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The Bay

2012 ·1h 25m · ★ 5.8 (854)

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Found FootageParasiteZombie

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationAnimal Harm
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TMDB Keywords

cautionary talefaux documentaryhybrid found footagemultiple organismspovpseudo-documentary

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