Six Shudder Originals to Watch This Halloween
The Beach House
The Beach House is directed by Jeffrey A. Brown. Starring Liana Liberato and Noah Le Gros, The Beach House is an exploration into bacterial warfare while characters try to build bridges with each other after issues in their past.
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Escaping to his family’s beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane Turner, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father.
Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmental phenomena begin to warp their peaceful evening.
As the effects of an infection become evident, Emily struggles to make sense of the contagion before it’s too late.
What makes The Beach House scary is its timing. The characters are basically in isolation for the most part. Considering isolation is a big part of life currently, The Beach House takes on a different view.
Furthermore, with the horror coming from a bacterial contagion, it isn’t hard to see why this might be one that hits close to home.
The Beach House is also a slow-burner. It spends most of its time setting-up its characters and story. The movie wants us to know our main character knows a lot about bacteria and uses her to give hints of what’s coming.
The one thing with this movie is that you shouldn’t expect to have all of the answers when you’re done. It will make you think about what you saw and come to terms with a world where contagion easily happens.
There is one scene that made me squirm, and usually, it takes a lot for that to happen. You’ll know the part when you see it. Be warned, it’s probably best not to eat during it.
