🌊 THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE: Night Tide (1961) 🌙
Because Nothing Screams Romance Like “I Think My Girlfriend’s a Murderous Mermaid.” 🧜♀️🔪
Alright, cinephiles, weirdos, and Dennis Hopper completionists—it's Thursday, and you know what that means: time to sit back, squint at grainy black-and-white footage, and whisper “what in the sea-salted hell is going on here?” as you watch Night Tide (1961).
Fresh-faced Dennis Hopper plays a lonely sailor (because of course he does) on shore leave in Venice Beach. He meets a mysterious woman who works as a “mermaid” at a freaky carnival sideshow. 🐠❤️ But hold on to your sailor caps—bodies are turning up, and she might actually be a real mermaid. Or she’s cursed. Or just a total red flag with a killer stare and saltwater issues. It’s all very vague. And that's the charm.
This is art-house horror on a $12 budget. It’s moody, it’s surreal, and it has more fog than a vape convention. You won’t get jump scares, but you’ll get atmosphere—thick, slow-burning, jazz-scored atmosphere, with the occasional existential dread and sea creature references. 🎷🌫️😱
Why watch it?
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Dennis Hopper pre-‘Easy Rider,’ looking confused and broody—truly a vibe 🛳️😐
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A woman possibly possessed by sea demons (aka your ex, but with scales) 👻🧜♀️
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A boardwalk setting that’s 100% creepy and 0% fun 🎡🔦
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The most philosophical mermaid movie ever made (and probably the only one)
This is what happens when you mix beat poetry, horror, and seaside loneliness into one long, strange dream. So grab your sailor hat, pour some absinthe (or chamomile tea), and dive deep into this culty aquatic fever dream.
Because Thursday deserves a mermaid mystery with jazz and death. Obviously.
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