Even still, it’s a complete blast.ĭeep-sea miners stumble upon a Soviet shipwreck, and the cargo they bring back to base unleashes a genetic mutation that threatens to destroy them all, one by one. The only downside for this one is that the late ’90s CG hasn’t aged well, and some of the big reveal scenes with the creature don’t hold up. There’s action, humor, and even a lot of surprising gore the creature has rather grisly eating habits and gruesome table manners. Writer/director Stephen Sommers’ late ’90s action-horror movie follows a group of armed hijackers attempting to loot a luxurious cruise liner, only to find that a large, tentacled, man-eating sea creature has already devoured most of the people on board and is still hungry. Still, their commitment to going practical makes for one eerie, atmospheric, and exhilarating new twist to the haunted house. Inside directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s latest may not get that deep in the narrative. Oxygen levels aren’t the only problem the underwater house is haunted. They find it with assistance from a local but also find themselves racing against the clock when trapped inside. Urban explorer Ben (James Jagger) drags his girlfriend Tina (Camille Rowe) along on his latest adventure seeking a legendary house preserved at the bottom of a lake. The Deep House – MGM+, Paramount+, Prime Video It’s eerie, slimy, atmospheric, a little sleazy, and with a whole lot of gory creature work. These half-fish humans worship a monstrous sea god, Dagon, and intend to use their unwanted guests as sacrifices. They go to a nearby fishing village for aid but find the residents unwelcoming and inhuman. While on a boating trip, Paul Marsh (Ezra Godden) and his girlfriend Barbara (Raquel Merono) are shipwrecked by a sudden storm. Lovecraft’s stories “Dagon” and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” this Stuart Gordon film induces ichthyophobia. Here’s where you can stream them this week.įor more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here. This week’s streaming picks highlight the various terrors that lurk in various bodies of water, from ghosts to Lovecraftian nightmares. The latter of which proves that aquatic horror doesn’t solely belong to sharks. This week brings megalodon terror in The Black Demon, kicking off a summer of aquatic terror that also includes Meg 2: The Trench and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The most significant indicator of this for horror fans isn’t in the increasingly warmer weather and longer days but in the arrival of new shark horror.
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