10 Beach-Themed B-Movies for Your Summer Vacation
John Campopiano
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Now that summer 2016 has officially begun, here are 10 beach-themed B-movies for you and friends to enjoy! This list is hardly comprehensive, but it should still help get you in the mood for some serious summer viewing.
Surf’s up, kiddos!
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Synopsis: Gilled monsters hit the beach and wreck a slumber party to sounds of bad rock & roll. Directed by Del Tenney and starring The Del-Aires!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOS31j9dtoA]
The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965)
Synopsis: An oceanographer has a problem in Hawaii (hint: his problem concerns bongo music, surfing, and a seaweed creature). Directed by Jon Hall!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnlL4yKrD2s]
Up From the Depths (1979)
Synopsis: Greedy residents set out to capture the reward for destroying the giant prehistoric fish terrorizing a Hawaiian resort. Directed by Charles Griffith and starring Sam Bottoms!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndEaasjEZAQ]
Blood Beach (1980)
Synopsis: Policemen are baffled when people disappear, sucked into the beach by a sand creature. Directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring John Saxon!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSIK4lEYGk]
Island Claws (1980)
Synopsis: A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight. Directed by Hernan Cardenas and starring Robert Lansing!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlREgEZRdO0]
