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The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick

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After a tragic accident, Yvonne drives down to her friend Camille's bucolic new home for some time away. She's welcomed by A.J. and Isaac, two new friends of Camille who also may live there. The group promises a weekend of homemade meals from fresh, local produce and parlor games by candlelight. But when Yvonne develops troubling symptoms from a tick bite, the rural paradise fades away revealing a breeding ground for a disturbing new life.

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Mar 28
Deftly blends a pastoral fairy tale with muted millennial horror to opaque results. It’s the type of film that favors mood over narrative and quirks over coherency. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety Mar 24
Its wry tone is accompanied by strange characters and even stranger sound design, and yields a wildly enjoyable initial half. However, like its grieving lead character lost in her millennial malaise, it loses itself down a rabbit hole of metaphors. Go to Full Review Alison Foreman IndieWire Mar 19
C+
The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick makes a lasting impression -- even if it is blotchy, faded, and several rings shy of hitting that classic tick-bite bullseye mark. Go to Full Review Chris Cassingham In Review Online Apr 9
The result is a finale of confused and competing tones that might spark some puzzled conversations, but which don’t provide firm enough ground on which the film itself can stand. Go to Full Review Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central Mar 26
3.5/5
Mileage will certainly vary depending on your love of vibe-forward slow burns, but if you’re willing to give in to the film’s allure, then you’ll be presented with a deeply weird cinematic journey that buries its head into your soft flesh. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Film Obsessive Mar 25
The collaborative effort of The True Beauty of Being Bitten By a Tick pokes fun at the absurd contradictions that exist in this specific generation, while providing a genuinely spine-chilling sensation for the viewer. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Pete Ohs

Director

Zoe Chao

Actor

Callie Hernandez

Actor

James Cusati-Moyer

Actor

Jeremy O. Harris

Actor

Pete Ohs

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Synopsis After a tragic accident, Yvonne drives down to her friend Camille's bucolic new home for some time away. She's welcomed by A.J. and Isaac, two new friends of Camille who also may live there. The group promises a weekend of homemade meals from fresh, local produce and parlor games by candlelight. But when Yvonne develops troubling symptoms from a tick bite, the rural paradise fades away revealing a breeding ground for a disturbing new life.
Director
Pete Ohs
Producer
Callie Hernandez, Pete Ohs, Jeremy O. Harris, Josh Godfrey
Screenwriter
Pete Ohs, Callie Hernandez, Zoe Chao, James Cusati-Moyer, Jeremy O. Harris
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m