Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown
A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests – and the surrounding environment – exhibit signs of a mysterious infection.
The Beach House - Am Strand hört dich niemand schreien!, La Casa de Playa, A Casa da Praia, Пляжный домик, Къща на плажа, A tengerparti nyaraló, 海滨别墅, Dom na plaży, 비치 하우스, 海濱別墅, Пляжний будиночок, בית החוף, Ngôi Nhà Bên Bờ Biển
France Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 
Spain Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 
USA Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 
Germany16 
FinlandK-16 USANR Spain18 Germany16 Finland France Germany Spain USA 
Jeffrey Brown's thoughtful, shattering cosmic horror boasts a remarkable performance from Liana Liberato and a final shot that still haunts me to this day. A bleak but poetic slice of true cosmic horror and one of my favorites of 2019.
No spoilers but I was bummed this didn't end with everyone peeing on each other.
This is more lovecraftian than the recent Color Out of Space and more along the lines of what I wanted that movie to be—less Lovecraft stereotypes and more emphasis on eco-horror cosmic dread.
I still liked that movie, but I appreciate this just as effective with less of a budget and never gets too full of itself or drops a million purple/pink/red/blue neon bs that I’m so sick of now. The small, tight cast does a solid job, and the first act setup goes by fast enough so acts 2 and 3 deliver that lurking terror eco-mutation cosmic body horror stuff I dig so much. Cool movie that knows exactly what it is, goes for the bleakness, doesn’t show us…
gonna give this one credit simply for being another one of these cheap indie dramas masquerading as a genre movie that actually does become a horror movie at a certain point. and that despite the title the horror is not some underlit photography and spooky sounds in a dilapidated house that might be an allegory for some familial trauma or whatever but instead very real, tangible, wet (briefly bodily) horror and a solid build-up of genuinely creepy, cosmic atmosphere implied almost entirely in the images. solid
Life's a beach and then you die.
Very well made slow burn Lovecraftian body horror that just hit all the right notes for me. I loved the setting and I’m ready to start looking for a beach vacation house of my own, preferably somewhere in North Carolina, but I digress.
It takes a little bit to get going, but it has a nice sense of dread while it gets there. Like you just aren’t quite sure exactly what to expect and even though you know something is definitely coming, you aren’t a sure what or where or when and the movie wisely doesn’t really give you a fucking clue until the shit hits the fan.. This worked especially well for me because I didn’t really read anything…
Liana Liberato was fantastic in this!
And I usually love eco-horror…
But the film was too slow & sleepy - it definitely dragged.
I would have liked additional characters, & to see more of the consequences of the _(insert spoiler here) across the town, instead of just at the beach house.
There were a few good practical effects, but not enough to keep my interest.
Please remake this film with a bigger budget!
How bout that kitchen scene, huh?
Real deal Lovecraftian “we’re all gonna die by the sea” psychedelic horror, practically missing a second act entirely as it shifts from mopey melancholy breakup movie to bulldozing apocalyptic creature feature without any warning at all (though its weird view on edibles feels pulled from a ‘50s drug scare picture). Contains one scene involving an impromptu foot surgery that’s almost vomit worthy. Between this and COLOR OUT OF SPACE, 2020 has become a pretty good year for bleak cosmic horror.
A frightening Lovecraftian horror film about a college couple who went to a beach house, unexpectedly meeting an older couple and a mysterious illness in the process. The film felt like a mixture of A Color Out of Space (2019) and The Mist (2007), with an unidentifiable infection of some sort in the water and a mist that was potentially triggered by human actions. The foreshadowing of what’s to come using an introductory dialogue about astrobiology and the presentation of the other-worldly, slimy creatures are what I think are the highlights of this film. The focus on the four characters, while conveying a story of creatures that are beyond our understanding made me stick until the end, as I try…
A queasy hybrid of cosmic terror and apocalyptic dread that succeeds solely on the basis of exploring its questions rather than answering them. Considering this is a relatively low budget debut, there’s always an expectation that cheap tricks could be used to distract from the lack of production value, but Jeffrey A. Brown’s crisp direction and use of stark daylight to build a sense of unease is actually quite intelligent. Although it contains some gross-out moments (which are always welcome), it's a surprisingly well-crafted exercise in toying with the power of the unknown to generate chills, further proving that sometimes in the world of horror, the idea of 'less is more' can often prevail.
whole movie made me feel icky
