This Fourth of July, Bloody Essentials takes a dip into murky waters with The Bay (2012). Ethan, Jamie, and Nina wade through the found-footage chaos to talk about what worked, what flopped, and why this eco-horror had more bite in theory than execution. Plus, the real-life parasitic nightmares that inspired it—and why The Bay might just be scarier than fireworks gone wrong.

Read up on the official details that inspired this film: Cryptococcus Gattii Outbreak CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5928a1.htm

Hosts: Ethan Noyes, Jamie Verwys, and Nina Yarrington 

Producer: Jeremy Noyes

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Bloody Essentials Logo by: Greg Stark 

Intro/Outro Music: Sweet Little Nightmare by Darren Curtis 

Video Footage in Intro Courtesy of: Suspiria 1977 (20th Century Fox), Halloween 1978 (Compass International Pictures & Trancas International Films), and Scream 1996 (Paramount Pictures)