If you're looking for a cool example of Lua running on the BEAM, check out the creator of Luerl (Robert Virding) space ship demo
Here is a video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC8Xl6tvjfk
Some instructions to install it on macOS: https://erlangforums.com/t/lt-using-luerl-to-run-spaceships-...