Crowd on beach gathers around mud-covered creature with tentacle.

A crowd of beachgoers in 1960s-era swimwear kneels and crouches in a circle on a sandy beach, all attention fixed on a small creature covered in mud or clay at the center of the frame. The figure appears to be a costumed or prosthetic humanoid creature clutching what looks like a piece of raw flesh or organ in the sand. Warm, saturated sunlight bathes the scene, with a densely packed beach crowd visible in the background under a clear blue sky.