The Sand, also titled Killer Beach, is a 2015 American horror film directed by Isaac Gabaeff and starring Brooke Butler, Meagan Holder and Mitchel Musso.

The friends put their mobile phones in the trunk of a car in an effort to ensure that no one will post compromising pictures or videos online.

Kaylee, witnessing a bird suddenly getting sucked into the sand, tries to warn her, but Marsha does not listen and is immediately immobilized by something hidden underneath the beach.

Jonah concludes that the cracked ball from last night must have been an egg, and whatever hatched from it has burrowed under the sand and wiped out everyone, including Vance, Heather, and Marsha.

He makes it to the table, but not before the creature has slashed his stomach, leaving a painful wound that starts seeping pus.

Kaylee frees Ronnie's fingers from the car trunk, then helps Chanda to reach Jonah on the picnic table.

Eventually, the attacks stop; Kaylee and Chanda notice that Jonah has died from his injuries and begin to cry over the loss of their friends.

[2] Kim Newman wrote in his review of the film, "Though well-acted, smartly-written and nicely directed by Isaac Gabaeff to ratchet up the tension, The Sand suffers from hit-or-miss CGI effects – even the lo-tech practical monster/gore effects of vintage Corman (Attack of the Giant Leeches) or Frank Henenlotter in his Basket Case-Brain Damage mode would play better than the glitchy, cartoony pixel-jumble that passes for a monster here".

[4] Matt Boiselle from Dread Central awarded the film two out of five stars, writing, "The Sand could be good for a midnight watch where goofiness is happily embraced and the need for creature fun is welcome; however, once the sun comes up, it's best to find a lot of shade from this solar disaster".

"[7] Kat Hughes from The Hollywood News offered the film similar praise, writing, "The Sand takes a silly idea and somehow makes it work, helped greatly by the fact that it has got buckets of charm".