From a flooded supermarket to the frozen Canadian mountains, shark horror movies have taken some wild leaps in setting to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Check out these eleven weirdest and wackiest locations where man-eating sharks roam and terrorize unsuspecting victims.
1. Jaws 3D – A Trip to SeaWorld: Leave the beaches behind and head to SeaWorld in Florida, where a mother shark and her pup unleash chaos among the water park’s visitors. This entry even features dolphins as saviors of the protagonists.
2. Shark Night 3D – Lake Party Crashing: A weekend getaway on a peaceful lake turns into a nightmare as college friends encounter a variety of sharks, from great whites to cookiecutter sharks.
3. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged – Enclosed Cave System: Trapped in a submerged Mayan city, divers must face blind cave-dwelling sharks that have evolved to thrive in the darkness.
4. Sand Sharks – Get It? They’re Land Sharks: These evolved predators swap the water for sandy beaches as they pursue unsuspecting humans.
5. House Shark – A Shark House Party: What if ‘Jaws’ happened indoors? A trio of fools faces off against a shark terrorizing a house in this hilarious parody.
6. Bait 3D – Supermarket Siege: A tsunami traps sharks in a crowded grocery store, forcing an eclectic group to find a way out and survive the shark mayhem.
7. Sharknado – You Guessed It. Tornadoes: Tornadoes scoop up sharks, bringing terror to Los Angeles and beyond. The franchise takes the concept to increasingly absurd heights.
8. Avalanche Sharks – Ski Resort Invasion: The snowy Canadian mountains become the new hunting ground for angry sharks, wreaking havoc on a ski resort.
9. Sharks of the Corn – Not Even Cornfields Are Safe: This sharksploitation film takes inspiration from Stephen King, with killer sharks haunting the cornfields of Druid Hills, Kentucky.
10. Shark Side of the Moon – In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream: Russian scientists create humanoid-shark supersoldiers, leading to killer sharks taking over the moon.
11. Ghost Shark – Ghost Shark Is EVERYWHERE: Seeking revenge posthumously, this ghostly shark finds creative ways to attack from any tiny amount of water, be it a car wash bucket or a swimming pool.
From bizarre to downright hilarious, these offbeat settings add a fresh twist to the shark horror movie subgenre, proving that sharks can strike fear in any environment, real or imagined. Step out of the water and into the wild world of sharksploitation!