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Every summer should have some sort of aquatic horror film. It should be a yearly mandatory submission for all major studios. Saltwater, freshwater, it can be their choice, but something should hit the screen that makes us a little less cavalier about swimming anywhere that isn’t man-made and chlorinated. Sunburned …

It’s less than a week to go before we can sink our teeth into the highly anticipated blockbuster film, The Meg! This killer shark flick hits theaters on August 10th! PopHorror stumbled upon some fun film artwork from IMP Awards that may be garnered more toward sharks than people. Let’s take a closer …

I’ve wanted to see The Meg ever since I heard first about it. I love man vs natural films and shark ones are always the best. Although nothing will ever live up to the greatness of Jaws, I have no doubt that it will be a fun-filled ride that everyone will …

We’ve been hearing rumors that the official trailer for The Meg will be coming out soon. Hopefully within the next week. This is one we’ve been anxious about for a long time and we can’t wait to see this massive shark in action! The Meg is based on Steve Alten’s eponymous 1997 …

Ever since I first heard about The Meg, I’ve been intrigued by the story. Shark films in general typically give me anxiety. The idea of being trapped in the middle of the ocean with a blood-hungry shark sends shivers down my spine, even if the story is as weak as milk. …

It’s officially summertime, baby, which means bring on the shark movies! Every year we get a new shark movie and sometimes they fare well, while others go completely unnoticed. Last year, we got The Shallows, this year we got 47 Meters Down, and next year we finally get Meg!  Meg …

In the past couple of years, we have been given quite a few monsters such as the return of Godzilla and King Kong. Hell, even a decent amount of indie films have had their fair share of monster movies, such as The Monster and The Babadook. But one type of …

Today’s society is completely fascinated with sharks. It all started with Jaws back in 1975. Now, each summer Shark Week premieres on the Discovery Channel and garners one of the channel’s most popular ratings. More recently, we also have the cult fandom of the Sharknado movies. It will all come to fruition …

Move over Jaws, we have a new predator in the sea. Meg will be getting its big screen debut in 2018. The new film is based on Steve Alten’s novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. Meg features the story of Jonas Taylor, ex-Navy diver, as he tracks down the …