The Sand (2015)

The Sand (2015)

We open with found footage of a night time teen beach party, where is playing loud music, drinking and falling out with each other, usual stuff. This juxtaposes with the early morning beach, which is quiet and empty bar 8 teens who wake up, 4 in a car, 2 in the lifeguard hut, one on a table, one in a barrel. No one else is left. Then someone stands on the sand and dies horribly, and it becomes clear they are the survivors of some horrific attack which is still going on, and that anyone who steps foot on the sand is dead.

This is the premise of a surprisingly effective low budget horror from 2015, complete with some shock gore moments and a largely unknown cast. We don't see the monster, bar one or two moments we don't see what it does to people, and much is left to the imagination. It becomes a variation of Dont Touch the Lava.

I quite enjoyed this one tbh. It's takes a premise and plays it out as far as possible. There's some nice false hope spots too.