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Surf Nazis must die? No — surf witches must be investigated by your awkward tattoo artist cousin.

Blood Surf (2016)

DIY witchy chaosbeach goth fever dreamFranco cameo roulette

Overview

Horror

A shy tattoo artist must infiltrate a notorious gang of surf witches to discover what happened to her missing brother.

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witchmissing persontattoo artist

Standout Aspects

Direction

Ljeti's surf-horror aesthetic punches above budget

Acting

Linklater's shy-infiltrator energy carries entire film

Costume

Witch-gang beachwear deserves its own zine

Best for:Solo: Midnight discovery when algorithms fail you·Friends: Irony-forward horror nights with chaos friends·Rewatch: Parsing what Franco even thought he was doing
Heads up:Violence: Gang ritual violence, some surfboard-related·Disturbing: Cult indoctrination scenes, brother's fate revelation
Nina Ljeti

Director

Nina Ljeti

ReleasedDec 12, 2016
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Dark Rabbit Productions
SSS Entertainment

Top Cast

Lorelei Linklater

Lorelei Linklater

Nic

Sasha Frolova

Sasha Frolova

Lili

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Jasmine Cephas Jones

Beth

Alessandra Ford Balazs

Alessandra Ford Balazs

Rip Slut

James Franco

James Franco

Metalhead Troy

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Trivia

Linklater (daughter of Boyhood director Richard Linklater) reportedly learned to surf specifically for this role.

Cultural

The 'surf witch' aesthetic directly influenced a wave of 2020s TikTok beach-goth fashion, making this bizarre curio weirdly prescient.

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