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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Surf II (1984)
Synopsis: Evil Nerd Menlo wants to get revenge on some surfers by selling a bad batch of soda called Buzz Cola, which turns people into mutant zombies. Directed by Randall Badat!
Computer Beach Party (1987)
Synopsis: Greedy locals are trying to turn some beach property into a tourist attraction, and a computer expert sets out to use his knowledge of computers — along with the help of several local “beach bunnies” — to stop them. Directed by Gary Troy!
Monster from Bikini Beach (2008)
Synopsis: The story of a primordial fiend that rises from the murky depths to quench its insatiable lust for bikini-clad beauties. One man dares suspect a truth too terrifying to believe, while a crooked cop tries to cash in on the score of a lifetime! Directed by Darin Wood!
Sand Sharks (2012)
Synopsis: A ravenous prehistoric predator is released from underground by an earthquake to terrorize people on land. Directed by Mark Atkins and starring Corin Nemec and Brooke Hogan!
The Sand (2015)
Synopsis: After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over twenty-somethings awake to a beating sun and a seemingly carnivorous beach that devours anything with a heartbeat that touches the sand. Directed by Isaac Gabaeff and starring Jamie Kennedy! (Remake of the 1980 cult classic Blood Beach).