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DAY 8.1: The Beach House
On Shudder

So okay, Shudder has blown it out of the park so far out of the two originals I've watched. I'm honestly shocked by the quality of this movie.

The Beach House is about a college couple that stays at one of their parents' beach house. They discover that a couple was living there--it's friends of the parents. They end up partying one night, with edibles hitting them all harder than they expected.

I honestly don't want to give up much more than that, but I'll tell you to go in expecting a body horror movie that is fucking disgustingly good at some points.

The budget for this is shoe-string, but it's done so amazingly well despite that. The effects and make-up were crafted in such a way to just completely engross you into what you're watching. I had to just turn away at parts it was so nasty, but so effective.

The plot is super simple, and you know what? That's fine. It reminds me of really old school horror movies that are just following a few random people as they try to survive something that is much bigger than them. Think a 50's or 60's kind of feel. But the movie is slow at first, deliberately, to give you a lot of the groundwork for the subtext they throw at you as the movie continues.

I don't know what else to say but that this is a simple, enjoyable, and grotesque ride. I definitely recommend it.

Rating: 8/10

This is a Shudder Original. Shudder has great stuff. If you follow this topic because you really like horror movies, give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.

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