film's tagline is: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water—you can't get to it." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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